Invoking “unity” to justify the war—as if that will bring us a better future—is a lie. What Israel needs is not unity, it is leadership that believes in democracy.

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.

We must not let Ramadan become a time of danger and fear for Muslims, Jews, and all the inhabitants of this land.

In response to legislation hollowing out the independence of Israel’s judiciary, NIF vows to keep fighting for democracy

NIF Israel Director Mickey Gitzin and Board Member Talia Sasson speak out in the name of democracy at Jerusalem Post conference.

Israeli leaders headlined the blockbuster 2022 Haaretz-New Israel Fund Democracy Conference

Multiple NIF grantees recently revealed alarming, new statistics about Israel’s military court system in the West Bank, under which Palestinian civilians are subject to martial law.

Residents of the Palestinian village east of Jerusalem won six more months to create a zoning plan for their community, halting looming demolitions.

Israel’s Ministry of Health finally banned “conversion therapy,” thanks to the advocacy of a coalition of NIF-supported LGBTQ organizations.

NIF gave an emergency grant to Wall of Moms, a growing movement of mothers taking a stand against police brutality at protests.