Tag Archive: ASSAF: Aid Organization for Refugees and Asylum Seekers in Israel
Ensuring Equal Education in Tel Aviv Schools
NIF grantee ACRI delivers an important win for civil rights in Israel.
Defending Liberal Democracy in Israel and Supporting Ukraine
This week, in the face of this ongoing crisis in Ukraine, NIF made a grant to support a crisis center on the Ukraine-Poland border and a network of safehouses operated by the progressive Israeli youth movement, Hashomer Hatzair.
The Book of Ruth and Lessons of Chesed
This Shavuot, NIF Froman Fellow Lianna Mendelson recalls the story of Ruth and Naomi’s return to the land of Israel, and draws parallels to the lives of many immigrants seeking safety and security within modern-day borders.
Israel’s Spring and the Long Road to Recovery
As elections near and Israel emerges from the pall of pandemic, civil society must ensure that Israel’s government addresses the long-term effects of the crisis, which have disproportionately fallen on marginalized communities.
Securing Vaccines for Asylum Seekers
After campaign pressure from our grantee Physicians for Human Rights Israel and other human rights groups, Israel begins vaccinating asylum seekers and refugees.
Calling for Government Aid for Asylum Seekers
A report by NIF grantees reveals a desperate situation for the majority of asylum seekers in Israel and calls for immediate government intervention.
“Deposit Law” Struck Down, Helping Asylum Seekers
Following a petition from several NIF grantees, the Israeli government must return money it had confiscated from asylum seekers’ earnings.
As Israel’s Refugees Handed Deportation Orders, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Attacks NIF
A cynical attempt by the prime minister to turn the Israeli public against people seeking asylum will not change public opinion.
It’s Not ‘Us Versus Them’
Residents of South Tel Aviv Stand in Solidarity with African Asylum Seekers.