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24.01.2022 An insightful and hopeful from Arab-Israeli broadcaster Lucy Aharish. Arabs and Jews refuse to be enemies.

24.01.2022 Struggling to keep up with what's going on in Israel? Here's some headlines from the past week to catch you up to speed! To read full articles, click here: https://linkinbio.nif.org.au/

23.01.2022 Some reflections - including from NIF Australia co-patron Martin Indyk and NIF global board member Aaron David Miller - on the passing of Saeb Erekat.

23.01.2022 We've made an emergency grant to support families in Ashkelon fleeing Hamas’s barrage of rockets, while reinforcing the normalisation of a shared Jewish-Arab future for Israeli democracy. Today, NIF Australia funded an emergency grant to support families in Ashkelon fleeing Hamas’s barrage of rockets. They’ll spend some time out of harm’s way in Givat Haviva, a community near Haifa which promotes Jewish-Arab shared society in Israel. We are also distressed at the reality facing Palestinian families in Gaza who have no opportunity for such escape.

23.01.2022 Join us tonight to hear Adam Bandt, leader of the Australian Greens, and Tamar Zandberg , Knesset member and former leader of Israel’s Meretz, for their take on how to shift the political goal posts and take decisive action rooted in shared values of equality, democracy and justice. Register here: https://nif.li/newpolfbpost

22.01.2022 The intense drama Our Boys is a co-production between an Israeli and Palestinian director about the real life tragic kidnappings and murders of three Israelis and a Palestinian during the summer/Ramadan of 2014 in Jerusalem. The controversial, gripping show is a much watch to better understand how both Jews and Palestinians in Israel are impacted by the ongoing violence in the region. Join us this Tuesday at 8pm with Ittay Flescher in our TV as a Window Into Israeli Society series to discuss how shows like this mirror our past and shape our future. Register now https://nif.li/tvfb

22.01.2022 This Romeo and Juliet story of two lovers from either side of the ethnic and class divide in Israel is both insightful and heartwarming. The Beauty and the Baker explores the unlikely love story between a poor Mizrachi baker and a beautiful Ashkenazi supermodel. Ittay Flescher will be discussing the hit series in our upcoming session on TV as a Window Into Israeli Society this Tuesday at 8pm. Sign up today: https://nif.li/tvfb

22.01.2022 Amazing news! Our partners at the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) petitioned the High Court who ruled that police cannot demand ID or check a person’s criminal background without reasonable suspicion. This is a huge step forward towards eradicating racial profiling and discrimination.

22.01.2022 Like us, I’m sure you’re watching what’s happening right now in Israel and the occupied Palestinian territories with distress and sadness. Once again, an escalation of violence has clarified the extent to which the underlying causes of the conflict remain unresolved. Thousands of Hamas rockets have targeted Israeli civilians; the physical cost is immense, with hundreds of injuries and several deaths, but so too is the emotional trauma it inflicts on innocent Israelis. ... In Gaza, Israeli airstrikes have killed dozens and serve as a reminder that Palestinians living there are trapped and have little hope for a better future. Today, NIF Australia funded an emergency grant to support families in Ashkelon fleeing Hamas’s barrage of rockets. They’ll spend some time out of harm’s way in Givat Haviva, a community near Haifa which promotes Jewish-Arab shared society in Israel. We are also distressed at the reality facing Palestinian families in Gaza who have no opportunity for such escape. This awful situation hasn’t come out of the blue. In this case, flash points in the neighbourhood of Sheikh Jarrah with forced evictions, and changes to the status quo at the Temple Mount, have triggered much broader clashes. Without addressing the reality of occupation and the systematic inequality it imposes on Palestinians there will be no end to the cycle of violence. Particularly distressing for us as an organisation committed to building shared society and opposing racism inside Israel is the rise in unrest inside Israel's mixed cities. News outlets have issued horrifying reports about Jewish mobs roaming the streets of Haifa looking for Arabs to assault, stabbing an Arab-Israeli in Jerusalem’s main market. In Lod, Arab mobs torched shules, stores and cars; in Tamra, a Jewish man was stabbed and assaulted. Racist and hate-fueled incidents are threatening to undo the good work done by civil society activists over recent decades to bring Jewish and Arab Israelis together. But this crisis must not deter us from our work. Israel’s future relies on Jewish and Arab Israelis forging and sustaining a partnership that embraces an inclusive democracy. As long as the root causes of this conflict racism and hatred from both Jewish and Arab extremists, and the inequality and humiliation of half a century of occupation remain unaddressed, violence will continue to emerge and we’ll see more rounds of death and destruction. The voice of human rights, equality and democracy may not always be the most popular in times of deepened conflict both in Israel and in Australia’s Jewish community but NIF will always be there to light a path towards a more inclusive and equal future for all Israelis and Palestinians.

22.01.2022 Plan includes direct payments to citizens, despite attorney general's assertion that any such move during an election campaign must have his approval

22.01.2022 We mourn the passing of our supporter, donor and friend Harry Kestin. Harry supported some of NIF’s most important work, including with people seeking asylum and refugees living in Israel, Bedouin communities in the Negev and Palestinians in the occupied territories. His dedication to equality, inclusion and justice will be an enduring inspiration for us all. May his memory be a blessing.

21.01.2022 Governing matters. And who leads a government matters especially in relations between Israeli Jews and Arabs. Think about this: During the pandemic, in March 2020, Haaretz reported that it was Israeli Arab medical workers who were essential for enabling Israel’s Jewish citizens to survive the coronavirus. According to official figures 17 percent of Israel’s physicians, 24 percent of its nurses and 47 percent of its pharmacists are Arabs, it noted.

20.01.2022 You don't have to be South African to enjoy this clip with Noa (Achinoam Nini) and Johnny Clegg. Unfortunately Johnny Clegg is no longer with us, but their joint message here of standing up for your rights and never giving up the fight remains just as relevant today as from this joint performance from many years ago. Sign up today to hear Noa (Achinoam Nini) and Mira Awad together https://nif.li/hnk20f

18.01.2022 Six medical centers across Israel say that they will receive only COVID patients and those in life-threatening condition over Finance Ministry failure to provide more assistance despite surge in new coronavirus cases

17.01.2022 For International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women Noa (Achinoam Nini) shared this haunting lullaby, originally written by Yehonatan Geffen after hearing an interview with a battered woman in a shelter. The accompanying clip was made in collaboration with Mira Awad. We're very lucky to have Noa and Mira joining us on the first night of Hanukkah for an inspiring evening filled with beautiful music and discussion on their drive to promote peace, equality and social justice. We hope you'll be able to join us https://nif.li/hnk20f

16.01.2022 Democracy and pluralism are under attack around the world. Join New York Times columnist Roger Cohen and academic and former deputy Knesset speaker Naomi Chazan to delve further into this troubling trend in the United States, Israel and all around the world.

15.01.2022 Ensuring equality for women Once again, our partners at the Israel Religious Action Center - IRAC and Israel Women’s Network (IWN) stood up to the discrimination against women, this time on planes and in the workforce. The IWN’s successful legal action ensured that a female employee of the health insurance company Leumi would be compensated for suffering wage discrimination. In another case, IRAC sued British airline EasyJet for demanding she give up her seat on a flight t...o accommodate an Ultra-Orthodox man and his son who refused to sit next to her because of her gender. Read more: https://nif.li/iwn20

14.01.2022 Here are the headlines from the past week of news in Israel to help keep you in the loop. To read full articles, click here: https://linkinbio.nif.org.au/

12.01.2022 Today is IDAHOBIT - International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Interphobia & Transphobia. 31 years ago - on May 17, 1990 - the World Health Organization removed homosexuality from the Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems. IDAHOBIT celebrates LGBTQIA+ people globally, and raises awareness for the work still needed to combat discrimination. NIF Australia is proud to stand in support of of the LGBTQIA+ community and to not stay silent about LGBTQIA+ discrimination To learn more about IDAHOBIT and how you can better support the LGBTQIA+ community in your workplace, school and community visit Minus18

08.01.2022 Welcome back to another weekly news wrap - bringing you four headlines from Israeli news this past week. To read full articles click here: https://linkinbio.nif.org.au/

04.01.2022 Israel has firm beliefs on how the US should deal with Iran, join our event tomorrow to hear more about what the new US administration is planning https://nif.li/bidenfbp

04.01.2022 There must be another way" these are the powerful lyrics from Noa (Achinoam Nini) and Mira Awad from their breakthrough 2009 Eurovision joint performance. These two passionate performers and social activists will talk and sing with us this Thursday about their ongoing search for another way. Sign up today: https://nif.li/hnk20f

04.01.2022 Bridge Over the Wadi follows the establishment of the first ever cooperative binational, bilingual school inside an Arab village. The film portrays the complicated and fragile nature of coexistence in modern Israel through the personal stories of its children, parents and teachers. Join Ittay Flescher for the final session of our TV as a Window Into Israeli Society course to understand the hard work required to make true shared society possible. Just recently Hand in Hand: Center for Jewish-Arab Education in Israel schools opened their seventh school under this succesful model. Sign up here https://nif.li/tvfb

04.01.2022 We are looking forward to hearing Noa (Achinoam Nini) and Mira Awad performing together for us on the first night of Hanukkah. Not only will we hear their beautiful music but we can't wait to hear about their important social activism advocating for peace between Jews and Palestinians. This video in Hebrew, Arabic and English is a testament to their long musical partnership together. Sign up today: https://nif.li/hnk20f