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Opportunities, Challenges, and Israel’s Citizenship Law
7 July 2021Israel’s new government represents the start of a new era of opportunity for NIF and our grantees, especially those dealing with issues of shared society. But the Knesset fight over the racist Citizenship Law is a reminder that we must also remain ever-vigilant for the moments when this many-sided government faces hot button issues.
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Advocating for Arabic
17 June 2021
NIF grantee Sikkuy – The Association for the Advancement of Civic Equality launched a campaign encouraging Israeli Jews to learn Arabic.
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Bridge the Divide: Building Jewish-Arab Partnership In a Time of Crisis
3 June 2021
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.
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Shatil Spotlight: Fida Nara Tabony
3 June 2021
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.
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Calling For Calm, Fighting for Equality
28 May 2021
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.
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Campaigning for Arabic in Public Services
6 May 2021
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.
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Emunah on Mimouna
5 April 2021Many of us eagerly anticipate the meal at the conclusion of Passover. Finally, we can eat pizza, cake, and all of the hametz-filled carbohydrates we’ve been missing. For North African Jews, this time takes on heightened meaning with the celebration of Mimouna, a joyous day-long celebration of the end of the prohibition against eating bread that includes eating traditional Mizrahi Jewish foods. Yet this special tradition has become intertwined with debates over the use and abuse of Mizrahi culture in Israel.
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Amplifying the Stories of Bereaved Mothers
17 March 2021
NIF grantee Sikkuy marked International Women’s Day by speaking to bereaved mothers who lost their children to violence.
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Standing Against Police Brutality
3 March 2021
NIF grantees protest police violence leveled at peaceful protestors in Arab-Israeli demonstrations against under-policing in their communities.
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Combatting Under-Policing in Arab Communities
12 November 2020
NIF grantees Sikkuy and Abraham Initiatives take a stand as the Israel Police continue to neglect violent crime in Arab municipalities in Israel.
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