by nifc-phil-mike | Jun 26, 2019 | News
An Update by Michal Sella, Director of the Shatil Center for Policy Change NIFC doesn’t support or oppose any candidate or political party for election; we look at the big picture and share the most important stories about issues that affect Israelis from all walks...
by nifc-phil-mike | Jun 26, 2019 | News
In honour of Pride Month, we are highlighting the story of Avinof Frumer, who appeared in the second installment of Trailblazers, a series of video shorts produced by the New Israel Fund in partnership with Yedioth Ahronoth to mark Israel’s 70th anniversary in 2018....
by nifc-phil-mike | Jun 20, 2019 | News
By: Mickey Gitzin, Director of the New Israel Fund in Israel A decade ago, I could count the number of Israeli cities celebrating LGBTQ Pride on one hand. This year, there will be dozens of marches taking place in communities across Israel, and that’s a powerful...
by nifc-phil-mike | May 23, 2019 | News
By Ben Murane, NIFC Executive Director When the recent Israeli elections were first announced, we knew they would be important. In hindsight, we see that they may have the most consequential results in Israel’s history. Why? From the outset, sitting Prime Minister...
by nifc-phil-mike | May 23, 2019 | News
By Jacob Shuster, Outgoing Naomi Chazan Fellow Growing up, I had always been overwhelmed with the issues in Israel. My parents had extremely polarized views of the country and, torn in the middle, I became confused, disengaged and apathetic. Once I left Israel at the...