by Hannah Cohen | Jan 27, 2022 | Human and Civil Rights
Early in the morning on January 19th, hundreds of police officers surrounded the Salhiya family home in the Sheikh Jarrah neighbourhood of East Jerusalem. They entered and arrested two dozen family members, expelled the rest, and proceeded to demolish the home. On a...
by Hannah Cohen | Jan 25, 2022 | Human and Civil Rights
Israel’s Supreme Court has prohibited the Ministry of Interior from continuing to work according to the policies of the Citizenship and Entry Law. This law which expired last July, has been used since 2003 to ban family unification where one spouse is an Israeli...
by Hannah Cohen | Dec 22, 2021 | Religious Freedom
Last week the Israeli government reneged on its pledge to implement an agreement to open a mixed-gender prayer space at the Western Wall. The agreement for a pluralist Kotel has a long history. After three years of negotiations, then Prime Minister Benjamin...
by Hannah Cohen | Dec 22, 2021 | Shared Society and Combatting Racism
On December 14th, a group of New Generations (20s and 30s) donors met online for a Giving Circle — a process in which a group decides together which NIFC project partner will receive its pooled donations. The group, led by the New Generations Leadership Council,...
by Hannah Cohen | Dec 17, 2021 | Religious Freedom
The NIF global community views the new Conversion Law promoted by Israel’s Minister of Religious Affairs Matan Kahana as a very small step in the right direction, but recognizes that it leaves out many important elements, including the right of all citizens to a civil...
by Hannah Cohen | Dec 17, 2021 | Gender Equality, Human and Civil Rights
Amid Minister of Health Nitzan Horowitz’s efforts to reform Israel’s outdated abortion policies, NIFC project partner Physicians for Human Rights-Israel has published a position paper on the issue, entitled Access to Terminating Pregnancy: Abortion and Equality....
