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...
by Hannah Cohen | Aug 24, 2021 | Issue Areas, News, Social and Economic Justice
This week the Knesset passed it’s first national budget in two years alongside a new bill that could potentially usher in many economic changes without oversight. NIFC project partner the Berl Katznelson Foundation has sent an open letter to Knesset Speaker Mickey...
by Hannah Cohen | Aug 24, 2021 | Human and Civil Rights, Issue Areas, News, NIF, Social and Economic Justice, Uncategorized
Like in so many places around the world, Israel is shutting down once again to protect its people from COVID-19. The Delta variant of the virus has reared its ugly head just when we all thought things might be headed back towards normal. In Israel, as in the U.S., the...
