by Lauren Zilberman | Jan 16, 2026 | NIF, Shared Society and Combatting Racism
Dear friends, I was planning to write to you to introduce myself—to say how honored I am to be stepping into the role of Acting CEO of the New Israel Fund while Daniel takes his well-earned sabbatical. I am tremendously excited by this opportunity, but there...
by Lauren Zilberman | Jan 16, 2026 | Human and Civil Rights, Shared Society and Combatting Racism
NIFC’s New Generations Leadership Council raised $1,000 through its New Gen (20s and 30s) year-end fundraising campaign in support of Yesh Din, an NIFC partner working to protect the human rights of Palestinians affected by settler violence in the West Bank. In light...
by Lauren Zilberman | Jan 16, 2026 | Human and Civil Rights, News
Over the past two years, settlers have escalated violence against Palestinian communities in the West Bank, staging attacks that are increasingly brazen and deadly. One settler target has been the olive trees that so many Palestinian farmers rely on for their...
by Lauren Zilberman | Jan 16, 2026 | Human and Civil Rights, News
The New Israel Fund’s campaign to raise funds support the delivery of humanitarian aid to Gaza continues. Today, World Central Kitchen currently serves more than 750,000 hot meals and 400,000 loaves of bread daily to starving Palestinians. Last year, NIFC...
by Lauren Zilberman | Dec 30, 2025 | Gender Equality, Human and Civil Rights, New Initiatives for Democracy, News, Palestinian Citizens of Israel, Religious Freedom, Shared Society and Combatting Racism, Social and Economic Justice
This year has been tough for Israeli civil society, but they still stood firm for our shared values: democracy, equality, and peace. In fact even amid political turmoil, war, and deep social challenges, your giving fueled these Israeli partners to fight relentlessly...
by Lauren Zilberman | Dec 12, 2025 | Action Alert, Human and Civil Rights, News, NIF
In late October, two American activists—volunteers with an NIF partner organization, Achvat Amim—were detained, deported from Israel, and handed a 10-year entry ban. They had been traveling through the West Bank to work alongside Palestinian farmers, who every year...
