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-phil-mike | Oct 29, 2020 | News, Shared Society and Combatting Racism
Olive trees not only evoke images of the West Bank landscape, but they are also vital in providing a livelihood for Palestinian farmers. The olive branch is also a symbol of peace and coexistence but that does not prevent extremist Jewish settlers frequently damaging...
by nifc-phil-mike | Oct 15, 2020 | News, Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Shared Society and Combatting Racism, Social and Economic Justice
The COVID-19 pandemic has revealed large gaps and inequalities in healthcare throughout the world. Israel is no exception. N (we are only using an initial for privacy reasons), a Palestinian woman from the Galilee, was refused treatment at the dialysis centre covered...
by nifc-phil-mike | Jul 15, 2020 | Human and Civil Rights, News, Shared Society and Combatting Racism
On the morning of May 30th, Jerusalem woke up to the announcement that a Palestinian man was shot to death by the border police. The public soon learned that the man was 32-year-old Eyad Hallaq, who was unarmed and on his way to the Elwyn center, where he spent his...
by nifc-phil-mike | Nov 19, 2019 | News, Shared Society and Combatting Racism
Today, in light of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s latest comments in which he defamed Arab citizens and Knesset Members as an “existential threat,” a group of 18 civil society organizations in Israel sent a letter to President Reuven Rivlin denouncing the Prime...
