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 18, 2022 | News, Palestinian Citizens of Israel
Lakiya, a recognized Bedouin township, is one of the poorest communities in Israel and suffers from a lack of adequate planning and infrastructure. This situation has led to a dearth of services and employment, as well as related environmental, social, and economic...
by Hannah Cohen | Mar 28, 2022 | News, Palestinian Citizens of Israel
Israel’s Ministry of Transportation has placed bus stops at the entrances to unrecognized Bedouin villages in the Negev following a joint campaign by NIFC project partner Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI), and a number of organizations funded by the NIF...
by Hannah Cohen | Feb 7, 2022 | Palestinian Citizens of Israel
By Esther Sivan, Director of Shatil, NIF’s action arm in Israel Back in 2010, the Jewish National Fund-Keren Kayemet L’Israel (JNF-KKL), planned to plant a forest on top of the Bedouin town of Al-Araqib in the Negev. The Bedouin opposed the plan, and protested....
by Hannah Cohen | Dec 17, 2021 | Palestinian Citizens of Israel
Israel’s “government of change” presents a unique opportunity for Palestinian-Israeli social change organizations to advance progressive policies related to health, land, education, personal security, and much more. But, as NIFC project partner Shatil’s own research...
by Hannah Cohen | Nov 25, 2021 | Palestinian Citizens of Israel
In Jerusalem, a local subsidiary of an American software design company is working to improve diversity in its 500-person workspace thanks to Shatil. As part of Shatil’s “Diversity in the Workplace” project, the company is working to increase the diversity of staff...
