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.

We Have a Vision for the Day After

By Talia Sasson, Past NIF Board President There is a widespread sense in Israel that our Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, has no plan for “the day after,” that is, the day that comes after the war in Gaza stops. The American government, before Israel invaded Gaza,...

Emergency Funding: Protecting Civil Society in Israel Now

Israel’s democratic crisis did not end with Hamas’ attacks on October 7th and has continued throughout the past eight months of the Gaza war. Since the formation of Israel’s current extremist government in early 2023, emboldened Jewish extremists in the halls of power...

Israeli Experts Bring Honest Answers to the Toughest Questions

Just before Passover began, we completed the cross-Canada tour of "After October 7th: Towards a Political Vision for Israel-Palestine" in Toronto, Ottawa, Vancouver, and Montreal. Our Israeli guests – experts in foreign policy, security, and human rights – spoke...