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Likud Voter Suppression Tactics Targeting Arab Citizens Challenged by Israeli Civil Society Organizations
8 August 2019On Thursday, August 8th, Israel’s Central Election Committee heard testimony on vigilante voter suppression and disenfranchisement tactics used by Prime Minister Netanyahu’s Likud Party. Chairman of the Central Election Committee, Justice Hanan Melcer, is expected to issue a precedent-setting opinion within a week.
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Fighting to Protect the Muslim Quarter on Jerusalem Day
16 May 2019NIF grantees are organizing to keep the violent “flag march” out of the Muslim Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem.
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Could a Jewish-Arab Partnership Happen in the Knesset?
4 April 2019Zazim is defending the legitimacy of all voters – no matter if they are Jewish or Arab.
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Kahanism Has No Place in the Knesset
7 March 2019Israelis and people around the world have mobilized against the return of Kahanists to the political arena.
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Protesting Against Bus Segregation in Ashkelon
13 February 2019Arabs are being racially profiled on public buses and NIF grantees are mobilizing in response.
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Mobilizing for the Lives of Women
12 December 2018Tens of thousands of demonstrators protested in Tel Aviv, demanding the transfer of the budget promised by the government to combat domestic violence against women.
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The Collapse of the Anti-Democratic “Loyalty in Culture” Bill
29 November 2018On every issue that we work on — from human rights, to social justice, to religious freedom — NIF partners with Israelis who champion our values. This case was no exception. And while some want to “blame” NIF for this legislative flop, the credit belongs to a wide coalition of Israelis who stood up against this proposed government censorship.
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Cultural Censorship Law Defeated
29 November 2018The coalition could not muster a majority for this anti-democratic legislation opposed by a coalition of organizations and artists.
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Zazim Fights the Glorification of Racists
29 November 2018After a television station gave legitimacy to the actions of an arsonist who set fire to a Hand in Hand school, Zazim — Community Action mobilized to ensure that the regulatory body would hold the station accountable.
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NIF CEO on Gaza: Most Important Statement Is Our Grantees’ Work to Protect Human Lives and Rights
14 May 2018We are deeply disturbed that unarmed Palestinian protesters are being killed and wounded by Israeli fire at the Gaza border. Israel has a right to defend its borders and citizens, but must never target unarmed people who pose no threat to security forces. We are also deeply disturbed that Hamas risked the lives of Gaza’s protesters, including children, as cover for terrorist activities.
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