Read NIF's latest press releases and statements. For press inquiries, please contact Elisheva Goldberg at: 917.740.4031 phone or [email protected].
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Islamophobic Hate Group Stage is No Place for Israel’s Ambassador
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Zurich Cancellation Shows Netanyahu Government’s True Colors
7 September 2016Earlier today, Israel’s ambassador to Switzerland, Jacob Keidar let it be known that he was rescinding his participation in a panel event at the JCC of Zurich (ICZ).
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Letter to Minister Liberman on Susya
12 August 2016Minister Liberman, you must not destroy Susya again.
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Statement on Expulsion Law
19 July 2016Today the Knesset passed the latest, and most troubling, in a barrage of anti-democratic laws.
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Backgrounder on “Expulsion Law”
19 July 2016The Knesset is set to vote today on an amendment to the Basic Law on the Knesset which allows, for the first time ever, the expulsion of a sitting MK by a vote of 90 out of 120 members of that body.
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Statement on the Passage of the NGO Bill
11 July 2016The Knesset should never have seriously considered — much less passed — the NGO “transparency” bill which passed today. The bill undermines Israel’s democratic heritage and risks creating a damaging chilling effect on the freedom of expression.
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Backgrounder on NGO Bill
11 July 2016The Knesset today is now debating legislation setting forth new requirements for non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that receive funding from foreign governments. A final vote is expected today, and many observers believe the bill will become law.
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We Denounce Racism, Xenophobia and Violence
7 July 2016NIF joined together with a broad array of other Jewish organizations to speak out against racism and xenophobia. Read the full letter.
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Statement on Murder of Hallel Yaffa Ariel
30 June 2016We want to express our deep pain and sorrow over the loss of Hallel Yaffa Ariel, who was murdered in her bed at the hands of a Palestinian terrorist this morning. There is never an excuse for any murder — especially a child.
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Statement of New Israel Fund RE: The “Fiendish Deeds” of Liberal Judaism
7 March 2016We at the New Israel Fund, who have long supported religious freedom and pluralism in Israel, are outraged by the latest initiative by leaders of the ultra-Orthodox movement to clamp down on the growing strength of liberal denominations in Israel.
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