by Zoe Bernard | May 4, 2022 | News, Social and Economic Justice
Three organizations funded by the NIF global network — Amram Association, the Movement for Freedom of Information, and NIFC project partner Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) — petitioned the Jerusalem District Court demanding that the Ministry of Health...
by Hannah Cohen | Apr 28, 2022 | News, Social and Economic Justice
The Israeli government has allocated more resources to health services in the periphery following pressure from NIFC project partner Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) and the Negev Coexistence Forum for Civil Equality (NCF). The Negev and the Galilee are...
by Hannah Cohen | Mar 28, 2022 | Gender Equality, News, Social and Economic Justice
One might be surprised to learn that while nearly 70% of Israel’s civil society sector employees are women, less than 50% of civil society organizations are led by women. In an opinion piece in Haaretz this month, Shatil’s director, Esther Sivan, pointed out that...
by Hannah Cohen | Feb 22, 2022 | News, Social and Economic Justice
With the new government in place and the national budget finalized, Shatil organizers have successfully advanced a number of public health measures to reduce health inequalities in Israel’s periphery. This series of successes speaks to Shatil’s prominence as a leader...
by Hannah Cohen | Sep 9, 2021 | Gender Equality, Social and Economic Justice
A study by the Adva Center – a think-and-do tank that monitors social and political developments in Israel and is supported by the NIF global network — found that Ethiopian Israeli women face a series of discriminatory obstacles in Israel’s job market. These barriers...
by Hannah Cohen | Aug 24, 2021 | Human and Civil Rights, Issue Areas, NIF, Social and Economic Justice
This August, Israel’s government approved an annual budget for the first time since 2018. The budget must now make its way through Knesset committees and be passed into law by November 4, or the new government will fall. This constitutes a critical time for Israel’s...
