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NIFC Statement on the Murders of two Israeli embassy employees in Washington D.C.

In the wake of the news that two Israeli embassy employees were murdered outside an AJC Global event, the New Israel Fund of Canada released the following statement: We join members of the NIF family and so many around the world as we mourn the two Israeli embassy...

The Next Target of Netanyahu’s Judicial Coup is Israel’s NGO Sector

Earlier this week, the Israeli Knesset began debating an anti-NGO bill that would tax foreign government donations to NGOs at 80% and strip them of standing before Israel’s High Court of Justice. When the Knesset returned from recess and brought this bill to...

Come work with us! NIFC is hiring a Communications Coordinator

About the New Israel Fund of Canada The New Israel Fund of Canada (NIFC) advances and defends democracy and equality in Israel. Since 1986, NIFC has helped contribute over $300 million to more than 900 organizations in Israel that fight for socio-economic equality,...

Director’s Note – After Election Day

By Ben Murane, Executive Director I cast my vote on Monday and am relieved that our democratic traditions remain steadfast. There has indeed been rancor and divisiveness during the lead up to yesterday’s climax, with deep divisions within the Jewish community about...

Exposing the True Goals of the Israeli Government in Gaza

On Monday, April 21, 2025, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich explicitly said that bringing home hostages was “not the most important goal” of the current offensive in Gaza. He said it was secondary to eliminating “the Gaza problem.” Two days earlier, on Saturday, he...

Advocating for Fair Rehabilitation of Gaza Border Communities

Photo Credit: Yossi Zamir, Shatil Stock Rachel Edry is a name that has become synonymous with resilience. Rachel and her husband David were taken hostage by Hamas terrorists in their home in Ofakim on October 7th. Remarkably, they were rescued by Israeli security...

The Emergency is Now. And We Will Not Rest.

By Daniel Sokatch, NIF International CEO It’s been a bleak few months here in the United States as we’ve contended with the Trump Administration’s “flood the zone” strategy, a parade of autocratic actions aimed at stunning Americans into inaction while dismantling the...

Come work with us! NIFC is hiring a Development and Engagement Officer

About the New Israel Fund of Canada The New Israel Fund of Canada advances and defends democracy and equality in Israel. Since 1986, NIFC has helped contributed over $300 million to more than 900 organizations in Israel that fight for socio-economic equality,...

Thomas L. Friedman in the New York Times: Trump and Netanyahu Steer Toward an Ugly World, Together

By: Thomas L. Friedman ‘There was a time when a meeting between the president of the United States and the prime minister of Israel brought only pride to both Israeli and American Jews, who saw two democratic leaders working together. Well, I know that I am not alone...

Protecting Civil Society in Israel

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

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