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Shatil Spotlight: A Peace Activist Held Captive by Hamas
Photo Credit: Alex Farfuri On October 7, Israelis were shaken to their core by Hamas’ horrific terrorist attack on the communities along the southern border with Gaza. Many of the people killed and captured were peace activists. Many had helped ferry sick Gaza...
Sheltering Families after Hamas’ Attack
Shortly after Hamas’s attack on October 7, Mickey Gitzin, NIF’s director in Israel, received a phone call. He was told that more than 150 families, evacuees from Israel’s southern towns, were in Eilat with no place to stay. Mickey did not hesitate. He immediately...
A heartfelt thank you from the ground in Israel
Your support has been essential, providing critical resources for those affected by the ongoing violence and those responding to the crisis. Please take a moment to hear our thanks directly from Israel by Shira Ben-Sasson Furstenberg, NIF’s Associate Director in...
Director’s Report: What Our Israeli Partners Are Doing in a Time of War
By Ben Murane, Executive Director So much changed on October 7th– and we are still absorbing the consequences. On the ground, our partners have shifted everything to address the current crisis in the ways that only they can. Under the umbrella of our Emergency Safety...
NIF shapes media narrative around Israel-Hamas war
Since October 7th, NIF's media teams in the US and Israel have been working closely with several major media outlets on their coverage of the news and analysis. From the New York Times to NPR to the Guardian to the Forward, NIF is playing a role in shaping...
Emergency Funding: FakeReporter is combatting online incitement
FakeReporter is a watchdog organization that combats malicious activity and fake news online. During May 2021, NIFC project partner FakeReporter saw extremists and foreign powers using social media to sow fear and spark violence between Jewish and Arab citizens. Since...
Emergency Funding: Tzedek Centers provide humanitarian aid to evacuees from Israel’s south
Since the horrific events of October 7th, many NIF partners have mobilized to help the residents of Israel's south. The Tzedek Centers is one of the groups providing essential humanitarian services -- and thanks to the generosity of NIFC donors, NIFC was able to issue...
Our Letter to Minister Joly Regarding the Current Violence
Today we sent this letter to the Minister of Foreign Affairs Mélanie Joly thanking the government for its recent actions, sharing our experiences as progressive Canadian Jews, and outlining what actions we hope the Canadian government will take further. [embeddoc...
Press Release: NIF CEO: “Bring. Them. Home.”
13 October 2023 In the wake of Hamas’s brutal attack on Israeli civilians and its abduction of scores of individuals to the Gaza Strip, NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch released the following statement: “Bring. Them. Home. “We are living through a devastating, heartbreaking...
NIFC Statement on Recent Attacks on Israel
7 October 2023 The New Israel Fund, in Canada and around the world, is shocked and horrified by today's attack on Israel. We stand in support and solidarity with the people of Israel on this dark and difficult day. We pray for all those who have been affected by this...
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