by Hannah Cohen | Oct 28, 2022 | Palestinian Citizens of Israel
Walking back from the first meeting of the Shatil-coordinated Rawabit leadership training program, Tammer’s phone was lighting up feverishly with messages from the cohort WhatsApp group about how the program is precisely what Arab civil society in Israel needs. The...
by Hannah Cohen | Sep 22, 2022 | Palestinian Citizens of Israel
The first-ever comprehensive research report on building in Arab areas in Israel found that 30,000 homes in Arab Israeli towns and villages are in danger of being demolished due to a lack of legal building permits enabling new construction. The report by Sikkuy-Aufoq...
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....
