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 | Jul 22, 2021 | Action Alert, Human and Civil Rights, New Generations, News
On July 22, 2021, young leaders from NIFC, JSpaceCanada, and Canadian Friends of Peace Now sent a letter to the Canadian government and the heads of all the major political parties urging them to speak out strongly against the forced expulsions and demolition of homes...
by Viktoriya Vinik | Jul 13, 2021 | Human and Civil Rights, Issue Areas, News, NIF
Two weeks ago NIFC project partner, Breaking the Silence shared extensively a video documentary of a terrifying attack by Jewish extremists on Palestinian farmers in the South Hebron Hills. In the clip, filmed by Yuval Abraham, settlers are seen throwing rocks at the...
by Hannah Cohen | Jun 24, 2021 | Human and Civil Rights
By Mickey Gitzin, Director of the New Israel Fund in Israel June is a time of joy for the LGBTQ community in Israel – there are parades, costumes, parties, and a lot of fun. Before I took over NIF in Israel, I spent the day on Facebook Live from the Jerusalem Pride...
by Hannah Cohen | Jun 23, 2021 | Events, Human and Civil Rights, New Generations
On June 20, 2021, the NIFC New Generations Leadership Council hosted experts Nivine Sandouka, Aviv Tatarsky, and Amy Cohen to teach us “Sheikh Jarrah 101”. The event was moderated by Leadership Council member Rachel Landau. How did a “real estate dispute”...
by Viktoriya Vinik | 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...
