by nifc-phil-mike | Aug 26, 2020 | News
By Daniel Sokatch, CEO of the New Israel Fund Since Donald Trump unveiled his so-called “Peace to Prosperity” plan back in January of this year, we’ve been talking a lot about annexation. That’s because Trump’s plan, which had little to do with peace, contained a...
by nifc-phil-mike | Aug 14, 2020 | News
Responding to the news that Israel plans to sign an agreement with the UAE that would temporarily “suspend” the Israeli government’s plans to annex parts of the West Bank, the New Israel Fund of Canada (NIFC) released the following statement: The plans for Israel and...
by nifc-phil-mike | Aug 6, 2020 | News
By Libby Lenkinski, New Israel Fund VP of Public Engagement Things are happening in Israel that I’ve never seen before. On Saturday night, July 25 – and again on this past Saturday – I went to join the protests in Balfour Street, Jerusalem, in front of the Prime...
by nifc-phil-mike | Aug 6, 2020 | Human and Civil Rights, News
While much of the world talks about the “new normal” as COVID-19 has disrupted old routines, one thing about life in the West Bank has not changed: Jewish settler violence against Palestinians. B’Tselem: The Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied...
by nifc-phil-mike | Aug 6, 2020 | News
The anti-corruption demonstrations against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are becoming larger and more widespread. Last Saturday night, 10,000 demonstrators gathered outside the Prime Minister’s Residence on Balfour Street in Jerusalem. Thousands more...
