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...
by Hannah Cohen | Aug 11, 2021 | Issue Areas, NIF, Social and Economic Justice
After several years without an approved Knesset budget, Israel has developed a chronic shortage of public housing. Disabled, elderly and immigrant residents are routinely placed in absurdly long waitlists with no end in sight. An organization supported by the NIF...
by Hannah Cohen | Aug 11, 2021 | Issue Areas, NIF, Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Shared Society and Combatting Racism
Fighting inequality between Jewish and Palestinian citizens of Israel is a key NIFC priority, and an issue Shatil has been tackling since its founding. The significance of this problem was thrown into stark relief during April through May of this year, when...
by Hannah Cohen | Aug 9, 2021 | Issue Areas, NIF, Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Shared Society and Combatting Racism
We’re so excited to announce the launch of a new pilot for a podcast series, Groundwork. It’s about Palestinians and Jews refusing to accept the status quo and working together for change. It’s co-hosted by Sally Abed, an activist and Dina Kraft, a journalist....
by Hannah Cohen | Jul 13, 2021 | New Initiatives for Democracy, News, NIF
Meet Asaf Goldfarb, the new director of the Shatil Center for Policy Change, fighting to make the most of the new government coalition towards progressive change. On June 3, 2021, Israel installed the first government in 12 years not headed by Benjamin Netanyahu. Two...
by Hannah Cohen | Jul 13, 2021 | Human and Civil Rights, Issue Areas, News, NIF
Two weeks ago NIFC project partner, Breaking the Silence shared extensively a video documentary of a terrifying attack by Jewish extremists on Palestinian farmers in the South Hebron Hills. In the clip, filmed by Yuval Abraham, settlers are seen throwing rocks at the...
