NGO

New data maps Israel’s freedom divide: Liberal cities surge, conservative ones slip

The index measures municipal performance across 11 areas tied directly to daily life, including education oversight, gender-segregated events, religious budgets, and transparency.

Orthodox jews protest against Tel Aviv municipality Shabbat bus service, outside the home of Tel Aviv Mayor Ron Huldai in Tel Aviv on December 7, 2019.
UN HIGH Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk appears at the Human Rights Council in Geneva in September. Officials from UN agencies such as the Human Rights Council join in promoting the hypocrisy, singling out Israel, the writer charges.

50 years of Zionist demonization: From the Kremlin to Human Rights Watch - opinion

A woman holds her child near the memorial set up in memory of preventable stillbirths during a protest lead by Stand Up for Science at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Roybal campus in Atlanta, Georgia, US, May 30, 2025.

Israeli NGO marks Stillbirth Awareness Month with conference highlighting support gaps

 A Latet volunteer takes a box of supplies for those in need, wearing a shirt saying, “Giving (latet) in times of war.”

Food aid groups face rising demand, dwindling donations ahead of Rosh Hashanah


Protecting NGO aid from terror hijacking - opinion

The humanitarian situation in Gaza is dire. What measures are necessary to ensure aid reaches those in need instead of being diverted?

HUMANITARIAN AID for Gaza is loaded on a ship at Limassol, Cyprus, this week. Israel must balance urgent humanitarian needs with the need to block supplies from fueling mass murder, sexual violence, torture, and hostage-taking, say the writers.

Amichai Chikli accuses EU ministers of 'defending terror-supporting organizations'

His words followed a joint statement by 27 foreign ministers on August 12 in which the ministers condemned what they said were "restrictive new registration requirements."

 Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem on March 27, 2025.

Israel's NGO bill threatens its ties with global Jewry - opinion

Instead of silencing nonprofits, we should be listening to them. Instead of demanding loyalty, we should be building trust.

Trucks carrying humanitarian aid line up near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, August 13, 2025.

What is Shabbat life like in the most populated Jewish municipalities?

NGO report assesses weekend activity options in 53 non-ultra-orthodox municipalities.

Women light the shabbat candles, in Tel Aviv, on June 20, 2025

How SAHAR’s silent lifeline saves lives in Israel

Inbar Shenfeld leads SAHAR-Online Mental Support, the only Israeli helpline offering anonymous, lifesaving mental health support – entirely through text.

 FOR OVER 25 years, SAHAR has been Israel’s only text-based mental health helpline.

Likud seeks inquiry into foreign funding of Israeli protests

The move comes days after Likud issued a statement citing what it called “astonishing revelations” contained in an official document recently published by the US Congress.

Israelis protest against Benjamin Netanyhahu's government in Jerusalem, March 23, 2025

Israel's Constitution Committee debates revised NGO funding bill

The initial version of the bill that passed a preliminary vote in February would have slapped an 80% tax on “foreign state entity” donations to NGOs.

 A plenum session on the state budget in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament, December 16, 2024.

Flemish gov't. appeals court decision imposing BDS penalties for exporting military goods to Israel

The court ruled that any containers exiting the Port of Antwerp will face a penalty of €50,000 per container, up to a total of €5 million, in a move celebrated by BDS NGOs across Belgium.

 Pro-Palestinian, anti-Zionist stickers on a Brussels store window, December 2023; illustative.

EU must stop funding controversial NGOs - opinion

The European Union's funding of Israeli political NGOs that oppose the government and support human rights has been highly controversial.

 EU FOREIGN POLICY head Kaja Kallas rings the bell at the start of a foreign ministers council meeting in Brussels on Tuesday. She has made efforts to repair the broken ties with Israel, say the writers.

New NGO bill that would tax foreign donations by 80% will exempt ultra-Orthodox orgs. - report

Haredi MKs expressed concern over the bill's potential effect on donations to NGOs that support haredi causes, many of which are based on funds from overseas.

Haredi children return to school amid the coronavirus crisis

A nation’s pillar: The rise of the largest volunteer organization following Oct. 7

In just months, HaOgen LeMishpachot HaMiluim went from a grassroots idea to the state’s biggest volunteer force

  ‘YOU CAN spot HaOgen volunteers by the kindness in their eyes.’