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Calling for Avera Mengistu’s Return
26 January 2023NIF has joined with the Association of Ethiopian Jews in calls for the Israeli media to create pressure on leaders for the return of Avera Mengistu from captivity by Hamas in Gaza.
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Hardliners Targeting Human Rights Activists
1 December 2022Bezalel Smotrich, an incoming senior government minister, called human rights activists a threat to Israel’s existence.
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Are American Jewish Leaders About to Endorse a Supremacist, Autocratic Israel?
24 November 2022In an op-ed for Haaretz, NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch calls on American Jewish communal leaders to take a stand against autocracy in Israel.
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Exposing Right-Wing Disinformation on Twitter
31 August 2022Following a report by NIF grantee FakeReporter, Twitter removed a right-wing disinformation account.
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Mothers Standing Up for the Right to Protest
17 February 2022NIF gave an emergency grant to Wall of Moms, a growing movement of mothers taking a stand against police brutality at protests.
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Fighting Mass Surveillance
2 February 2022Israeli human rights organizations are taking a stand against the Israel Police’s frequent use of the highly invasive spyware, Pegasus.
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Developing Leadership for Change
4 November 2021Last month, Shatil launched an incredible new training course for Jewish and Arab leaders in social change organizations.
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Victory for Transparency in Government
21 October 2021After a legal battle by The Movement for Freedom of Information, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled that Israel’s prime ministers must publicize their private expenses that make use of taxpayers’ money.
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Advancing Progressive Values
19 August 2021With opportunities to influence Israel’s new government, NIF’s action arm, Shatil, steps up a new training program for civil society organizations advocating for their cause.
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NIF CEO on the Fall of Netanyahu: “His Legacy Will Echo”
13 June 2021Responding to the news that, after twelve years in power, Benjamin Netanyahu’s term as prime minister has ended, NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch released the following statement.
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