Meet Besan Wattad: a young Palestinian Israeli battling crime and violence in Palestinian society.

As violence in Arab Israeli communities reach an all-time high, NIF grantees and other organizations organized a hackathon to develop technologies for crime prevention.

With opportunities to influence Israel’s new government, NIF’s action arm, Shatil, steps up a new training program for civil society organizations advocating for their cause.

Following a tireless campaign by NIF grantee Sikkuy – The Association for the Advancement of Civic Equality, Ben Gurion Airport finally adds a “Welcome to Israel” sign in Arabic in addition to other Arabic signs.

NIF grantee Sikkuy – The Association for the Advancement of Civic Equality launched a campaign encouraging Israeli Jews to learn Arabic.

Jewish-Arab partnership is critical to Israel’s moral fabric and to a democratic future based on equality for all its citizens. In the wake of the recent crisis, NIF is redoubling our investing in initiatives that foster Jewish-Arab cooperation, combat racism and extremism, and advance public legitimacy for Jewish-Arab partnership, and which bring representatives of the Palestinian community in Israel into local and national decision-making.

Meet Fida Nara Tabony: Shatil’s New Director of Shared Society and Haifa Office who is leading the charge on Jewish-Arab partnership in the face of injustice.

The Abraham Initiatives and Sikkuy: The Association for the Advancement of Civic Equality played a key role in the mobilization for peace and shared society amidst the landscape of violent escalation.

In a victory for equitable access Arabic-speaking Israelis, after pressure from NIF grantee Sikkuy, the Israel Electric Corporation introduced Arabic language services on its hotline.