“The Problem is the Rules”

NGOs give voice to Israelis who press their government to uphold human rights.

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Netanyahu’s Effort to Isolate Human Rights Groups Backfires

The prime minister cancelled a meeting with the German foreign minister and drew attention to the issues.

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Calls to Strip B’Tselem Chief of Citizenship Greeted with Outrage

A leading Israeli politician has called for the head of Israel’s most prominent human rights organization to be stripped of his citizenship.

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Human Rights March & Pluralism Event Dramatize Progressive Voices in Israel

Jerusalem, Israel.  With support from the New Israel Fund, thousands marched by daylight, and hundreds lit candles at dusk, in a spirited show of support for human rights and religious tolerance in Israel.  In a two-day span, the events demonstrated that many Israelis are recommitting themselves to the Jewish and universal values of freedom, dissent and sustaining democracy.