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Israel Announces 1 Billion Shekel Plan for Public Housing
23 February 2017
Six years after the social protest movement, Israel has unveiled an unprecedented new investment in public housing.
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OpEd: American Jews Are New Target of Israel’s Unprecedented Escalation Against Civil Society
13 February 2017In 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’.”
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We will not be stopped at Ben Gurion. We will not stop at all.
10 February 2017There is a context to the detention of an NIF Vice President at Ben Gurion Airport. It’s the years-long effort to demonize Israel’s civil rights sector.
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On-the-Ground Report from Social Justice Fellow in Jerusalem
9 February 2017
Social Justice Fellow Josh Schwartz left New York for Jerusalem in order to learn about Israel in a way that he could only do firsthand.
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Neo-Authoritarianism is a Global Challenge
26 January 2017It 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.
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Umm al-Hiran Demands Equality, Justice, and Dignity
26 January 2017
A deadly confrontation triggered a national conversation about Bedouin rights in Israel.
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Next Steps After Violence in Umm al-Hiran
26 January 2017
The tragedy at Umm al-Hiran is an opportunity to fight discrimination and police violence.
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Soldier Convicted of Manslaughter for Shooting Subdued Attacker
12 January 2017
A video released by B’Tselem helped bring about a much needed display of accountability.
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Outpost Bill Passes Initial Hurdles
8 December 2016
A new bill threatens to legalize settlements built on private Palestinian land in the West Bank.
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Charges Filed Against Rabbi for Racist Incitement and Violence
8 December 2016
Legal intervention just sent the message that religious violence is unacceptable.
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