Here is an update on just some of NIF and its grantees' latest achievements.
Progress for Egalitarian Prayer at the Kotel ![]() Following an appeal by police who wanted to justify their detention of NIF grantee Women of the Wall activists, in a precedent-setting ruling the court decided that the Orthodox authorities do not have a monopoly on determining how Jews pray at the Kotel. The decision is a major victory in the ongoing struggle for egalitarian prayer at Judaism’s holiest site. In a second landmark victory for religious pluralism, the government announced that it will now allow rabbis from the Reform and Conservative movements to serve as state-salaried community rabbis. The decision follows a seven-year legal struggle by veteran NIF grantee Israel Religious Action Center |
Countering “Price Tag” and Racist Attacks ![]() From the onset of the vicious “price tag” attacks – the price radical extremists exact in response to any government attempt to close down illegal settlement outposts – NIF began intensive efforts promoting a shared society. From solidarity visits to mosques, a monastery and other sites of price-tag violence, the NIF network has been a strong voice for tolerance. Most recently, the NIF-convened Tag Meir coalition held a solidarity event in the village of Abu Ghosh, a symbol of shared society between Jews and Arabs, following attacks in the town. |
An Important Victory for Arab Land Rights
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An End to Gender Segregation?
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Victory against Pro-Developer Planning Bill
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Eritrean Mothers and Children Released from Prison
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