Tag Archive: shared society
Shatil Spotlight: Dr. Bishara Bisharat
Meet Dr. Bishara Bisharat, representing Arab citizen in Israel’s Ministry of Health during the COVID-19 crisis.
Solidarity with Palestinian Victim of Police Violence
Tag Meir paid a solidarity visit to the family of the unarmed, autistic Palestinian man recently murdered by police in East Jerusalem.
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.
200,000 People Attend Virtual Israeli-Palestinian Memorial Day
This year, the alternative Memorial Day ceremony held by Combatants for Peace and the Parents Circle – Families Forum, was held online and attracted record-breaking numbers of attendees.
Defending the Rights of Arab and Secular Jewish Citizens
NIF grantees argued that hospitals cannot prevent visitors from bringing leavened products for patients during Passover. Israel’s Supreme Court agreed.
NIF Film Club: Forever Pure
Beitar Jerusalem is the most popular and controversial football team in Israel. When a secretive deal by the team’s owner brought in two Muslim players, it inspired the most racist campaign in Israeli sports history that sent the club spiraling out of control. Watch the post-film discussion with director Maya Zinshtein.
NIF Film Club: Bridge over the Wadi
For the first time in Israel, a group of Arab and Jewish parents decide to establish a bi-national, bi-lingual school. Bridge Over the Wadi follows the school’s first year. Watch the post-film discussion with director Barak Heymann.
Securing Medical Services for Israel’s Periphery
Shatil successfully pressured the Health Ministry to provide adequate medical equipment for Israel’s racially diverse periphery.
NIF Film Club: Ashkenaz
Ashkenaz looks at whiteness in Israel and wonders: How did the “Others” of Europe become the “Europe” of the others? Watch the post-film discussion with director Rachel Leah Jones.
Omdim Beyachad (Standing Together) Mobilizes Online
With large in-person gatherings banned, Jewish and Arab activists met online to strategize for the fight against both coronavirus and racism.