Stories

The White House

Standing with U.S. Civil Society Against Attacks by the Trump Administration

Efforts by the president of the United States to defund, discredit, and dismantle nonprofit groups are a violation of a fundamental freedom in America. We will not stand for it.

Exposing the True Goals of the Israeli Government in Gaza

A new Breaking the Silence report offers Israeli soldiers’ testimony on the ethnic cleansing and reoccupation of Gaza.

Destruction in the Israeli border town of Ofakim after October 7

Advocating for Fair Rehabilitation of Gaza Border Communities

Shatil is advocating to ensure that development towns like Ofakim be included in the government’s plan to rebuild Israel’s Gaza envelope.

A meeting of Israel's Supreme Court

Fighting the Judicial Overhaul in Court

The Association for Civil Rights in Israel is petitioning the Supreme Court against a law that would allow the executive to capture the judicial selection committee.

Participants at the Smol Emuni (Faithful Left) Conference in New York City

Breaking New Ground for American Jews with “The Faithful Left”

The recent Smol Emuni USA conference in New York brought together religious Jews whose politics don’t fit the right-wing stereotype.

PHRI Report: Unlawfully Detained, Tortured, and Starved

Reporting Abuses of Medical Workers in Gaza

Physicians for Human Rights-Israel’s new report unveils harrowing testimonies from detained medical workers in Gaza, held for months without charges.

A shepherd with his flock near a bedouin village

Bolstering Bedouin Voices in the Israeli Media

Shatil is offering media training to Bedouin citizens of Israel so they can tell their story to the Israeli public with a louder, clearer voice.

Protesting the Dismissal of Shin Bet Chief, Ronen Bar

When the chips are down as they are in Israel right now, NIF’s task is crystal clear: we infuse hope, and stand with the protestors.

Nasreen Hadad Haj-Yahya

Speaking to Israel’s President About Palestinian Society in Israel

NIF Board Member and expert on Arab society in Israel, Dr. Nasreen Haddad-Haj Yahya spoke to the Prime Minister on Ramadan. Here’s what she had to say.

Cary Jacoby

Saying Goodbye to Cary Jacoby of Shatil

Our Director of Writing in Israel, Melanie Takefman, sat down with Cary Jacoby to look back on a decade of writing about NIF and Shatil.