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A View from the Ground: Major Peace Event in Tel Aviv
6,000 people–Jews and Palestinians, young and old, from the country’s urban center and from the periphery–gathered in Tel Aviv last night for one of the largest peace events since October 7. Dozens of organizations, many of them NIF grantees and NIFC funded partners...
Meet our 2024-2025 Naomi Chazan Fellows
Syvanne Avitzur is an Israeli-born Canadian, an NIFC New Generations Leadership Council Member, and a former volunteer with NIF in Jerusalem who cares deeply about NIF’s mission. She is working towards her M.A. in Public and International Affairs at the University of...
Our newest Board and Advisory Council members
We're excited to announce new additions to NIFC's Board of Directors and Advisory Council. They bring with them a wealth and diversity of experience, skills, and expertise. Please join us in welcoming to the Board of Directors: Syvanne Avitzur is a trilingual...
Supporting the Jerusalem Pride Parade
The Jerusalem Pride Parade takes place every year with support from the New Israel Fund. Last week, the parade took place under the banner of freedom — in the most basic sense of the word. Jerusalemites celebrating pride did not take the typical celebratory tone of...
Finding Inspiration in the Faithful Left
By Hannah Bender, ’23-’24 NIF Froman Social Change Rabbinical Fellow Within the Jewish calendar we are nearing the end of the Omer. Traditionally, one who observes this verbally counts each day of the 49 days between Passover and Shavuot, marking the time between our...
Supporting the Rights of Bedouin in the Negev
(Photo by Walid Alobra for Negev RCUV: https://www.instagram.com/waleed_alobra_photo_/) Last month NIF approved a $50,000 grant to support the 320 villagers of Wadi Al-Khalil, whose village was demolished by Israeli authorities a week earlier. This grant, which will...
Two Sides in the Struggle for Israel’s Future
By Daniel Sokatch, NIF International CEO There have always been multiple visions of what Israel is and can be. Today, two of the most prominent are in sharp contrast. On one side are those who seek an ethno-nationalist state — a place where Jews are first order...
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,...
Connecting the Dots: How Protests are Remaking Israel’s Democratic Landscape
Israeli protest movements are working right now to frustrate the plans of pro-settler extremists and to energize Israelis to push for a better future. On Tuesday, June 4th, the NIF community gathered for a webinar to unpack what has been going on on the ground at the...
“Truth to Power” Award Given to Hostage Family Leader Einav Zangauker
The New Israel Fund’s annual William S. Goldman Truth to Power Award is given annually to individuals that stand up for truth and give voice to the silenced, often at great personal, organizational, financial or reputational risk. In 2018, NIF established this award...
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