October 26, 2016 Human rights and public opinion in Israel: anger vs. pragmatism In Israel, public support for the term, “human rights,” is falling; support for actual human rights policies, however, is strong. By Dahlia Scheindlin Español עברית العربية
August 9, 2016 Human rights organizations and the state: how different are we really? How different are human rights organizations and the state institutions they challenge? A key Israel group has pulled away from cooperation with the army, arguing ... By Maayan Geva
February 23, 2016 The threat of human rights Human rights become a threat when they endanger state structures of domination. By Nicola Perugini & Neve Gordon Español العربية עברית
February 5, 2016 Rethinking progressive NGO funding in Israel Marked as traitors by the dominant Right for relying on foreign aid, Israeli liberal NGOs need a wider base of local donors. By Hillel Ben-Sasson Español
November 4, 2015 Strategic, data-driven human rights advocacy: the Israeli experience Winning the public’s trust requires that NGOs be open to understanding, and respecting, the public’s perspectives. By Dahlia Scheindlin
October 7, 2015 Wanted in Israel: democratic leadership Israeli public opinion is not nearly as anti-democratic as is often depicted. Israeli leadership, however, is another story. By Tamar Hermann العربية עברית
September 23, 2015 In Israel, public opinion matters more when it’s against you Backed into a corner, Israeli human rights groups are trying to better understand and utilize public opinion. By Dahlia Scheindlin Español العربية עברית
September 7, 2015 In Israel, intense combat spurs peace activism Experience of intense combat not only turns Israeli soldiers against conflict resolution, it can also spur them to become anti-occupation activists. By Erica Weiss עברית العربية
June 30, 2015 Let the pollsters pick? Navigating public opinion in Israel Polls help identify wedge issues, but what happens if human rights activists only pick fights they can win? By Jessica Montell Español العربية עברית
June 30, 2015 In Israel, implementing human rights feels wrong Polls indicate that Jewish Israelis generally support the concept of human rights, but are less supportive of Israeli human rights organizations – especially those ... By Dahlia Scheindlin Español עברית العربية
September 4, 2014 American Jews, money and the Israel-Palestine conflict Although the American Jewish community spends relatively little on human rights work in Israel/Palestine, they are getting serious about promoting a lasting peace ... By Benjy Cannon العربية עברית
August 11, 2014 Arguing like Abraham for Gaza’s innocents Most Israeli Jews support the Gaza war, but the justice of self-defense has created a spiritual myopia among my people. As community and religious leaders, we rabbis ... By Rabbi Arik Ascherman العربية עברית Türkçe
July 23, 2014 Occu-Kashrut and ethical Jewish consumerism For some, a boycott of products made in Israeli settlements - Occu-Kashrut - is an ethically motivated act of Jewish religious practice. As a result, Israel’s ... By Louis Frankenthaler
April 17, 2014 In Israel, Rabbis for Human Rights address painful paradoxes In a world where so much blood is shed for religion, Rabbis for Human Rights believes that the Jewish faith must be a force for human rights. By Rabbi Arik Ascherman Español Français العربية עברית
January 8, 2014 No shortage of international complicity with Israeli occupation Aid to Palestine is essentially palliative, intended to maintain a status quo. From that vantage point, aid seems to be remarkably complicit with continued Israeli ... By Nora Lester Murad