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Israel and Palestine at Passover
5 April 2023
On this Pesach, Lo Dayeinu, it is not enough for us to engage in conversation about the assault on Israeli democracy without also acknowledging its inextricable link to the enduring military occupation in the West Bank.
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Opening up the Seder Plate
30 March 2023 -
Defending the Rights of Arab and Secular Jewish Citizens
6 May 2020
NIF grantees argued that hospitals cannot prevent visitors from bringing leavened products for patients during Passover. Israel’s Supreme Court agreed.
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As We Gather to Celebrate Passover
18 April 2019This Passover, as you sit around the table with family and friends, recounting the story of the Exodus, hold onto that tiny morsel of hope, and remember, that while the work is hard and the road is long, it is up to us to write the next chapter.
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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s Flip-Flop
11 April 2018
The prime minister reneged on a deal with the UNHCR after agreeing to a solution on the issue of people seeking asylum in Israel.
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Passover, Freedom, and People Seeking Asylum in Israel
27 March 2018This year on Passover, as we remember the Exodus from Egypt, the injunction to care for the stranger feels particularly relevant. As we remember our own pain in Egypt, we cannot forget about people seeking asylum in Israel.
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#NoMoreMaror
23 March 2018
Tell Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu: Stop embittering the lives of asylum seekers.
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This Passover, We Stand with People Seeking Asylum
23 March 2018Next week Passover will start. Many of us will sit down at Seders and retell the story of our Exodus from Egypt. We will see ourselves as individuals who escaped bondage. And we will look at the world around us and identify the ways in which others around us are not yet free.
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Countering the Deportations: In Court and In The Streets
21 March 2018
Some good news came out of Israel recently when it comes to people seeking asylum.
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Pushing for More Tolerant Jewish Spaces in Israel
12 May 2017
From kashrut, to marriage, to the place of LGBTQ Israelis, a quiet revolution is underway.
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