by Lauren Zilberman | May 25, 2026 | New Initiatives for Democracy, Shared Society and Combatting Racism
The first preliminary bill to dissolve the Knesset ahead of looming elections passed last week. The announcement, while both expected and anxiously awaited, comes at an extremely difficult moment in Israeli history. The outcome will undoubtedly shape how millions of...
by Lauren Zilberman | May 5, 2026 | Gender Equality, Human and Civil Rights, New Initiatives for Democracy, Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Religious Freedom, Shared Society and Combatting Racism, Social and Economic Justice
Only five months into 2026, this year is already testing what it means to hold on to hope. War, extremism, and deepening division continue to shape daily life in Israel, bringing real pain for Israelis and all people in the Middle East. Yet so does the determination...
by Lauren Zilberman | Apr 24, 2026 | New Initiatives for Democracy, News
Last week, the unthinkable happened: Viktor Orbán lost an election. Péter Magyar defeated the far-right populist Prime Minister and thousands of Hungarians took to the streets to celebrate. What would it take to change Israel’s political trajectory? In the leadup to...
by Lauren Zilberman | Mar 27, 2026 | New Initiatives for Democracy
After an anti-war protest in Tel Aviv several weeks ago, a protester was arrested. Why? He had stepped in to protect another protester when an ultra-nationalist agitator targeted her. The NIF network and its partners were immediately on the scene: NIFC partner The...
by Lauren Zilberman | Feb 20, 2026 | New Initiatives for Democracy, Shared Society and Combatting Racism
Healthy societies ought not be afraid of art, and ought not fear criticism. Yet Netanyahu and his coalition are constantly putting pressure on Israel’s artistic community to fall in line. For more than a decade, successive culture ministers under Netanyahu have sought...
by Lauren Zilberman | Jan 30, 2026 | New Initiatives for Democracy
Last week, hundreds gathered in Tel Aviv for the Haaretz Democracy Conference, held in collaboration with the New Israel Fund and NIF grantee Zulat for Equality and Human Rights. Alongside editor-in-chief of Haaretz, Aluf Benn, and several members of the Knesset,...
