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Responding to Prime Minister’s Office on African Asylum Seekers (PDF)
14 February 2018HIAS separates myth from fact when it comes to people seeking asylum in Israel.
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Jewish Clergy Say No to Deportation
8 February 2018A letter to the Israeli government demanding a stop to the deportations has gathered over 900 signatures from Rabbis, Cantors, and seminary students.
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As Israel’s Refugees Handed Deportation Orders, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Attacks NIF
8 February 2018A cynical attempt by the prime minister to turn the Israeli public against people seeking asylum will not change public opinion.
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Harassment Won’t Be SLAPPed Away
8 February 2018Kolech’s win in a SLAPP suit is a victory for free speech and for the right to call out perpetrators of sexual harassment.
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The Growing Opposition to the Deportations
25 January 2018Just like Americans showed up at airports when President Donald Trump tried to implement his Muslim Ban, Israelis are showing up right now on this issue.
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The Pilots are On Board
25 January 2018A group of El Al pilots and over 130 airline crew members pledged their support for African asylum seekers as a result of Zazim‘s campaign.
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NIF CEO: “Banning political opposition is the policy of autocracies, not democracies”
7 January 2018Our position is principled: We do not support the BDS movement. We oppose the government’s travel ban and all its actions to punish those with whom it disagrees.
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ACRI Human Rights Day Activities Continue Despite Right Wing Opposition
8 December 2017Education Minister Naftali Bennett tried to cancel ACRI’s conference on workers’ rights.
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March of Shame Forces Prime Minister Netanyahu to Redraft Bill on Investigations
8 December 2017Over 50,000 demonstrators came out on Saturday night to protest a bill that would weaken the police as they investigate the prime minister.
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More Violence at the Kotel
17 November 2017It is up to us to reject these efforts to sideline Reform Jews – just as we’ve rejected their efforts to sideline women, Palestinian-Israelis, new immigrants, and everybody else who isn’t a part of their political constituency.
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