Tag Archive: successes
The Whistle Integrated into Globes Newspaper
Initially incubated by NIF, this fact-checking organization is now part of a leading Israeli business newspaper.
A Revolution in Lakiya: Improving Residents’ Lives Through Strategic Planning
An ambitious partnership seeks to give Bedouin citizens the tools they need to access the resources that can improve the lives of those living in the Negev.
Victory for Freedom of Expression in the Negev
Political forces tried to evict the Negev Coexistence Forum for Civil Equality from a shelter they have used for more than a decade. They failed.
Adoption Victory for Gay Fathers
Birth certificates in Israel now must bear the names of both adoptive parents, regardless of their gender.
Cultural Censorship Law Defeated
The coalition could not muster a majority for this anti-democratic legislation opposed by a coalition of organizations and artists.
ACRI and Bizchut Achieve Welfare Policy Change
For decades Israelis with mental health disabilities have faced hurdles when trying to obtain welfare services. Effective advocacy is changing that.
Civil Society Saves Bedouin Adult Education Program
An established program was under threat of a budget cut from the Ministry of Education. The program has impacted hundreds of lives in the severely underserved Bedouin community.
American Student Finally Granted Entry to Study in Israel
22-year-old graduate student Lara Alqasem was held at Ben Gurion airport for more than two weeks before she was allowed to join her classmates at Hebrew University.
Ultra-Orthodox Radio Station to Pay $280,000 Damages for Silencing Women
The ruling is a landmark decision which gives a major boost to Israel’s civil rights movement. It is the first time that a civil rights class action suit has ever been filed, let alone been successful.
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.