Tag Archive: democracy
WATCH: NIF’s Crisis Action Plan, Explained
In this moment of crisis, NIF leadership is working with our grantees on the front lines in Israel. Together, we created a Crisis Action Plan to chart the way forward.
“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.
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.
Combating Intrusive Cellphone Surveillance
A petition filed by NIF grantees becomes the first Supreme Court hearing to be broadcast live.
Fighting for Equal Access to Emergency Services
NIF grantees are working to ensure that Palestinians residents of East Jerusalem have access to emergency medical services.
Speaking Out Against Home Demolitions
Network of Israeli organizations campaign against the continued demolition of unrecognized Bedouin villages.
Keeping Homes Connected to Electricity
While Israel confronts the coronavirus crisis, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel prevents poor Israelis from being cut off from the electrical grid.
Fighting Coronavirus, Not Democracy
Physicians for Human Rights condemns the government’s unnecessary and undemocratic surveillance.
Where Do We Go From Here?
While pundits are asking who are the “winners” and the “losers” in these uncertain election results, many Israelis are asking themselves a different question: where do we go from here? I know who has the answer.
Israel’s Supreme Court Upholds Surrogacy Rights for Same-Sex Couples
Following a petition by NIF grantee The Aguda – Israel’s LGBT Task Force, the Supreme Court rules that a discriminatory law denying gay men access to surrogacy must be revised.