Read NIF's latest press releases and statements. For press inquiries, please contact Elisheva Goldberg at: ‪917.740.4031 phone or [email protected].

• Leading Joint Palestinian-Jewish Israeli Movement Omdim Beyachad Wins New Israel Fund Gallanter Prize

  15 September 2022

  The New Israel Fund (NIF) announced today that it will present its premier prize, The Gallanter Prize, to Rula Daood and Alon-Lee Green, the National Co-Directors of Omdim Beyachad (Standing Together).

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• Decision to Raid and Shutter Six Palestinian Organizations a “Blow to Anyone Who Cares About the Future of Palestinian Human Rights and Israeli Democracy”

  18 August 2022

  Responding to the news that the Israeli military raided the offices of six Palestinian human rights organizations and posted closure orders, CEO of the New Israel Fund Daniel Sokatch released the following statement.

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• NIF Statement on the Killing of Shireen Abu Akleh

  12 May 2022

  Following the news that long-time Al Jazeera journalist Shireen Abu Akleh was killed in Jenin while covering an IDF raid, the New Israel Fund released the following statement.

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• NIF CEO: “Democracies protect free speech; they don’t silence critics.”

  27 March 2022

  In response to news that the Iowa governor signed two bills into law — one codifying the IHRA definition of anti-Semitism and one penalizing Americans who call for boycott of Israel or Israeli settlements — NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch released the following statement.

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• NIF CEO: “Georgia Anti-BDS Law Harms Israel and Free Speech”

  24 February 2022

  Responding to the news that Georgia Governor Brian Kemp signed legislation into law that penalizes Americans who seek to express themselves through a boycott of Israel or Israeli settlements, NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch released the following statement.

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• Israel’s Citizenship Law “Racist,” says New Israel Fund Director Mickey Gitzin

  8 February 2022

  Responding to the news that the Israeli Knesset has reinstated the “Citizenship Law,” a section of which prevents Palestinian families from living together, New Israel Fund Israel Director Mickey Gitzin released the following statement.

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• Progressive Israel Network Welcomes Indefinite Postponement of Construction in E-1 Area

  11 January 2022

  Responding to news that plans to advance settlement housing units in the E-1 corridor linking East Jerusalem to the northern West Bank have been indefinitely postponed, the Progressive Israel Network (PIN) issued the following statement.

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• 20 Arab-Jewish Initiatives Win New Israel Fund’s “Voices of Hope” Grant

  2 December 2021

  NIF announced the twenty winners of its “Voices of Hope” grants.

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• New Israel Fund Virtual Gala Premiers New Music Video by Acclaimed Jewish-Arab Rap Duo

  25 October 2021

  A never-before-seen music video by Palestinian artist Sameh Zakout and Jewish-Israeli educator and creator Uriya Rosenmann premiered at the NIF virtual gala last night. The new song and video, called “Manfas,” which translates to “I can’t breathe,” gives voice to the experience of Jews and Arabs struggling to live together.

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• Decision to Outlaw Palestinian Civil Society Orgs is Repressive and a Cause for Concern

  22 October 2021

  Responding to news that Israeli Defense Minister Benny Gantz declared six Palestinian civil society and human rights groups “terrorist” organizations, NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch released the following statement.

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