by Zoe Bernard | May 19, 2022 | Human and Civil Rights, News
NIFC project partner Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) has petitioned the Tel Aviv District Court to compel the city to vacate the Tel Aviv Central Bus Station by 2023. Local movements to remove the station have been ongoing for decades, with the building...
by Zoe Bernard | May 4, 2022 | News, Social and Economic Justice
Three organizations funded by the NIF global network — Amram Association, the Movement for Freedom of Information, and NIFC project partner Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) — petitioned the Jerusalem District Court demanding that the Ministry of Health...
by Zoe Bernard | May 4, 2022 | News, Shared Society and Combatting Racism
Last week, activists hosted a festive iftar — the traditional Muslim break fast after sunset during Ramadan — and Passover meal in East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, where eviction orders hang over the heads of many Palestinian residents. Orly Noy, a...
by Hannah Cohen | Apr 28, 2022 | News, Social and Economic Justice
The Israeli government has allocated more resources to health services in the periphery following pressure from NIFC project partner Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) and the Negev Coexistence Forum for Civil Equality (NCF). The Negev and the Galilee are...
by Hannah Cohen | Apr 28, 2022 | News, Palestinian Citizens of Israel
“We had always been taught to keep a low profile to avoid discriminatory backlash from police. But when I was 18, despite my mother’s objections, I went to my first demonstration against Israeli attacks on Gaza. Today my mother is proud of my courage and of my...
by Zoe Bernard | Apr 28, 2022 | News, Shared Society and Combatting Racism
We are so proud of our NIF International Board member Dr. Shula Mola for being named one of Israel’s 50 most influential women in Israel’s leading economic newspaper, Globes. Dr. Mola is one of the most prominent social activists in the Ethiopian Israeli community...
