by Hannah Blazer | Nov 12, 2024 | New Initiatives for Democracy
Over the last few weeks, NIF grantee Have You Seen the Horizon Lately has plastered Israel’s major traffic arteries with huge billboards reminding Israelis of something that, in the current political climate, they do not always feel: That they have a choice. These...
by Hannah Blazer | Oct 30, 2024 | Events
On Monday, October 28, 2024, NIF gathered for a webinar to discuss the recent developments in the Middle East regional dynamics between Israel and Iran, as well as the impact of the current multi-front war on Israel. Senior Director of Media and Policy, Elisheva...
by Hannah Blazer | Oct 30, 2024 | NIF
By Daniel Sokatch, NIF International CEO Across Israel today, there is a great struggle over the meaning of the horrifying Hamas attack of Oct. 7th, 2023. There are two powerful narrative visions at work. One of these is the vision of Israel’s minister for national...
by Hannah Blazer | Oct 28, 2024 | Palestinian Citizens of Israel
On October 7, 2024, Intisar Hijazi, a Palestinian citizen of Israel and school counselor in Nazareth, was accused of “incitement to terrorism” for reposting a TikTok video of herself dancing from one year ago. Just hours after posting the video, she was arrested. A...
by Hannah Blazer | Oct 28, 2024 | News
Amidst the joyous holiday of Sukkot, we are thrilled to announce the 2024-2025 Elissa Froman Social Change Fellowship cohort in New York and Los Angeles. Throughout the week of Sukkot, we dwell in booths, sukkot, that represent the Clouds of Glory that protected the...