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Human Rights March & Pluralism Event Dramatize Progressive Voices in Israel
14 December 2009Jerusalem, Israel. With support from the New Israel Fund, thousands marched by daylight, and hundreds lit candles at dusk, in a spirited show of support for human rights and religious tolerance in Israel. In a two-day span, the events demonstrated that many Israelis are recommitting themselves to the Jewish and universal values of freedom, dissent and sustaining democracy.
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‘Influential Woman’ Rachel Liel Named Israel Executive Director for New Israel Fund
13 August 2009NIF announced today that Rachel Liel has been selected to serve as the new Executive Director in Israel. Liel, named one of the 40 women making the most significant contributions to Israeli society by <em>Ha’aretz</em> in 2007, has directed Shatil, NIF’s action arm in Israel, since 1998.
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