by nifc-phil-mike | Sep 26, 2019 | News
What to Watch in Israeli Democracy: Israel’s Elections End with a Giant Question Mark 25 September 2019 By: Michal Sella NIF doesn’t support or oppose any candidate or political party for election; we look at the big picture and share the most important stories about...
by nifc-phil-mike | Sep 24, 2019 | News
In November, the New Israel Fund in the UK will bestow upon Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) their Human Rights Award for 2019. As chair of the PHRI board, Dr. Mushira Aboo Dia will attend the ceremony and accept the award on behalf of the organization. It...
by nifc-phil-mike | Sep 24, 2019 | News
Your intrepid reporter is interviewing Shmuel Shattach in the Hebrew University cafeteria when he gets a WhatsApp that MK Bezalel Smotrich, chair of the Union of Right-Wing Parties, is suing his organization for libel. There’s no basis to the claim, says Shmuel. But...
by nifc-phil-mike | Sep 24, 2019 | News
Four years ago, Tag Meir decided it wanted to influence children and youth through the education system, something new for them. “Tag Meir is a kind of rapid response organization,” says Tamar Rechnitz, the organization’s education director. “Our solidarity...
by nifc-phil-mike | Sep 24, 2019 | News
As a researcher and analyst in the advocacy department of Ir Amim, Aviv Tatarsky keeps the organization updated on Israeli actions in East Jerusalem – both settler initiatives and actions by the authorities such as home demolitions and evictions – so the staff...