New Israel Fund CEO: Friedman Confirmed, But American Jews Repudiated His Extreme Ultra-Nationalist Views

Today, following the narrow confirmation of David Friedman as US Ambassador to Israel, NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch released the following statement . . .

NIF CEO: Trump Signs Muslim Ban; Israel’s Government Enacts Progressive Ban

In response to the “Boycott Bill,” which passed in the Knesset today, New Israel Fund CEO Daniel Sokatch released the following statement . . .

OpEd: American Jews Are New Target of Israel’s Unprecedented Escalation Against Civil Society

In this op-ed, which was originally published in Haaretz, NIF VP of Finance, Operations and Administration Jennifer Gorovitz writes: “Given Netanyahu’s repression of dissent, perhaps I shouldn’t have been surprised that Israel’s border control considered me a ‘national security risk’.”

On-the-Ground Report from Social Justice Fellow in Jerusalem

Social Justice Fellow Josh Schwartz left New York for Jerusalem in order to learn about Israel in a way that he could only do firsthand.

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Neo-Authoritarianism is a Global Challenge

It would be a tragic irony, if in this time of rising xenophobia and racism, people like us decide to hunker down and only pay attention to what was happening in our own backyard.

Response to David Friedman Nomination

In response to today’s announcement of David Friedman as Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. Ambassador to Israel, the NIF released the following statement…