Read NIF's latest press releases and statements. For press inquiries, please contact Sharon Rose Goldtzvik at: +1.202.500.6362 phone (USA/WhatsApp) or [email protected].
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NIF CEO to Israeli PM’s Threat: “This Is About Israeli Democracy. I’ll Answer Any Question You Like.”
3 April 2018In response to Prime Minister Netanyahu’s claims that NIF is to blame for pressuring the Rwandan government to cancel its deal with Israel’s government to deport people seeking asylum, and in response to the PM’s call for a parliamentary investigation into NIF, NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch released the following statement. . .
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UPDATE — NIF CEO: PM’s Lies “Pathetic, Shameful, Stain on Israel”
2 April 2018This evening, PM Benjamin Netanyahu released a statement on Facebook appearing to backtrack on his announcement that Israel has entered a deal to halt its mass deportation plan, including incitement and lies blaming the New Israel Fund for pressuring Rwanda to cancel the deal. NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch released the following statement. . .
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NIF CEO on Deportation Win: “Civil Society Stronger than Cruel and Fearful Few”
2 April 2018In response to the Israeli government’s announcement that it will cancel its plan to deport people seeking asylum from African nations, NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch released the following statement. . .
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NIF CEO: “Banning political opposition is the policy of autocracies, not democracies”
7 January 2018Our position is principled: We do not support the BDS movement. We oppose the government’s travel ban and all its actions to punish those with whom it disagrees.
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NIF CEO: Trump’s Embassy Move “Dangerous, Reckless, and Irresponsible”
5 December 2017Moving the US embassy to Jerusalem at this time is a symbolic move that helps no one except hardliners.
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NIF CEO: Banning Amnesty Staffer “Confirms Our Fears… Policy of Autocracies, Not Democracies”
1 November 2017On Monday, Israel denied entry to Amensty International staff member Raed Jarrar, after extensive questioning about Amnesty’s support of a boycott of products from settlements in the West Bank.
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Jewish Communal Support for the Dream Act
31 October 2017NIF signed onto this letter to members of Congress urging them to provide permanent protection for the 800,000 undocumented immigrant youth who will soon be at risk of detention and deportation.
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Fact Sheet: Legislation to Annex West Bank Settlements
29 October 2017
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Fact Sheet: Anti-Democratic Legislation in Israel’s Winter Knesset Session
19 October 2017On October 23rd the Knesset will open for its winter session after a nearly three-month recess. The session will bring a flurry of new legislation that the government intends to pursue – some of it very damaging to democracy. Each piece advances the Netanyahu government’s agenda to eliminate critics, dismantle democratic institutions, and create impunity for Netanyahu in the face of mounting corruption charges.
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NIF CEO: “We Don’t Support BDS. Kansas Law Harms Israel And Free Speech.”
11 October 2017Today, in response to a lawsuit filed by the ACLU challenging a Kansas law that imposes penalties on those who call for boycott of Israel or Israeli settlements, Daniel Sokatch, CEO of the New Israel Fund, released the following statement.
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