by Hannah Cohen | Apr 11, 2023 | News
On Sunday, April 9th, Syvanne Avitzur and Alex Richler, two members of the NIFC New Generations Leadership Council, spoke at the weekly rally to support Israeli democracy in Toronto. The weekly rallies are organized by UnXeptable, a global movement of Israelis in the...
by Hannah Cohen | Mar 31, 2023 | News
By Daniel Sokatch, International CEO of the New Israel Fund This week, Israel was in headlines all around the world. The protest movement that stopped its judicial coup in its tracks has held the world’s attention — and rightly so. This is a moment to congratulate the...
by Hannah Cohen | Mar 31, 2023 | Human and Civil Rights, News
Shortly after Benjamin Netanyahu’s government took power, NIFC’s flagship partner the Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) petitioned to overturn some of the new, expanded powers that Netanyahu had granted Itamar Ben Gvir in his role as National...
by Hannah Cohen | Mar 23, 2023 | Gender Equality
Photo credit: Gilad Kavalertchik Earlier this month, Canadian ambassador to Israel Lisa Stadelbauer acted as host for Shatil’s graduation of their women NGO leaders project. Shatil is the capacity-building arm of the New Israel Fund in Israel. This unique Shatil...
by Hannah Cohen | Mar 23, 2023 | Human and Civil Rights
Credit: Mati Milstein “Now in Huwara I held in my hand, the remains of stun grenades and gas cannisters that the IDF threw into a house that rioters had burned,” wrote NIF Associate Director Resources Development Shira Ben-Sasson Furstenberg on Wednesday, as...
