by nifc-phil-mike | Mar 20, 2020 | News
Continuing our series of profiles of NIFC leaders, this month we focus on Trudy Shecter. Trudy Shecter is NIFC’s newest board member, joining the board in 2019. But she has been active in the organization for many years, going back further than almost anyone else in...
by nifc-phil-mike | Mar 20, 2020 | New Initiatives for Democracy, News
By Ben Murane, Executive Director As COVID-19 spreads in countries around the globe, it is affecting us all in profound ways. As schools close, many of us are adapting to being home with our kids and to new habits of “social distancing.” We are trying to adapt to a...
by nifc-phil-mike | Mar 20, 2020 | News
While the COVID-19 virus is swiftly shutting down more of everyday life in Israel, NIF’s action arm Shatil is working intensively – and remotely – to provide leadership and assistance for Israel’s social change community. On Tuesday, Shatil held an online consultation...
by nifc-phil-mike | Mar 20, 2020 | News
Following emergency coronavirus discussions by the Israel Electric Corporation board of directors, chairman Yiftah Ron-Tal has instructed the company not to disconnect electricity of consumers with unpaid bills and to provide emergency codes for those who pay through...
by nifc-phil-mike | Mar 20, 2020 | News
NIFC funded partner Physicians for Human Rights Israel is speaking out against the Israeli government’s plans to track Israelis through their cell phones, and, according to some reports, have the Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) carry out this surveillance....
