by Hannah Blazer | Apr 29, 2025 | Human and Civil Rights
On Monday, April 21, 2025, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich explicitly said that bringing home hostages was “not the most important goal” of the current offensive in Gaza. He said it was secondary to eliminating “the Gaza problem.” Two days earlier, on Saturday, he...
by Hannah Blazer | Apr 29, 2025 | Human and Civil Rights
Photo Credit: Yossi Zamir, Shatil Stock Rachel Edry is a name that has become synonymous with resilience. Rachel and her husband David were taken hostage by Hamas terrorists in their home in Ofakim on October 7th. Remarkably, they were rescued by Israeli security...
by Hannah Blazer | Mar 31, 2025 | Human and Civil Rights, New Initiatives for Democracy
Israel’s democratic crisis did not end with Hamas’ attacks on October 7th and has continued throughout the past eighteen months of the Gaza war. Since the formation of Israel’s current extremist government in early 2023, emboldened Jewish extremists in the halls of...
by Hannah Blazer | Mar 30, 2025 | Palestinian Citizens of Israel
The following speech was given by NIF International Board Member and expert in Arab-Jewish relations, Dr. Nasreen Haddad Haj-Yahya, to Israel’s President Isaac Herzog on the occasion of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, 2025. Good evening to you, Mr. President, Mrs....
by Hannah Blazer | Feb 28, 2025 | Human and Civil Rights
Photo Credit: Yossi Zamir In the aftermath of October 7th, an Israeli-Palestinian peace organization turned to Shatil, NIF’s action arm, after becoming embroiled in an internal crisis. The organization’s Jewish co-CEO wanted to update the organization’s mission...
by Hannah Blazer | Feb 28, 2025 | Human and Civil Rights
Photo Credit: UNRWA Following U.S. President Trump’s proposal to forcibly transfer millions of Palestinians from the Gaza Strip, 12 Israeli human rights groups released a joint statement in opposition. Signees included NIFC project partners The Association for Civil...
