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Gov't Gas Revenues Could be Boosted by Billions of Dollars Following Civil Society Pressure
When the Israeli government was considering whether to raise the royalties on a newly discovered natural gas field in the Mediterranean, the issue quickly became controversial. On one side, the energy companies who discovered the ldquo;Tamar rdquo; field insisted on maintaining royalties at their current 12.5% rate ndash; the lowest in the developed world. On the other side, a coalition of civil society social justice organizations, led by NIF/SHATIL, insisted that a fair rate of return to the public coffers from the huge find could go a long way towards alleviating poverty and income inequality in Israel.Learn more raquo;
NIF Forms Pluralist Forum to Oppose Special Benefits for Yeshiva Students
Thousands of Israeli students took to the streets this week in Tel Aviv following a similar demonstration earlier this month in Jerusalem, as the government remains determined to pass the Yeshiva Students Law. The proposed law will by-pass a Supreme Court ruling earlier this year that held that special stipends for married yeshiva student discriminate against secular college students, who are ineligible for the payments. Learn more raquo;
IRAC Report Exposes Growing Gender Segregation in Public Places
NIF grantee IRAC, the Reform movement rsquo;s Action Center, has published a comprehensive 50-page report entitled "Separation Between Men and Women in Public Places." The report analyzes the expansion of gender segregation over the past decade to encompass buses, government and municipal offices, health clinics, sidewalks and private businesses such as stores and restaurants. The report was presented to the Knesset last week. Learn more raquo;
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