Tag Archive: Israel’s Supreme Court

Masafer Yatta

Preventing Evictions in Masafer Yatta

As the forced transfer of more than 1,000 Palestinians in Masafer Yatta looms, NIF grantees are campaigning to stop the expulsion.

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.

Israel Supreme Court Building

Raising Awareness of Supreme Court’s Judicial Review Powers

Israeli civil society organizations are raising awareness that Israel’s Supreme Court can strike down unconstitutional laws

Electric poles and cables

Preventing the Disconnection of Electricity

Following NIF grantees’ successful petition against disconnection of electricity, the Israel Electric Authority expanded the criteria for those eligible for protection.

Yonatan Danielowitz

Obituary: Remembering Veteran Israeli LGBTQ Activist Yonatan Danielowitz

We commemorate the life of Yonatan Danielowitz, one of the luminaries of Israel’s LGBTQ rights movement.

Person Stands in Front of Pride Flags

Standing Up for Pride

NIF Grantee Israel Hofsheet (Be Free Israel) successfully petitioned against the rerouting of a pride parade last week in Mitzpe Ramon.

Masafer Yatta

Fighting Expulsions in the South Hebron Hills

After an egregious ruling by Israel’s Supreme court, ACRI pledges to continue the fight to prevent the eviction of Palestinians from the South Hebron Hills.

Preventing East Jerusalem Home Demolitions

Several NIF grantees including Ir Amim and Bimkom – Planners for Planning Rights helped in the legal fight against the demolition of dozens of homes in the Palestinian village of Al-Walaja.

Protecting the Right to Electricity

After a petition by two NIF grantees, Israel’s Supreme Court ruled that electricity is a protected right.

Fighting for Family Unification

In response to a petition by several NIF grantees, Israel’s Supreme Court prohibited the Ministry of Interior from continuing to block Palestinian family unifications.