“If we dream that peace is possible, it can happen.”—Tami Yakira

“Israel is better than the way this war is being waged.” ~José Andrés

In an interview with Calcalist, Mickey Gitzin, director of the New Israel Fund in Israel, warns that Israel’s democratic standing is only worsening, but promises to invest millions in a new political plan.

NIF is investing in policy initiatives designed to offer alternative foreign and domestic policy goals for Israel for the day after this war ends.

Following advocacy by NIF grantees like the Berl Katznelson Foundation, the Israeli Ministry of Education is enabling Haredi parents to demand the creation of state-run Haredi schools that teach core subjects.

Shatil led a coalition of organizations that succeeded in preventing a Kohelet Forum proposal that would have limited the government’s regulatory power.

NIF’s pilot experiential curriculum Breaking Binaries, Building Connection is gaining momentum at summer camps in North America.

The Berl Katznelson Foundation wrote a strong letter to Knesset Speaker Mickey Levy warning the deep repercussions and anti-democratic nature of the current budget and accompanying Economic Arrangements Bill.

Research by our grantee Berl Katznelson Foundation found that 80% of Israeli youth were impacted by COVID-19 economic crisis.