Tag Archive: Aryeh Deri

Participants from NIF’s Naomi Chazan Global Activism Fellowship are pictured with Omdim Beyachad signs that read “The settler government is against me.”

Taking to the Streets

NIF grantees led a protest against the new government’s policies in Tel Aviv on Saturday, with tens of thousands of demonstrators in attendance.

Expanding Resource Access for Bedouin Communities

In the Negev-Naqab, tax revenues are being redistributed more fairly, thanks to advocacy from local Bedouin leaders.

High Court Requires Disclosure of Illegal Settlement Funding

After a petition from Peace Now, the High Court rules on illegal transfers of public funds to organizations building outposts in the West Bank.

photo of Omar Shakir

NIF Grantees Protest Deportation of Human Rights Defender

The Supreme Court approved the deportation of Human Rights Watch’s Omar Shakir. Israeli human rights organizations are speaking out.

Fighting Gender Segregation

Gender-segregated concert in Afula condemned after court petition by the Israel Women’s Network.

A Social Change Movement is Underway to Fight the “Minimarkets Law”

This law, passed narrowly in the Knesset on Monday, marks a setback for religious freedom in Israel.

Israel Moves to Cancel Mandate-Era Law Limiting Press Freedoms

The ordinance has blocked the establishment of dozens of newspapers in the past decade alone.

NIF Grantee Leads Efforts against Discrimination

In the wake of escalating tensions, Sikkuy stands up to ensure civil rights protections for Palestinian Israelis.

Democracy without Dialogue?

A number of right wing politicians cancelled their participation this week in the Haaretz Conference on Democracy ostensibly because of NIF’s participation. See the ad that Haaretz ran in response.