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Shatil Spotlight: Gathering and Visioning the Future of Israeli Civil Society
20 July 2023Shatil brought together 70 civil society members for a summit to develop a strategic plan on how to build a broad civic coalition for equality by 2023.
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Speaking Out in the Name of Democracy
9 February 2023NIF Israel Director Mickey Gitzin and Board Member Talia Sasson speak out in the name of democracy at Jerusalem Post conference.
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Hardliners Targeting Human Rights Activists
1 December 2022Bezalel Smotrich, an incoming senior government minister, called human rights activists a threat to Israel’s existence.
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Fighting for the Future of Israel’s Democracy
27 October 2022Israeli leaders headlined the blockbuster 2022 Haaretz-New Israel Fund Democracy Conference
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Celebrating Shatil’s 40th Anniversary
18 August 2022This year, our action arm Shatil, dedicated to the often-below-the-radar-screen-but-always-vital work of strengthening Israeli civil society, is turning 40. We couldn’t be prouder.
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Fighting Biased Media Coverage of Bedouin Communities
25 May 2022A new Shatil and Sikkuy-Aufoq training program helped Bedouin communities develop media strategies to promote accurate coverage of Bedouin life.
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NIF Executive Director Meets with Israel’s President
17 March 2022Director of NIF Israel Mickey Gitzin met with Israeli President Isaac Herzog to discuss civil society’s role in helping Ukrainian refugees, social inequality, and the climate crisis.
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Protecting Democracy
18 November 2021Mickey Gitzen, Director of NIF in Israel, and many other Israeli leaders spoke at Haaretz’s Conference for Democracy. Gitzin and others reflected on the rise of populism and the current state of Israeli democracy.
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Civil Society is Laying the Blueprint for Social Change
4 March 2021At times it can feel that victories for equality are few and far between and that the destination of a truly just society is a long ways off. This week is an exception.
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WATCH: NIF’s Work and the Protests on Balfour Street
19 August 2020NIF Israel Executive Director Mickey Gitzin explains that no, NIF is not funding the anti-corruption protests happening across Israel.
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