Tuesday, 2nd December 2008
Human Rights Awards Dinner

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NIF in the Jewish Film Festival

Come to the NIF-sponsored film ‘Strangers’ (Zarim) !

Thu 20/11/2008 - 20:45  

at the Everyman Hampstead

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The Search for Cracks in the City of Stone

An Anatomy of the Struggles for Pluralism in Modern Jerusalem

A talk by Anat Hoffman, Israel Religious Action Centre

Thursday, 4th December 2008 - Northwood and Pinner Liberal Synagogue, 8-9:30pm,

Shabbat, 6th December 2008 - Edgware and District Reform Synagogue, 2:15-3:15pm,

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NIF Chairman, Mark Goldberg, Completes Tenure Mid-December 2008

I write these words with those of newly-elected President Obama ringing in my ears; his election not just a beacon of hope for Americans of every race, religion and gender, but an example to the world of how individuals working within civil society and the democratic process can together triumph in the fight against discrimination, stereotyping and marginalization. If any proof is needed that our struggle for equality and social justice in Israel can triumph, it is there in this victory.

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NEWS

New Israel Fund - Mixed Cities - Akko Riots

The violent confrontations between the Jewish and Arab communities of Akko have highlighted the need for measures which will enhance coexistence. Clashes began after an Arab driver was attacked for driving through a Jewish neighbourhood on Yom Kippur and escalated into several days of civic unrest.

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Jerusalem High-Rise Towers Scrapped After Greens Protest

The National Planning Council has scrapped a plan to build high-rise apartment buildings  in Jerusalem’s Har Nof neighbourhood following a three-year campaign by Shomera, an organisation of Orthodox Jewish environmental activists supported by New Israel Fund (NIF) through the Green Environment Fund (GEF). [more]

SHATIL Disabilities Training Results in Society-Changing Initiatives

"The deepest hunger of the human heart is to feel understood, valued and respected." – Dr. Ava Ruth Baker

SHATIL's new focus on the rights of the disabled has led to the creation of projects that improve the lives of people with special needs.   The projects are initiated by newly-trained activists as part of their SHATIL course requirements.

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Not Another Gedalia, Not Another Rabin

More than 200 people attended a protest rally in October outside of Prof. Ze’ev Sternhell's home in Jerusalem to demonstrate solidarity with the Hebrew University professor who was the target of an assassination attempt last month. The protest, organised by New Israel Fund (NIF), also expressed support for freedom of expression and democracy.

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Message from Ellen Goldberg, NIF Executive Director
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