by Hannah Cohen | Mar 2, 2021 | Religious Freedom
On March 1st, 2021, the Israeli Supreme Court ruled that Israel must grant citizenship to Jews who converted to Judaism in Israel in non-Orthodox conversions. This historic victory follows decades of work by the Reform movement and Israel Religious Action Center, a...
by Hannah Cohen | Dec 31, 2020 | Gender Equality, Human and Civil Rights, New Initiatives for Democracy, News, Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Religious Freedom, Shared Society and Combatting Racism, Social and Economic Justice
As 2020 comes to an end, a year of deep crisis across the world, we reflect on how it affects us all in profound ways. We know that this is a tough time for everyone. COVID has slowed down the rhythm of lives everywhere, but it has also exacerbated existing problems....
by NIFC | Jul 24, 2020 | News, Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Religious Freedom
The Aguda – Israel’s LGBT Task Force has set up a hotline in Arabic to serve Palestinian citizens of Israel. The hotline, which is receiving financial support from the New Israel Fund global network, will provide both emotional assistance and routine information on...
by NIFC | Jan 24, 2020 | Human and Civil Rights, News, Religious Freedom
Israeli mayors and educators mobilized to condemn homophobia after Israel’s interim Education Minister Rafi Peretz made hateful comments earlier this month about LGBTQ people. Peretz, who has previously voiced support for gay conversion therapy, was asked in an...
by NIFC | Dec 16, 2019 | News, Religious Freedom
This past year has seen growing public legitimacy for the work of Ne’emanei Torah Va’Avodah (NTA,) a moderate voice in Israel’s religious community. One example: On Sukkot, NTA published an insert in the widely read religious, nationalist, conservative newspaper Makor...
