by nifc-phil-mike | May 9, 2018 | Action Alert, News
For the past 10 years, the New Israel Fund of Canada and the global NIF family have been fighting for a just solution for Israel’s 38,000 asylum seekers. Despite Netanyahu’s recent cancellation of a promising resolution, we’re not giving up. Take this...
by nifc-phil-mike | Mar 26, 2018 | Events
Israel Story, Israel’s version of This American Life and the country’s leading podcast, is going on tour in North America! The group lands in Toronto April 16 to debut “Mixtape: The Stories Behind Israel’s Ultimate Playlist.” The event will...
by nifc-phil-mike | Mar 25, 2018 | Human and Civil Rights, News
The New Israel Fund of Canada is proud of our work defending refugee rights in Israel. Together with hundreds of Canadian Jews who have joined in efforts with Israeli activists, we are working to protect the rights Canadians and Israelis cherish. Canadians donated...
by nifc-phil-mike | Jan 29, 2018 | Human and Civil Rights, News
Background There are about 38,000 asylum seekers in Israel, mainly from Sudan and Eritrea. In January, 2018, the Israeli government advanced plans to deport the thousands who had not yet succeeded in applying for asylum status or who had applied but were rejected. In...
