A discussion on trends from the most recent Knesset session and how progressive Israelis are organizing to defend democracy in the days ahead. With Libby Lenkinski, NIF’s VP for Public Engagement, Daniel Sokatch, NIF’s CEO, Mickey Gitzin, NIF’s Israel Director, and Debbie Gild-Hayo, Advocacy Director at the Association for Civil Rights in Israel.
Read MoreListening to the debate in Israel about the Nation-State Law, I’m reminded of a defining period in American history — a time of “restrictive covenants” and the civil rights advocates who fought against them.
Read MoreI do not know whether we will save the West Bank village of Khan al Ahmar. But I do know that we must show up to this fight.
Read MoreWhile Israel is the Jewish nation, it is also a country of many peoples. In this lies great opportunity.
Read MoreWe know that we can’t stop just because Tel Aviv is an oasis for gay life, but rather we must continue our work so that every LGBTQ person in Israel can feel supported and safe.
Read MoreThe lived experience of so many Israelis who take part in political protests — peace activists, Ethiopian-Israelis, refugees, and even settlers — is that the police can and do act with brutal force to shut down political speech.
Read MoreMany musicians, including Mira Awad, Achinoam Nini (Noa), David Broza, and Peter Yarrow, came together in a celebration of the unique role that music and the arts play in social change and Israel today.
Read MoreLeaders on all sides have found opportunities to scuttle chances for Israeli-Palestinian peace and drive a wedge separating the two peoples.
Read MoreI never would have believed the Trumpian fashion in which the prime minister would falsely accuse us of trying to “erase the Jewish character of Israel,” or that he would demand, on the basis of lies, that we be subjected to a parliamentary committee of inquiry.
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