New Israel Fund News: Protecting the Right to Protest

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INTRO This Isn't About Jafar The 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 More » Stand for a better Israel. Support NIF. IN THE NEWS Confronting Police Brutality in Haifa Video shows Jafar Farah calmly walking to a police cruiser after his arrest at a demonstration in Haifa on Friday night. He ended up with a broken knee. Read More » SAFEGUARDING HUMAN RIGHTS Responding to the Gaza Crisis The terrible situation along the Israel-Gaza border deteriorated to a new low last week. Read More » ISSUE PROFILE WATCH: The Trailblazer Who Made Sure AIDS Patients Would Be Cared For Avinof Frumer led a courageous campaign by the LGBTQ community at the height of the AIDS epidemic. Read More » VIDEO About the Trailblazers Series This spring, we will be telling the stories of trailblazers who acted on their values and came together to fight for their rights. READ MORE AND WATCH » Happenings Composing for Peace: A Concert for Social Change Many 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 More » EMPOWERMENt "Making Room" for Religious LGBTQ People Things are changing in the religious community in Israel when it comes to LGBTQ issues—and it's thanks to Shoval. Read More » What We're Reading Israeli Court Halts Expulsion of Senior Human Rights Watch Official   Haaretz, 23 May 2018 Amid Israel-Gaza Violence, a Personal Drive to Preserve Humanity and Hope   Christian Science Monitor, 23 May 2018 Israel Blocks Hundreds of Asylum Seekers From Accessing Their Bank Account   Haaretz, 22 May 2018 All 19 Haifa Protest Detainees Released   Ynet, 21 May 2018 What Is the Gaza Fence and Why Has It Set Off Protests Against Israel?   New York Times, 16 May 2018 "The Current Israeli Government Feels It Can Do Anything"   Slate, 15 May 2018 Jerusalem Vetoes Far-Right Billboard for 'Inciting Violence' Against US-Based New Israel Fund   Haaretz, 10 May 2018 Read more from the NIF In The News section on our website » EVENTS & OPPORTUNITIES We're Hiring! NIF is looking to fill several positions. Join our team » Visit Israel with NIF We're planning both a Summer Day-Tour in July and a study tour to Israel this fall. Join us and experience the real Israel at 70 » OUR VALUES NIF helps Israel live up to its founders' vision of a state that ensures complete equality of social and political rights to all its inhabitants. Our aim is to advance liberal democracy, including freedom of speech and minority rights, and to fight inequality, injustice, and extremism that diminish Israel. Stand for a better Israel. Support NIF. New Israel Fund (NIF)  |  6 East 39th Street, New York, NY  |  212.613.4400  |  www.nif.org