by Lauren Zilberman | May 5, 2026 | Gender Equality, Human and Civil Rights, New Initiatives for Democracy, Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Religious Freedom, Shared Society and Combatting Racism, Social and Economic Justice
Only five months into 2026, this year is already testing what it means to hold on to hope. War, extremism, and deepening division continue to shape daily life in Israel, bringing real pain for Israelis and all people in the Middle East. Yet so does the determination...
by Lauren Zilberman | Dec 30, 2025 | 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
This year has been tough for Israeli civil society, but they still stood firm for our shared values: democracy, equality, and peace. In fact even amid political turmoil, war, and deep social challenges, your giving fueled these Israeli partners to fight relentlessly...
by Hannah Cohen | Jul 21, 2022 | Religious Freedom
The pride parade in the Negev town of Mitzpe Ramon went ahead in June as planned after Israel Police withdrew its decision to reroute the event to the city’s outskirts. Israel Police backed down on its instruction to reroute the parade following a petition to the...
by Hannah Cohen | Jul 20, 2022 | Gender Equality, Religious Freedom
The Jerusalem Magistrate Court has ordered Israel Railways and Danel, the company that provides guards for trains, to pay Israeli citizen Maya Melitz NIS 16,000 ($4,600) as compensation for being forced to move to another car because she is a woman. Melitz was...
by Hannah Cohen | May 27, 2022 | Gender Equality, Religious Freedom
Israel’s Dan Bus Company has withdrawn its requirement that drivers check the ‘modesty’ of ads on their buses before driving through the ultra-Orthodox city of Bnei Brak. The change came after the policy was exposed by the Israeli newspaper, Globes. The bus company...
by Hannah Cohen | Dec 22, 2021 | Religious Freedom
Last week the Israeli government reneged on its pledge to implement an agreement to open a mixed-gender prayer space at the Western Wall. The agreement for a pluralist Kotel has a long history. After three years of negotiations, then Prime Minister Benjamin...
