by Hannah Cohen | Jan 17, 2023 | Human and Civil Rights
Last week the Israeli military announced that it soon plans to start preparation for the eviction of Palestinians from their homes in the Masafer Yatta region in the South Hebron Hills of the West Bank. NIFC flagship partner the Association for Civil Rights in...
by Hannah Cohen | Dec 16, 2022 | Human and Civil Rights
FakeReporter, an organization supported by the NIF global network, has exposed two Twitter accounts with fake names opened in November by IDF soldiers serving in the South Hebron Hills in the West Bank. The accounts have been used to harass activists protesting the...
by Hannah Cohen | Dec 16, 2022 | Human and Civil Rights
In late November, six buses of anti-occupation activists from dozens of organizations traveled to Hebron on a solidarity tour led by NIFC project partner Breaking the Silence and co-sponsored by six groups including NIF, to visit the city’s Palestinians. Israel’s...
by Hannah Cohen | Dec 16, 2022 | Human and Civil Rights
On Sunday NIFC’s flagship partner the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) sent a letter to the Attorney General about Minister of Internal Security-designate Itamar Ben-Gvir’s plans to expand the authority of the Minister at the expense of the Police...
by Hannah Cohen | Nov 24, 2022 | Human and Civil Rights
With the formation of a new right-wing government, the possibility of limiting the Israeli Supreme Court’s powers to overrule unconstitutional Knesset laws is again on the agenda. At present, Israel’s Supreme Court is empowered to disqualify laws that contradict the...
by Hannah Cohen | Oct 28, 2022 | Human and Civil Rights
Twitter has removed 40 fake accounts set up to influence Israel’s upcoming elections after they were exposed by NIF partner FakeReporter, which reports online activity by extremist groups. FakeReporter said that the accounts were clearly intended to influence debate...
