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Dozens of Workers Fired Because of Facebook Posts
7 August 2014Anti-war sentiment or social media postings are not grounds for termination. Yet a rash of terminations pose a threat to freedom of expression.
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Foreign Workers to Receive Same Social Benefits as Israelis
3 July 2014A Supreme Court ruling ensures that long-time foreign workers in Israel are entitled to the same social benefits and health insurance rights as Israelis.
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Social Justice for All Israeli Teachers
29 June 2014Cabinet approval of a bill requiring direct employment of teachers is an important victory for social justice in Israel.
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New Israel Fund-Supported Groups Win Key Court Victory for African Refugees
16 September 2013Washington DC: A landmark victory for human rights was won in Israel today when an expanded panel of the Supreme Court invalidated the Third Amendment to the Anti-Infiltration Law passed by the Knesset in 2012, which incarcerated more than 2000 African refugees without due process or recourse to the possibility of asylum.
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