by Hannah Cohen | Jun 22, 2021 | Human and Civil Rights
An estimated 7,500 people participated in the Jerusalem March for Pride and Tolerance earlier this month. The march has been organized annually over the past 20 years by Jerusalem Open House, the city’s LGBTQ community center, but was canceled last year due to the...
by Hannah Cohen | Jun 3, 2021 | Shared Society and Combatting Racism
By Ben Murane, Executive Director Renewed Urgency “Shared Society and Combatting Racism” is one of our most important overarching issue areas – and its importance has increased even more following the recent street violence between Jewish and Palestinian citizens...
by Hannah Cohen | May 28, 2021 | Shared Society and Combatting Racism
For years, the global family of the New Israel Fund has been addressing the issues underlying the recent violence – inequality between Jewish and Arab citizens, settler evictions in East Jerusalem, provocations by Jewish extremists, and the ongoing occupation. Here’s...
by Hannah Cohen | May 13, 2021 | Events, Human and Civil Rights, New Generations, NIF, Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Shared Society and Combatting Racism, Social and Economic Justice
Watch these recent recordings by NIFC and our partner organizations. Click on the title to watch the recording. Briefing on Israel’s Regional Dynamics: Iran and its Proxies October 28th, 2024 New Israel Fund US, featuring Dr. Assaf David (Forum for Regional Thinking),...
by Hannah Cohen | May 4, 2021 | Social and Economic Justice
The Tel Aviv District Court has ordered the Tel Aviv Municipality to revise the threshold it has imposed on affordable housing, due to it being discriminatory. The ruling followed a petition from NIFC’s flagship partner Association for Civil Rights in Israel...
by Hannah Cohen | May 4, 2021 | Religious Freedom
Israel’s Supreme Court has overturned a decision by the Ministry of Education to suspend special funding received by pluralistic Jewish organizations for activities they provide in school – effectively restoring that budget stream to Jewish pluralism in Israel. The...
