Current Projects in Israel
Together, we support projects and programs in Israel that fight for social and economic justice, religious freedom, civil and human rights, shared society and anti-racism, Palestinian citizens, and democracy itself.
EMERGENCY FUND
On an ongoing basis, NIFC will be devoting additional funding towards emergency projects that are defending democracy, pushing back on extremism, and protecting vulnerable populations.
NIF's Civil Society Protection Hub
Aiding and Protecting Civil Society in Israel
Human & Civil Rights
Breaking the Silence
Educating Young People on the Occupation
Breaking the Silence is an organization of veteran combatants who have served in the Israeli military. They work to stimulate public debate about the price paid for a reality in which young soldiers rule over a civilian population and control Palestinians’ everyday lives. For most young Jewish Israelis, discussion of the occupation is absent from Israel’s education system; military service will be their first encounter with Palestinians and the reality of the occupation. NIFC’s 2025 project will educate students and educators about human rights in the Occupied Territories in both formal and informal settings, such as youth group chapters and high schools.
Yesh Din
Law Enforcement on Settler Violence
Yesh Din is an Israeli human rights organization working to end the occupation and to provide legal assistance to Palestinians whose rights were violated. There has been a sharp escalation of violence and displacement committed by settlers and security forces in recent years, and especially since October 7. NIFC’s 2025 project will increase accountability for settler violence through documenting events in the field, representing victims in court, and providing research to policymakers.
Shared Society & Combating Racism
The Abraham Initiatives
Shared Cities Initiative
The Abraham Initiatives is a shared society organization that models solutions to advance equal and positive Jewish-Arab relations in Israel. NIFC’s 2025 project will create a network of stakeholders who will advance shared Jewish-Arab society in mixed cities in Israel, focusing on Lod, Ramle, and the Jezreel Valley.
Palestinian Citizens of Israel
Bimkom -- Planning and Human Rights
Advancing Inclusive Rehabilitation: Building Back Better for All Negev Residents
Bimkom — Planning and Human Rights strengthens democracy and human rights in the field of special planning and housing policies in the Negev for the 100,000 citizens living in unrecognized Bedouin villages. NIFC’s 2025 project will work to ensure that Bedouin citizens receive essential infrastructure and legal protections through building a regional network of stakeholders, developing inclusive planning recommendations, and responding to unequal policy proposals.
NIF's Shatil
Rawabit (Connections): Developing New Young Palestinian-Israeli Leadership
Shatil is the operating department of NIF in Israel. Since its inception, Shatil has been committed to fostering new civil society leaders in Israel, especially among Palestinian citizens. The Palestinian community in Israel is facing many challenges and lacks the civil society leadership to address them. In 2022, Shatil piloted Rawabit (Connections), a year-long leadership program designed to support young Palestinians who have the potential to lead social change. NIFC’s 2025 project will continue to expand on this program by training more participants who will learn leadership skills and lead a new initiative in their community.
WOMEN’S RIGHTS & RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
Israel Women's Network
The Alice Hotline
Israel Women’s Network is Israel’s longest-standing women’s advocacy organization which for 40 years has been advancing gender equality in Israel through legislative advocacy, legal support, and public education. NIFC’s 2025 project will support the Alice Shalvi Women’s Rights Centre’s hotline. The hotline, available in four languages, will provide professional support to women of all backgrounds in Israel, connecting them to comprehensive assistance including legal and financial. The project will also collect data on systemic issues affecting women in order to improve the effectiveness of the Centre’s work.
New Initiatives for Democracy
aChord: Social Psychology for Social Change
Peacebuilding Research
aChord, a leader in social psychology research, bridges academic insights with practical advocacy, ensuring messaging strategies that counter radicalization and foster receptiveness to diplomatic solutions. NIFC’s 2025 project will research the Israeli public’s attitudes towards a two-state solution, and test messaging strategies to reintroduce peacebuilding into the public discourse.
Mitvim - The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies
A Peace of No Choice
Mitvim is a foreign policy think tank established in 2011 with the mission to promote a progressive paradigm shift in Israel’s foreign policy. Mitvim provides answers to resolving the underlying conflict with new regional allies as Israelis seek alternatives to the catastrophic failures of their government’s security and military policies on October 7th. NIFC’s 2025 project will conduct research and policy analysis on peacemaking, diplomacy, and post-conflict scenarios.
Social & Economic Justice
Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI)
Protecting Socio-Economic Rights
ACRI is the leading organization protecting human and social rights in Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Under Israel’s extremist government, safeguarding human rights and civil liberties are especially important. NIFC’s 2025 project will connect Israel’s most vulnerable populations, including asylum seekers, Bedouins, and low-income families, to legal assistance and pursue strategic litigation to protect and advance social justice for all Israelis.
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