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Making the “Start-Up Nation” More Inclusive

“If Israel is to truly be the world’s ‘Startup Nation, then it must be an inclusive society in which all...

The Fight for Worker’s Rights Amid Israeli-Palestinian Escalations

“I don’t think you can understand the conflict today without understanding the economic injustices.”

‘Humiliation and absurdity’: The Israeli women bearing witness to the Occupation

“The vision of Israel we are working toward is one free of the burden of oppressing a neighboring people that...

‘We want to be equal citizens’ : Meet the Bedouin Israelis fighting for their land and heritage

“We want to be an integral part of the State of Israel, while maintaining our special character and heritage as...

How Creeping Annexation is Strangling Hope for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

Growing rates of arbitrary home demolitions and settlement expansion are inflicting intolerable hardships on Palestinians and pushing peace further out...

The Humanitarian Group Saving Children, One Heart at a Time

“Ultimately, this situation can only be remedied through the ending of the occupation and the lifting of the blockade.”

‘You may not kill anyone in the name of my child’ : How The Parents Circle – Families Forum is working toward reconciliation through shared grief

“There’s no such thing as instant reconciliation, it’s something that doesn’t happen overnight... but we don’t have the luxury of...

‘More of a protest than a party’: What Pride means for Jerusalem’s LGBT+ Community

“It’s a struggle for people to be treated equally as human beings rather than products to be used.”

How Israeli NGOs are Responding to the COVID-19 Crisis

In this special installment of J Street’s ‘Our Israel’ project, we look at the inspiring Israeli civil society groups who...