by Hannah Cohen | Aug 30, 2023 | Human and Civil Rights
When the Knesset’s summer session began, the government introduced legislation attacking civil society almost immediately and far-right ministers were introducing anti-democratic legislation left and right: laws against civil rights groups, against freedom of...
by Hannah Cohen | Aug 30, 2023 | Human and Civil Rights
Thirty-eight human rights organizations, including many NIFC partners, submitted a petition against the government’s removal of the “reasonableness” clause. The clause allowed Israeli courts to annul administrative decisions by elected officials, including ministers....
by Hannah Cohen | Jul 26, 2023 | Human and Civil Rights
Earlier this month, Israel’s premier news channel, Channel 12, aired a report about the escalating violence by police against demonstrators protesting the government’s judicial overhaul. The Association for Civil Rights in Israel’s (ACRI) Freedom of Protest...
by Hannah Cohen | Jul 26, 2023 | Human and Civil Rights
Photo credit: (Yonatan Sindel/Flash90) A large delegation of Tag Meir (Light Tag) activists paid a solidarity visit to the Arab town of Abu Ghosh near Jerusalem after Jewish terrorists set fire to four of the residents’ cars and sprayed graffiti on its walls. The...
by Hannah Cohen | Jul 26, 2023 | Human and Civil Rights
Israel has had a law on the books since 2016 that required employers of foreign workers to deposit money from those workers’ salaries into a designated bank account for the employees social benefits. The foreign workers can get those funds (money that they already...
by Hannah Cohen | Jul 26, 2023 | Human and Civil Rights
As anyone active in Israel’s social change community knows, long-term planning is tough when emergencies seem to arise all the time. Yet, a vision for a clear future is the cornerstone of successful social change. Amidst the chaos that erupted following the November...
