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Preventing Evictions in Masafer Yatta

Last week the Israeli military announced that it soon plans to start preparation for the eviction of Palestinians from their homes in the Masafer Yatta region in the South Hebron Hills of the West Bank. NIFC flagship partner the Association for Civil Rights in...

We Are the Pro-Democracy Pushback

By Daniel Sokatch, NIF International CEO Two Saturdays ago, tens of thousands of Israelis, led by NIF grantee Standing Together (Omdim Beyachad-Naqif Ma’an), took to the streets to protest the radical and antidemocratic agenda of Israel’s new government. NIF was proud...

Women Lead Efforts to Defend Israeli Democracy

By Sylvia Bashevkin, NIFC Advisory Council What stands out most boldly in recent news from Israel? The courageous opposition of so many diverse women to the perilous directions of Bibi’s sixth government. On January 14, a sea of schoolgirls, young professionals and...

NIF International CEO Statement on Knesset Judicial Override Clause

In response to Israeli Minister of Justice Yariv Levin announcing sweeping changes that would undermine the independence of the judiciary, NIF’s CEO Daniel Sokatch released the following statement: “A country that removes basic democratic checks and balances and...

Eight Pro-Israel Groups Urge Canadian Jewry to Oppose Extremism

Responding to news that Prime Minister-elect Benjamin Netanyahu has sworn in the most hardline government in Israel’s history, the following six Canadian Jewish organizations issued the following statement: Our eight Canadian Jewish organizations join the broad chorus...

NIF International CEO: “We will not back down”

In response to Benjamin Netanyahu’s formation of Israel’s new hardline government, the New Israel Fund International CEO Daniel Sokatch released the following statement: “For over four decades, the New Israel Fund has worked to defend liberal democracy in Israel....

Exposing Twitter Harassment by Soldiers

FakeReporter, an organization supported by the NIF global network, has exposed two Twitter accounts with fake names opened in November by IDF soldiers serving in the South Hebron Hills in the West Bank. The accounts have been used to harass activists protesting the...

Supporting an Arab Surgeon in the Face of False Accusations

Photo: Steve Kwak Hadassah Medical Center in the Ein Kerem area of Jerusalem is expected to reinstate Dr. Ahmed Mahajana after accusations against him by the right-wing organization Btsalmo. In November, Btsalmo claimed that Dr. Mahajana, a cardiothoracic surgeon, had...

Standing in Solidarity with Palestinian Residents of Hebron

In late November, six buses of anti-occupation activists from dozens of organizations traveled to Hebron on a solidarity tour led by NIFC project partner Breaking the Silence and co-sponsored by six groups including NIF, to visit the city’s Palestinians. Israel’s...

Warning About Changes to Israel Police

On Sunday NIFC's flagship partner the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) sent a letter to the Attorney General about Minister of Internal Security-designate Itamar Ben-Gvir’s plans to expand the authority of the Minister at the expense of the Police...

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