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Annexation Delayed, Coronavirus Crisis Remains
Israeli civil society has been fighting annexation with everything they’ve got. Still, we won’t let Netanyahu distract us from the urgent work protecting equality and democracy during the pandemic.
NIF Film Club: The Kosher Beach
A group of Orthodox Jewish women arrive at the “Kosher Beach” in Tel Aviv from their closed off community. Here they can be free. When the beach is facing a shut down, the heroines are afraid to lose their island of freedom.
NIF Film Club: The Gatekeepers
In The Gatekeepers, six former heads of Israel’s domestic secret service agency, the Shin Bet, share their insights and reflect publicly on their actions and decisions. Watch the post-film discussion with director Dror Moreh.
Remembering Dr. Zeev Sternhell, z”l
NIF mourns the loss of Dr. Zeev Sternhell, a world-renowned scholar with an unsurpassed commitment to justice, equality, and full rights for all.
A Victory Against the Occupation – and the Fight Ahead
Israel’s Supreme Court struck down the terrible “Regularization Law.” But it is by no means the end of the road.
NIF Film Club: Presenting Princess Shaw
The true story of the incredible Princess Shaw, an amateur YouTube performer from New Orleans, and the enigmatic Israeli composer Kutiman, who discovers her from the other side of the world.
NIF Film Club: Advocate
Lea Tsemel defends Palestinians: from feminists to fundamentalists, from non-violent demonstrators to armed militants. Advocate follows Tsemel’s caseload in real-time. Watch the post-film discussion with director Rachel Leah Jones.
Heeding the Call for Racial Justice
Communities of color are mobilizing to demand justice for George Floyd and to end racial discrimination and police brutality. It’s our job to listen – and to join.
NIF Film Club: Incitement
In September 1993, Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin announces the Oslo Accords and Yigal Amir, a law student and a devoted Orthodox Jew, sees only one way forward. Watch the post-film discussion with director Yaron Zilberman.
NIF Film Club: Unsettling
In Unsettling, Iris Zaki enters the heart of Tekoa, an Israeli settlement in the West Bank, and sits down to talk to the locals. Watch the post-film discussion with director Iris Zaki