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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Statement of the New Israel Fund Re: Israel Apartheid Week
28 February 2013Many Israelis – including members of the current government – have used the word “apartheid” in reference to the discrimination and segregation imposed in the occupied territories. The New Israel Fund does not use this word as we find it inflammatory and inaccurate. NIF does not support Israel Apartheid Week nor do we believe that it makes a positive contribution to the debate.
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Tag Meir Anti-Racism Vigil at Beitar Jerusalem’s Teddy Stadium
10 February 2013Earlier tonight, around 100 anti-racism demonstrators gathered outside the Teddy Stadium in Jerusalem. The event was organized by the Tag Meir coalition and the New Israel Fund in response to the upsurge in racism from some of Beitar’s supporters, culminating in an arson attack on the club’s office and museum.
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NIF Responds to Election Results
23 January 2013The following statement was issued by New Israel Fund CEO Daniel Sokatch in reaction to the Israeli election results:
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Answering the Lies, Standing Up For Our Values
13 December 2012On December 13, 2012 the Im Tirtzu organization announced that it was publishing ads in 20 American Jewish newspapers. Their ads distort the record of the New Israel Fund and the human rights organizations we are proud to support. Allow us to set the record straight
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Fact Sheet Following Im Tirtzu Ad Blitz
13 December 2012In today’s ad campaign, Im Tirtzu accuses NIF-supported Israeli human rights groups of spreading “false accusations” against the IDF. Their charges are unfounded. NIF stands for equality and democracy in Israel. We know that an Israel without a vibrant human rights sector would be a weaker democracy. Here are the facts:
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New Israel Fund Condemns Terrorist Attack in Bulgaria
19 July 2012The New Israel Fund today condemned the terror attack targeting Israelis vacationing in Bulgaria in the strongest possible terms. Seven are reported dead and more than thirty injured.
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New Israel Fund Welcomes Brian Lurie As New Board Chair And Approves $1,570,500 In Grants At Bi-Annual Board Meeting
28 June 2012San Francisco: Returning to the city in which it was founded 33 years ago, the New Israel Fund (NIF) hosted its bi-annual Board of Directors meeting along with the 18th annual Guardian of Democracy dinner this week in San Francisco.
NIF was pleased to welcome Rabbi Brian Lurie as its new Board Chair. Lurie will succeed former MK Naomi Chazan. “I am taking this on as the capstone of my career because I believe that the New Israel Fund is the most important organization helping Israel realize its founding principles,” wrote Lurie in a Jerusalem Post column.
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NIF Condemns Desecration of Synagogue
22 June 2012Yesterday an Israeli synagogue in Moshav Maor was defaced with graffiti. This follows a disturbing trend of extremists on both sides vandalizing, defacing and even burning houses of worship. Intolerant and hateful acts such as these have no place in Israel and we call on the government to bring the responsible parties to justice. NIF and its family of activists will continue our efforts to advocate for a shared society based upon respect and tolerance.
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New Israel Fund, With More Partners, will March Again in New York’s Annual ‘Celebrate Israel’ Parade
18 May 2012New York. The New Israel Fund is proud to be marching in the 2012 Celebrate Israel Parade in New York on Sunday, June 3rd as part of a progressive cluster including Ameinu, Americans for Peace Now, B’Tselem USA, Partners for Progressive Israel, and Rabbis for Human Rights-North America.
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New Israel Fund Responds to NGO Monitor
3 May 2012Washington, DC. In response to NGO Monitor’s periodic “report” on the activities of the New Israel Fund, NIF today released the response below.
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