Promoting democracy and civic engagement

Kolot (Voice)

Israel
Kolot

Goals

Strengthen the voice of Palestinians and Israeli Arabs in Israeli media outlets publishing in Hebrew and English to push back against hate speech, contribute to the representation of diversity in Israeli society and promote dialogue.
134 K
15months
2Participating organizations

A project

Supported by

Presentation

In October 2024, CFI launched a self-funded pilot project to support two independent media initiatives, Sabra (in Hebrew) and +972 Magazine (in English), run by Israeli journalists (Arabs and Jews) based in Haifa.

Promoting better representation of Palestinians in Israeli media and society, these media outlets are pushing back against hate speech and disinformation in Israel, in the Palestinian Territories and throughout the English-speaking world. CFI thus aims to support the creation of an arena for dialogue in Israeli society by facilitating access to well-balanced , top-quality news reports in both Hebrew and English.

Project beneficiaries

• +972 Magazine, its newsroom and parent organisation +972 - AJC
• Sabra media, its newsroom and parent organisation 7amleh

Project manager
Marie-Caroline MOTTA

Actions

Subsidy for +972 Magazine, (parent organisation +972-AJC)

• Extend and diversify +972 Magazine’s outreach in order to reach new audiences 
• Reinforce the strategy for subscriber retention and fostering loyalty 
• Reinforce collaborations with journalists and analysts from Palestinian communities in Israel 
• Support the funding of the management team

Subsidy for Sabra media, (parent organisation NGO 7amleh)

• Analyse Sabra media audiences to adapt the editorial strategy and foster audience loyalty 
• Support for coordination and editorial production 
• Support for promotion of media production on social networks