Law Fellows 

Israel-U.S. Civil Liberties Law Program

New Israel Fund’s Israel-U.S. Civil Liberties Law Program provides academic and professional experience to Israeli lawyers specializing in civil rights. Fellows spend one year at American University’s Law School, intern at an American public-interest legal organization, and spend a second year working with a NIF grantee in Israel. There are 45 program graduates who form the core of the civil rights bar in Israel- as academics, community organizers, founders of non-profit organizations, and litigators.
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Social Justice

The New Israel Fund and SHATIL make available two 10-month stipend fellowships in Israel, each at an organization working to advance social justice and democracy in Israel . Each fellowship is designed to enable a talented and committed Jewish professional or recent graduate to spend a year contributing to social justice while experiencing Israel first-hand. Learn more >>

Project Shinui

Project Shinui, founded by NIF/SHATIL, gives volunteers the opportunity to work side by side with Israeli activists and gain first hand knowledge of the complexities and challenges facing Israeli society. Learn more >>