NIF CEO on Win for People Seeking Asylum in Israel: “This Is What Democracy Looks Like”

Earlier today the Israeli government disclosed to Israel’s High Court that it would not forcibly deport people seeking asylum to third countries. PM Benjamin Netanyahu then posted on Facebook that he was seeking to re-open detention facilities for this population. NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch released the following statement…

Celebrating the Real Israel

Today is Israel’s Independence Day. It’s a day for us to celebrate the real Israel — not the exclusionary, narrow, ethnocentric, and increasingly-authoritarian Israel that the country’s political leaders have come to represent, but rather the beautiful, inclusive, pluralistic society that’s there on the ground, made up of real people striving to lead lives of meaning together.

What to Make of the Prime Minister’s Libel?

The days ahead will not be simple — not for Israelis who cherish democracy, not for NIF, and not for the 38,000 people seeking asylum who now find themselves in limbo — but this episode has powerfully demonstrated that we are not alone, and that when we stand together we have real power.

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Flip-Flop

The prime minister reneged on a deal with the UNHCR after agreeing to a solution on the issue of people seeking asylum in Israel.

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Israelis Respond to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Attack on NIF

More than 3,000 Israelis made donations as an act of solidarity with NIF and to stand for Israeli democracy.

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UPDATE — NIF CEO: PM’s Lies “Pathetic, Shameful, Stain on Israel”

This evening, PM Benjamin Netanyahu released a statement on Facebook appearing to backtrack on his announcement that Israel has entered a deal to halt its mass deportation plan, including incitement and lies blaming the New Israel Fund for pressuring Rwanda to cancel the deal. NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch released the following statement. . .

NIF CEO on Deportation Win: “Civil Society Stronger than Cruel and Fearful Few”

In response to the Israeli government’s announcement that it will cancel its plan to deport people seeking asylum from African nations, NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch released the following statement. . .

#NoMoreMaror

Tell Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: Stop embittering the lives of asylum seekers.

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This Passover, We Stand with People Seeking Asylum

Next week Passover will start. Many of us will sit down at Seders and retell the story of our Exodus from Egypt. We will see ourselves as individuals who escaped bondage. And we will look at the world around us and identify the ways in which others around us are not yet free.

“Journalism is Sacred”

An interview with Shuki Tausig of the Seventh Eye on the contemporary Israeli media landscape.

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