Tag Archive: Itach-Maaki: Women Lawyers for Social Justice

Social Media Campaign Fights for Israel’s Supreme Court

Shatil and ten civil society organizations create a broad campaign to fight against the Supreme Court Override Bill.

photo of SJF 2018-2019 cohort

NIF / Shatil Social Justice Fellows, 2018 – 2019 Cohort

Miriam Areta, who is spending her fellowship year working at Itach-Ma’achi: Women Lawyers for Social Change, is the Jay E. Orlin Fellow. Miriam was born and raised in Bat Yam, Israel to Ethiopian parents until immigrating to the United States at the age of 9 where she was raised across the metropolitan area of Atlanta,…

And the Winners are…

Two members of the NIF family received prominent recognition for their work promoting social justice in Israel.

Greater Representation for Women and Arabs on ILA Council

Thanks to two NIF grantees, women and Palestinian Israelis will now receive fair representation on the Israel Land Authority Council.

Reducing Women’s Economic Dependence

A change in the way social welfare payments are made will help disempowered women.