Tag Archive: freedom of speech
Petitioning Against Train Ban for Protesters
NIF grantee ACRI took Israel Railways to court when it prevented protesters from boarding trains
NIF CEO: “We Don’t Support BDS. Idaho and West Virginia Laws Harm Israel And Free Speech.”
In response to both the Idaho and West Virginia legislatures passage of laws that penalize Americans who call for boycott of Israel or Israeli settlements, NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch released the following statement.
Resisting Protest Suppression
The Association for Civil Rights in Israel is speaking out against anti-democratic restrictions on the right to protest.
NIF CEO: “Oklahoma anti-BDS Law Harms Israel and Free Speech.”
In response to the Oklahoma legislature passing a law that penalizes Americans who call for boycott of Israel or Israeli settlements, NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch released the following statement.
NIF CEO: “We Don’t Support BDS. Missouri Law Harms Israel And Free Speech.”
In response to the Missouri legislature passing a law that penalizes Americans who call for boycott of Israel or Israeli settlements, NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch released the following statement.
Israeli Human Rights Lawyers Defend Activist from Deportation
Human Rights Watch country director Omar Shakir is facing deportation. Democratic values and the right to dissent are at stake.
New Israel Fund CEO Sokatch: “Friends of Democratic Israel Must Oppose Gag Bills That Harm Israel And Free Speech”
Today, in response to Congressional efforts to pass a bill that would penalize Americans who call for boycott of Israel or Israeli settlements, NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch released the following statement. . .
What to Make of the Prime Minister’s Libel?
The days ahead will not be simple — not for Israelis who cherish democracy, not for NIF, and not for the 38,000 people seeking asylum who now find themselves in limbo — but this episode has powerfully demonstrated that we are not alone, and that when we stand together we have real power.
Artists Stand Up for Freedom of Speech
Thousands attended a performance of blacklisted artists, in defiance of political persecution.