What we can learn from MLK and the Civil Rights Movement

Where Do We Go From Here?

While pundits are asking who are the “winners” and the “losers” in these uncertain election results, many Israelis are asking themselves a different question: where do we go from here? I know who has the answer.

Activist Profile: Rawnak Natour

Rawnak Natour is the Co-Executive Director of Sikkuy and has devoted her professional life to promoting civil rights and equality in employment and education and struggling against the discrimination of minorities.

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The Nation-State Bill Debate

Listening to the debate in Israel about the Nation-State Law, I’m reminded of a defining period in American history — a time of “restrictive covenants” and the civil rights advocates who fought against them.

Mobilizing Dissent: How We Responded to Jen’s Detention

I am proud of the message that we sent to the authorities: democracies don’t shut down or keep out dissenting voices. Rather, they welcome the debate. That is the essence of democratic society.

OpEd: American Jews Are New Target of Israel’s Unprecedented Escalation Against Civil Society

In this op-ed, which was originally published in Haaretz, NIF VP of Finance, Operations and Administration Jennifer Gorovitz writes: “Given Netanyahu’s repression of dissent, perhaps I shouldn’t have been surprised that Israel’s border control considered me a ‘national security risk’.”

Neo-Authoritarianism is a Global Challenge

It would be a tragic irony, if in this time of rising xenophobia and racism, people like us decide to hunker down and only pay attention to what was happening in our own backyard.

An Incredible Opportunity

I want your help to reach out and find good candidates for NIF’s fellowship program in Israel. This is an incredible opportunity. I was an NIF fellow and my experience certainly impacted my life’s trajectory.

Exposing Discrimination

Meet Klil Agassi, the next generation of civil rights activists in Israel.

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They Will Not Back Down

Israel is in the midst of a mighty struggle for civil rights, and your brothers and sisters in that movement need your partnership and support.