This year, the Jerusalem Pride March was not only an act of solidarity with Israel’s LGBTQ community and in particular the recent government decision to deny gay men surrogacy parental rights. It was also a protest rally against the recently enacted Nation-State Law.

The Nation-State Law has faced powerful opposition from Israelis of all kind, including the progressives, some right wingers and the Druze community.

The Netanyahu government successfully passed the “Nation-State” Bill yesterday, shortly before the end of the Knesset’s summer session. The vote was 62 to 55.

Responding to the passage of the “Nation-State Bill,” NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch, released the following statement. . .

Having grown up working on social justice issues, Noa started work at Shatil in the middle of the refugee deportation crisis.

The Nation-State Bill constitutes a major threat to Israeli democracy. SHATIL is working not only to raise awareness of its ramifications, but to combat the uptick in racist violence.