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Supreme Court Victory for Religious Freedom
3 March 2021After decades of advocacy by multiple of our grantees, on Monday Israel’s Supreme ordered the State to recognize Reform and Conservative conversions.
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“Today is a day to celebrate” – NIF’s Mickey Gitzin on Israeli Supreme Court decision
1 March 2021Responding to the news that Israel’s Supreme Court declared Reform and Conservative conversions in Israel valid for the purposes of Israel’s Law of Return, NIF Directors Mickey Gitzin (Israel) and Rabbi Ayelet S. Cohen (New York / tri-state area) released the following statements.
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Securing Vaccinations in Israeli Prisons
21 January 2021After five NIF grantees petitioned Israel’s Supreme Court, the Israel Prison Service has begun vaccinating prisoners over 45.
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Combating Intrusive Government Surveillance
24 November 2020After a petition by several NIF grantees, Israel’s Supreme Court has demanded an explanation from the state for unnecessarily intrusive surveillance measures during the COVID-19 crisis.
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Stopping Home Demolitions and Collective Punishment
3 June 2020Thanks to Hamoked: Center for the Defense of the Individual, Israel’s Supreme Court canceled a demolition order for a home in the West Bank.
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Ending Government Incentives for Performances in Settlements
21 May 2020Following an ACRI petition, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled to discontinue to financial incentives for performances in West Bank settlements.
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Israel’s Supreme Court Upholds Surrogacy Rights for Same-Sex Couples
4 March 2020Following a petition by NIF grantee The Aguda – Israel’s LGBT Task Force, the Supreme Court rules that a discriminatory law denying gay men access to surrogacy must be revised.
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High Court Requires Disclosure of Illegal Settlement Funding
15 January 2020After a petition from Peace Now, the High Court rules on illegal transfers of public funds to organizations building outposts in the West Bank.
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NIF Grantees Protest Deportation of Human Rights Defender
14 November 2019The Supreme Court approved the deportation of Human Rights Watch’s Omar Shakir. Israeli human rights organizations are speaking out.
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Defending the Right to Protest
22 August 2019The right to peaceful assembly is a core part of democracy in America and in Israel too. We Israelis forsake it at our democracy’s peril.
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