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”

Today, 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. . .

Donor Profile: Sammy Alkalay

Sammy Alkalay was called to action by the neglect of marginalized populations in Israel and by the prime minister’s attacks on NIF.

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New Israel Fund Responds To Detention of American Jew At Israeli Border For Being “Here To Make Trouble”

NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch writes: If the Netanyahu government considers promoting equality, democracy, and justice to be ‘making trouble,’ we’ll wear that badge proudly”

Another Israeli General Expresses Solidarity with NIF

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s public lashings of NIF are generating blowback.

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How Mickey Gitzin Became a Household Name

NIF’s senior staff person in Israel learned the value of improving the world from a young age.

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Israel’s Attorney General Investigating Airport Interrogations after ACRI Intervention

The detentions of progressive activists – Israeli and foreign — at the border have raised alarm and brought action.

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Opposition to Nation-State Law Gains Momentum

The Nation-State Law has faced powerful opposition from Israelis of all kind, including the progressives, some right wingers and the Druze community.

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Fake News about Fake Boos

Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu removes his accusatory Facebook post about Arab soccer fans after NIF and major media challenge the prime minister.

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Truth is Stranger Than Fiction

I never would have believed the Trumpian fashion in which the prime minister would falsely accuse us of trying to “erase the Jewish character of Israel,” or that he would demand, on the basis of lies, that we be subjected to a parliamentary committee of inquiry.

NIF CEO on Win for People Seeking Asylum in Israel: “This Is What Democracy Looks Like”

Earlier today the Israeli government disclosed to Israel’s High Court that it would not forcibly deport people seeking asylum to third countries. PM Benjamin Netanyahu then posted on Facebook that he was seeking to re-open detention facilities for this population. NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch released the following statement…