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Victory Against Discriminatory Housing Practices
The Tel Aviv District Court has ordered the Tel Aviv Municipality to revise the threshold it has imposed on affordable housing, due to it being discriminatory. The ruling followed a petition from NIFC's flagship partner Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) on...
Restoring Pluralistic Jewish Education in Israel’s Schools
Israel’s Supreme Court has overturned a decision by the Ministry of Education to suspend special funding received by pluralistic Jewish organizations for activities they provide in school – effectively restoring that budget stream to Jewish pluralism in Israel. The...
NIFC is hiring for two positions!
We're hiring for two exciting positions. Click below for job descriptions and how to apply: Development and Operations Associate (full-time, permanent) Education and Program Officer (full-time, 9-week contract)
Defending Freedom of Expression
Israeli police have filed hundreds of defamation suits over the last year against people for Facebook posts criticizing police brutality. NIFC flagship project partner Association for Civil Rights in Israel (ACRI) has exposed a troubling practice of shutting down...
A Fund to Fight the Occupation: Announcing the Boritz-Fromstein Fund for Human Rights
NIFC is proud to announce the creation of the Boritz-Fromstein Fund for Human Rights, a $250,000 endowment started by long-time supporters Efrim Boritz and Naomi Fromstein that is dedicated to supporting Israeli human rights NGOs working to end Israel’s occupation....
Why So Much Focus on Israel’s Occupation?
By Ben Murane, Executive Director So Many Issues One of our many issues regularly generates outsized attention – and rightly so. Our work towards ending the occupation and addressing Palestinian human rights is a tough issue, but one of our most important. First,...
We’re hiring: Development and Operations Associate
Come work with us! NIFC is currently hiring for the position of Development and Operations Associate. Posted: April 2021 The New Israel Fund of Canada advances and defends democracy and equality in Israel. Since 1986, NIFC has helped contributed over $300 million to...
NIF international CEO: “Kahanism is a danger to Israeli Democracy”
In response to the news that Israel’s Knesset will include the ideological successors to Meir Kahane’s racist ideology, Daniel Sokatch, international CEO of the New Israel Fund, released the following statement: “For decades, people who care about Israel have largely...
Episode 3 – 2021 Israeli Election Preview
With the Israeli election under a week away, our friends at NIF Australia look at how the campaign is balanced, as well as one of the most controversial and extreme parties ever to run for the Knesset, the Jewish Power faction....
Our Featured Leaders in Canada: Rabbi Micah Streiffer
This month, we’re focusing on Rabbi Micah Streiffer, a member of the NIFC Advisory Council for the past two years, looking forward to his continued work empowering youth and building coalitions within Israel. Volunteers Harry Schachter and Shelly Sanders spoke with...
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