by Ben | May 24, 2023 | News, NIF
24 May 2023 Following the news that a draconian bill to tax NGOs that receive funding from foreign government bodies at a rate of 65% and strip them of their tax-exempt status in Israel will begin its legislative process this coming Sunday, NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch...
by Ben | May 1, 2023 | Events, NIF
On April 27th, the New Israel Fund of Canada and Holy Blossom Temple were excited to host Allison Kaplan Sommer of Haaretz and Martin Regg Cohn of the Toronto Star to help us understand the latest developments in Israel and the largest protest movement in the...
by Ben | Mar 6, 2023 | News, NIF
Today, we and our partner JSpaceCanada published the results of a survey of Canadian Jews that we commissioned with public opinion research firm EKOS and with advice by Prof. Robert Brym. The survey asked Canadian Jews to rate their reactions to the court override...
by Hannah Cohen | Jan 5, 2023 | News, NIF
In response to Israeli Minister of Justice Yariv Levin announcing sweeping changes that would undermine the independence of the judiciary, NIF’s CEO Daniel Sokatch released the following statement: “A country that removes basic democratic checks and balances and...
by Hannah Cohen | Dec 31, 2022 | News, NIF
Responding to news that Prime Minister-elect Benjamin Netanyahu has sworn in the most hardline government in Israel’s history, the following six Canadian Jewish organizations issued the following statement: Our eight Canadian Jewish organizations join the broad chorus...
by Hannah Cohen | Dec 16, 2022 | NIF
Photo: Gilad Kavalerchik The New Israel Fund concluded a groundbreaking crowdfunding campaign in Israel that raised over 2 million NIS ($790,000) from more than 2,000 individuals across the country, surpassing its goal. The contributions came from Jewish and Arab...
