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An Emergency Government and the Path Ahead
After sixteen months of political turmoil, there appears to be an emergency government. But the challenges to democratic norms and institutions are in no way behind us.
NIF Film Club: Forever Pure
Beitar Jerusalem is the most popular and controversial football team in Israel. When a secretive deal by the team’s owner brought in two Muslim players, it inspired the most racist campaign in Israeli sports history that sent the club spiraling out of control. Watch the post-film discussion with director Maya Zinshtein.
NIF Film Club: Bridge over the Wadi
For the first time in Israel, a group of Arab and Jewish parents decide to establish a bi-national, bi-lingual school. Bridge Over the Wadi follows the school’s first year. Watch the post-film discussion with director Barak Heymann.
WATCH: Protecting Vulnerable in the Time of COVID-19
NIF grantee Physicians for Human Rights – Israel the COVID-19 is protecting the rights and wellbeing of Israel’s most marginalized communities amid the pandemic.
Re-Imagining the Possible on Passover
At Passover, sustenance may be within our reach in unexpected places, if only we can re-imagine where to look for it.
Israel’s Civil Society is Rising to the Challenge – And So Must We
Israeli civil society has turned on a dime responding to this pandemic. As long as this crisis lasts, we have to ensure that our grantees have the resources they need to fight for equal access to healthcare and resources for everyone who needs it.
NIF Film Club: Ashkenaz
Ashkenaz looks at whiteness in Israel and wonders: How did the “Others” of Europe become the “Europe” of the others? Watch the post-film discussion with director Rachel Leah Jones.
NIF Film Club: King Bibi
King Bibi is the remarkable and controversial story of Netanyahu’s rise to power, documenting four decades of his public appearances. Watch the post-film discussion with director Dan Shadur.
WATCH: Israeli Civil Society in the Time of COVID-19
In the early days of the COVID-19 outbreak, Israeli activists moved quickly to ensure that the government’s responses to the pandemic would keep people safe, address the needs of all people, and uphold democratic norms.
Standing with Israelis in Times of Crisis
In times of crisis, democracy is at its most fragile. That’s when citizens need to stand up for equality and safeguard civil liberties.