Achieving social change, especially in a country as complex and challenging as Israel, is not a short-term task. Hundreds of activists, professionals, community organizers and donors are involved in the New Israel Fund family’s efforts, and often our successes are measured in years, not days. Below you’ll find some of our most significant recent accomplishments, in areas ranging from minority rights to environmental protection. To learn more about our issues click here.
A Letter to Israel's Twelfth Graders
September 3, 2008
In an op-ed article on September 1st in Yediot Ahronot, the country’s largest newspaper, NIF Israel’s Executive Director Eliezer Yaari addressed the country’s twelfth grade students. Read>
More Classrooms for Israeli Arab Schools
September 2, 2008
The Education Ministry is now implementing a plan to build nearly 10,000 new classrooms in Israeli Arab schools by 2012. The plan follows the 2007 protests by NIF grantee Follow-Up Committee for Arab Education, which seeks an equitable allocation of educational resources in Israel. Read>
Creating Social Entrepreneurs: A Donor’s Eye View
August 30, 2008
On August 19, 11 students, all immigrants from the former Soviet Union (FSU), graduated from the second cycle of a SHATIL training course for social entrepreneurs co-sponsored by Ben Gurion University of the Negev. Read>
“Stop the Death Toll on the Roads to Bedouin Schools in the Negev!”
August 29, 2008
On August 18, 70 concerned citizens gathered in Be’er Sheva’s Youth Center for a conference sponsored by SHATIL's Umbrella Forum for Bedouin Education in the Negev. The conference was called following the tragic deaths of four Bedouin children who were killed on the way to school in substandard transport on unpaved, hazardous roads in unrecognized Bedouin villages. Read>
Government Moves Route of Separation Fence Near Ma’ale Adumim
August 26, 2008
The Israeli government has decided to re-route the planned Security Fence in the region of Ma’ale Adumin southeast of Jerusalem. The original plan would have put 1000 acres of Arab land on the Israel side of the Fence, making it inaccessible to Palestinian villagers. Read>
Hello Gaza – Sderot Calling
August 20, 2008
More than 50 residents of Sderot and the surrounding Negev villages held a “happening” along the border fence to promote dialogue with their neighbors in Gaza. Read>
Arab Village Sets Example in Recycling Organic Trash
August 19, 2008
An organic recycling project in the Arab village of Ras Al Ayn near Haifa could act as an example for the entire country. The project was initiated by Eretz Carmel – Promoting Sustainability, which is funded by NIF through the Green Environment Fund (GEF). Read>
