Tag Archive: Bezalel Smotrich

A Palestinian village burns after a settler attack in the West Bank

Exposing How the Violence in the West Bank and Gaza is Interconnected

As the ceasefire begins in Gaza, our grantees are pushing back against policies of impunity.

NIF Director in Israel, Mickey Gitzin

Buying into “Together We Win” Means We All Lose

Invoking “unity” to justify the war—as if that will bring us a better future—is a lie. What Israel needs is not unity, it is leadership that believes in democracy.

Exposing the Role of Settlers in Judicial Coup

West Bank Jewish settlers are the driving force behind the ongoing judicial coup.

Supporting LGBTQ+ Rights in Jerusalem and Beyond

Jerusalem LGBTQ+ parade kicks off  pride month in Israel.

Human Rights Protest

Hardliners Targeting Human Rights Activists

Bezalel Smotrich, an incoming senior government minister, called human rights activists a threat to Israel’s existence.

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Are American Jewish Leaders About to Endorse a Supremacist, Autocratic Israel?

In an op-ed for Haaretz, NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch calls on American Jewish communal leaders to take a stand against autocracy in Israel.

Calls to Strip B’Tselem Chief of Citizenship Greeted with Outrage

A leading Israeli politician has called for the head of Israel’s most prominent human rights organization to be stripped of his citizenship.

Rejecting Segregation in Israeli Hospitals

One municipality’s decision to remove an anti-segregation billboard isn’t stopping progressive Israelis.

Rejecting Segregation in Israeli Hospitals

Troubling reports that maternity wards were segregating Jewish and Arab mothers drove progressive Israelis to respond.