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Mobilizing Against a Racist and Anti-Democratic Bill in the Knesset

The winter session of the Knesset has barely begun, but the Netanyahu government is wasting no time jump-starting its program to weaken Israel’s democratic institutions in this new Knesset winter session. A key example of Netanyahu’s ongoing attempt to weaken the...

Survey: Canadian Jews Divided Over Israel and Canadian Politics

Today, we and our partners JSpaceCanada and Canadian Friends of Peace Now published the results of a survey of Canadian Jews that we commissioned with public opinion research firm Leger and with advice by Prof. Robert Brym. Read the full report below. | Download it...

Former Israeli Defense Minister Yaalon is warning of ethnic cleansing in north Gaza. Everyone should listen.

By Daniel Sokatch, NIF International CEO Moshe Yaalon, who served as the IDF Chief of Staff during the second intifada, and as Prime Minister Netanyahu’s defense minister during the 2014 Gaza war, is no leftist, and certainly no friend of the Palestinians. But last...

Speaking Out About Israeli Military Practices in Gaza

Photo credit: Yossi Zamir/Shatil Stock After more than a year, and with 101 Israelis still held captive, the war in Gaza continues. NIF grantees and NIFC project partners are among the few who are working to ensure that inhumane practices of the IDF are made public....

What we’re proud of this year – and preparing for next year

By Ben Murane, Executive Director Across Israel today, there is a great struggle over which path the country should take in the aftermath of the horrifying Hamas attack of October 7th and the ongoing war. There are two powerful narrative visions at work. One of these...

Raising Awareness of Settler Violence Through Documentation

On the same night that Israeli and international media zeroed in on the violent attacks in Amsterdam against Jewish Israeli soccer fans, extremist Jewish Israeli settlers were violently attacking Palestinians more than 2,500 miles away. NIF grantees and NIFC project...

Honouring the Memory of Vivian Silver: A New Award for Female Peacebuilders

Vivian Silver z”l was a lifelong peace activist, CEO of the Negev Institute for Peace and Development Strategies, founder of the Arab-Jewish Center for Equality, Empowerment, and Cooperation, and an active NIF board member. A friend to many in our community, she was a...

Envisioning The Negev Anew Through Equality and Partnership

“October 7 physically and metaphorically shattered our homes into pieces that cannot be reassembled.” —Noam Stahl, Kfar Aza resident As NIF prepares to launch the new Equality and Partnership in the Negev project, staff members visited Kibbutz Kfar Aza, the...

Campaigning to Empower Israel’s Liberal Centre

Over the last few weeks, NIF grantee Have You Seen the Horizon Lately has plastered Israel’s major traffic arteries with huge billboards reminding Israelis of something that, in the current political climate, they do not always feel: That they have a choice. These...

Briefing on Israel’s Regional Dynamics: Iran and its Proxies

On Monday, October 28, 2024, NIF gathered for a webinar to discuss the recent developments in the Middle East regional dynamics between Israel and Iran, as well as the impact of the current multi-front war on Israel. Senior Director of Media and Policy, Elisheva...

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