by Hannah Cohen | Nov 29, 2023 | Shared Society and Combatting Racism
Photo credit: Gili Getz By Libby Lenkinski, NIF US VP of Public Engagement November 17, 2023 Let me tell you about the week I had. From the moment our friends, the co-directors of Standing Together (עומדים ביחד – نقف معًا) Sally Abed and Alon-Lee Green, landed here in...
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...
