by Hannah Cohen | May 13, 2021 | Events, Human and Civil Rights, New Generations, NIF, Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Shared Society and Combatting Racism, Social and Economic Justice
Watch these recent recordings by NIFC and our partner organizations. Click on the title to watch the recording. Briefing on Israel’s Regional Dynamics: Iran and its Proxies October 28th, 2024 New Israel Fund US, featuring Dr. Assaf David (Forum for Regional Thinking),...
by Hannah Cohen | Apr 22, 2021 | Human and Civil Rights
Israeli police have filed hundreds of defamation suits over the last year against people for Facebook posts criticizing police brutality. NIFC flagship project partner Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) has exposed a troubling practice of shutting down...
by Hannah Cohen | Apr 22, 2021 | Human and Civil Rights
NIFC is proud to announce the creation of the Boritz-Fromstein Fund for Human Rights, a $250,000 endowment started by long-time supporters Efrim Boritz and Naomi Fromstein that is dedicated to supporting Israeli human rights NGOs working to end Israel’s occupation....
by Hannah Cohen | Apr 22, 2021 | Human and Civil Rights
By Ben Murane, Executive Director So Many Issues One of our many issues regularly generates outsized attention – and rightly so. Our work towards ending the occupation and addressing Palestinian human rights is a tough issue, but one of our most important. First,...
by nifcanadm | Feb 4, 2021 | Human and Civil Rights, Issue Areas, News
The Israel Prison Service (IPS) has begun vaccinating prisoners despite Internal Security Minister Eli Ohana’s declaration that prisoners would be the last to be vaccinated. Ohana was forced to back down after human rights groups led a successful campaign for the...
by Hannah Cohen | Dec 31, 2020 | Gender Equality, Human and Civil Rights, New Initiatives for Democracy, News, Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Religious Freedom, Shared Society and Combatting Racism, Social and Economic Justice
As 2020 comes to an end, a year of deep crisis across the world, we reflect on how it affects us all in profound ways. We know that this is a tough time for everyone. COVID has slowed down the rhythm of lives everywhere, but it has also exacerbated existing problems....