by Hannah Cohen | Jun 30, 2023 | Shared Society and Combatting Racism
“We will persecute you!” shouted Jewish Power Member of Knesset Limor Son Har-Melech at the director of a youth village during a Knesset discussion. Almog Cohen, another Jewish Power MK, added “We will come to you and blow up the summer camp!” Earlier this month, the...
by Hannah Cohen | Jun 10, 2023 | Shared Society and Combatting Racism
Photo courtesy of Jerusalem Facebook page Three years ago, NIFC project partner the Israel Religious Action Center (IRAC) of the Reform Movement in Israel brought a huge class action lawsuit against the Gett Taxi app. The app had developed a service for Jerusalemites...
by Hannah Cohen | Feb 28, 2023 | Shared Society and Combatting Racism
Courtesy of Shatil staff Mass expulsions from unrecognized villages, Muslims barred from Al-Aqsa Mosque, and free reign given to Jewish militant vigilantes. These are some of the worst-case scenarios that shared society NGO CEOs envisioned in a Shatil-guided...
by Hannah Cohen | Dec 16, 2022 | Shared Society and Combatting Racism
Photo: Steve Kwak Hadassah Medical Center in the Ein Kerem area of Jerusalem is expected to reinstate Dr. Ahmed Mahajana after accusations against him by the right-wing organization Btsalmo. In November, Btsalmo claimed that Dr. Mahajana, a cardiothoracic surgeon, had...
by Zoe Bernard | May 4, 2022 | News, Shared Society and Combatting Racism
Last week, activists hosted a festive iftar — the traditional Muslim break fast after sunset during Ramadan — and Passover meal in East Jerusalem’s Sheikh Jarrah neighborhood, where eviction orders hang over the heads of many Palestinian residents. Orly Noy, a...
by Zoe Bernard | Apr 28, 2022 | News, Shared Society and Combatting Racism
We are so proud of our NIF International Board member Dr. Shula Mola for being named one of Israel’s 50 most influential women in Israel’s leading economic newspaper, Globes. Dr. Mola is one of the most prominent social activists in the Ethiopian Israeli community...
