by Hannah Cohen | Oct 21, 2021 | Human and Civil Rights
The Knesset Foreign Affairs and Defense Committee convened last week to discuss growing violence against Palestinians by Jewish extremists in the West Bank. However, NIFC project partner Breaking the SIlence, as well as Yesh Din: Volunteers for Human Rights, who were...
by Zoe Bernard | Oct 20, 2021 | New Initiatives for Democracy
In a significant win this August, Shatil’s Center for Policy Change (CPC) led the defeat of a proposal that sought to weaken the government’s ability to responsibly regulate in areas ranging from environmental protections to workers’ rights. Formulated by right-wing...
by Zoe Bernard | Oct 20, 2021 | Human and Civil Rights
To raise awareness of Israeli government plans to expel 51 members of Dimona’s Hebrew Israelite community, NIF has produced a video clip (see below) of the community’s prodigious musical talent. Their appeal against the expulsion was recently dismissed by Israel’s...
by Hannah Cohen | Oct 18, 2021 | Palestinian Citizens of Israel
After years of social change organizations campaigning for improved health services in Israel’s Arab communities, Minister of Health Nitzan Horowitz (Meretz Party) announced the allocation of an additional $200 million (NIS 650 million) to the Arab health sector. For...
by Hannah Cohen | Oct 14, 2021 | Gender Equality, Palestinian Citizens of Israel
Last week, Hasoub — a movement of Palestinian citizens of Israel developing the next generation of tech leaders — organized a hackathon to create technological initiatives to combat the growing violence in Israel’s Arab communities. Hasoub organized the event together...
by Hannah Cohen | Oct 12, 2021 | Human and Civil Rights
Hundreds of Israelis came to the South Hebron Hills last weekend to protest settler violence and stand in solidarity with the Palestinian villagers in the region. The rally was held at the Palestinian village of Mafkara where masked settlers rampaged on Simchat Torah,...
