by Hannah Cohen | Oct 14, 2021 | Gender Equality, Palestinian Citizens of Israel
Last week, Hasoub — a movement of Palestinian citizens of Israel developing the next generation of tech leaders — organized a hackathon to create technological initiatives to combat the growing violence in Israel’s Arab communities. Hasoub organized the event together...
by Hannah Cohen | Sep 9, 2021 | Gender Equality, Social and Economic Justice
A study by the Adva Center – a think-and-do tank that monitors social and political developments in Israel and is supported by the NIF global network — found that Ethiopian Israeli women face a series of discriminatory obstacles in Israel’s job market. These barriers...
by Hannah Cohen | Sep 9, 2021 | Gender Equality, Religious Freedom
The World Economic Forum’s 2021 Global Gender Gap Report ranks Israel 60th out of 156 countries, suggesting that gender disparities in Israel are significant. The report notes that, around the world, the time needed to close gender gaps has increased by more than 30%...
by Hannah Cohen | Jul 26, 2021 | Gender Equality, Human and Civil Rights, Religious Freedom
Earlier this month, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled the surrogacy ban on same-sex couples and single men unconstitutional and ordered the state to lift it within six months. The court rejected the government’s claim that passing a law allowing surrogacy for same-sex...
by Hannah Cohen | Jun 22, 2021 | Gender Equality, Human and Civil Rights, Issue Areas, New Initiatives for Democracy, News, NIF, Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Shared Society and Combatting Racism, Social and Economic Justice
Dozens of Israelis marched through the streets of Jerusalem last Friday to the Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood in solidarity with the Palestinian residents who face eviction from their homes. The march was organized by Omdim Beyachad (Standing Together), Israel’s...
by Hannah Cohen | Jun 22, 2021 | Gender Equality, Human and Civil Rights, Issue Areas, New Generations, News, NIF, Religious Freedom
Since its inception, New Israel Fund Canada and Shatil have played a key role in advancing LGBTQ rights in Israel. We see LGBTQ rights as integral to the fight for human rights, democracy, and social justice in Israel. Over the past year, reports of homophobia in...
