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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NIF CEO Sokatch On Lara Alqasem Ruling: “Victory For Democracy And Academic Freedom”
18 October 2018Today, responding to the news that American student Lara Alqasem will be released from Ben Gurion Airport and allowed to study at Hebrew University, NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch released the following statement. . .
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New Israel Fund CEO Sokatch On Detention Of American Student: “Lara Alqasem Should Be In Class Today…Netanyahu Government’s Entry Law Is A Tool For Witch Hunts”
16 October 2018Today, responding to the ongoing detention of Palestinian-American student Lara Alqasem at Ben Gurion Airport and the government’s prevention of Alqasem from commencing her studies at Hebrew University, NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch released the following statement. . .
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New Israel Fund Announces David N. Myers, Leading Professor of Jewish History, As Next President of the Board
14 October 2018David N. Myers, a professor of Jewish history and longtime NIF board member, is the new president of NIF’s board.
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New Israel Fund Responds To Detention of American Jew At Israeli Border For Being “Here To Make Trouble”
13 September 2018NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch writes: If the Netanyahu government considers promoting equality, democracy, and justice to be ‘making trouble,’ we’ll wear that badge proudly”
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NIF CEO On Human Rights Defender Detentions: “We Will Not Be Intimidated Or Silenced”
31 August 2018Responding to the detentions of three leading human rights defenders in the South Hebron Hills today, NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch released the following statement. . .
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American Jews to 62 MKs who voted for the “Nation-State” Law: “Coming to America? Explain Yourselves.”
15 August 2018American Jews are pledging to ask Members of Knesset visiting American communities to explain why they voted in favor of the racist, discriminatory Nation-State Bill, which fundamentally damages democratic values in Israel.
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NIF CEO on Beinart Interrogation: “PM Has Made Border Crossings Into Interrogation Chambers”
13 August 2018Today, responding to the news that journalist Peter Beinart was detained and interrogated by Israeli officials at Ben Gurion airport, Daniel Sokatch, CEO of the New Israel Fund, released the following statement. . .
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NIF CEO Sokatch on Gaza Escalation: “Peace Cannot Be Built On War”
10 August 2018Today, in response to recent events in Gaza, NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch released the following statement. . .
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NIF CEO Sokatch on Border Interrogation of Activists: “PM Netanyahu Has Turned Border Crossings Into Interrogation Chambers”
5 August 2018This evening, two American activists who reside in Israel as legal foreign workers with Israeli nonprofit organizations were detained and interrogated for over three hours at the Israeli border crossing at Taba. Simone Zimmerman and Abby Kirschbaum were returning from a weekend in the Sinai when they were stopped at the border; the Ministry of Interior said they were being held by Shin Bet. After around three hours of interrogation, they were released and allowed to enter Israel.
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Backgrounder: The Jews-Only “Nation-State” Bill
20 July 2018The Netanyahu government successfully passed the “Nation-State” Bill yesterday, shortly before the end of the Knesset’s summer session. The vote was 62 to 55.
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