Tag Archive: shared society
Racist Election Posters Removed from Ramle Following Outcry
Israeli civil society rallied against posters that stoked fears of miscegenation in the mixed Jewish-Arab town. The poster campaign was stopped.
The Goal: Kick Racism Out of Soccer
Jewish and Arab youth are building a shared society in Israel by playing in soccer tournaments that have participants from different backgrounds. This is part of an initiative by New Israel Fund’s Kick It Out Israel which fights racism on the soccer field.
Activist Profile: Rawnak Natour
Rawnak Natour is the Co-Executive Director of Sikkuy and has devoted her professional life to promoting civil rights and equality in employment and education and struggling against the discrimination of minorities.
Donors Raise $15,000 for Innovative Workshops
The Israeli hip hop group System Ali will now be able to hold workshops with Jewish and Arab youth to help them learn each other’s narrative.
World’s Largest Arabic Lesson in Tel Aviv
As a response to the Nation-State Law, a number of NIF-affiliated organizations put on this event.
Naomi Chazan Global Activism Fellowship Program is Underway
People traveled from Australia, the UK, Canada, and the U.S. for a prestigious 10-day trip in Israel and the occupied territories.
In This Establishment, All Are Welcome
One chef and restauranteur is making sure that Jerusalem's businesses are open to all.
Fake News about Fake Boos
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu removes his accusatory Facebook post about Arab soccer fans after NIF and major media challenge the prime minister.
Celebrating the Real Israel
Today is Israel’s Independence Day. It’s a day for us to celebrate the real Israel — not the exclusionary, narrow, ethnocentric, and increasingly-authoritarian Israel that the country’s political leaders have come to represent, but rather the beautiful, inclusive, pluralistic society that’s there on the ground, made up of real people striving to lead lives of meaning together.