New Initiatives for Democracy

Strengthening New Ideas and Leadership

NIFC works to restore Israel’s wounded democracy and foster a renewal of pro-democracy ideas, leadership, and institutions.

Over the past decade, attacks have increased by religious and public leaders against the media, the judiciary, human rights organizations, minorities, and even the very notion of equality. Our focuses in this area are diverse, but represent the most cutting-edge initiatives to cultivate new civil society leadership, develop new ideas, build new coalitions, and promote new models of change.

Examples of recently-funded projects include the Alliance for Israel’s Future’s leadership program for young progressives and Zazim’s online campaigns for fair and equal government responses to COVID-19.

Mitvim - The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies

Researching Post-Conflict Strategies and Regional Expertise

Mitvim–The Israeli Institute for Regional Foreign Policies is a foreign policy think tank established in 2011 with the mission to promote a progressive paradigm shift Israel’s foreign policy. Mitvim provides answers to resolving the underlying conflict with new regional allies as Israelis seek alternatives to the catastrophic failures of their government’s security and military policies on October 7th. In 2024, NIFC’s project will conduct research and analyses on peace and security after the October 7th attack.

Preparing for the Day After the War

Preparing for the Day After the War

Israel has changed, we have changed, reality has changed. As Naomi Chazan, former president of NIF's international board, has said, “there won’t be a single day when we declare that we’re ‘after’ [October 7th]—in fact, we’re already living it”. This idea—that we are...

Building Resilience in Civil Society Through Shatil

Building Resilience in Civil Society Through Shatil

For the twenty-fourth week in a row, Israelis have been spending their Saturday nights protesting. For eight months, social change organizations have been working on overdrive to protect the rights of persecuted groups and combat the strategic dismantling of...

Uniting for a Better Future

Uniting for a Better Future

Ghadir Hani, an activist with NIF grantees Omdim Beyahad-Naqef Ma’an (Standing Together) and Women Wage Peace recently addressed one of the pro-democracy demonstrations in Tel Aviv. She said, “I am here, Ghadir Hani, standing in front of you and my heart is heavy and...

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