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Israel Revokes Citizenship of Hundreds of Negev Bedouin
31 August 2017Bedouin citizens of Israel are told that they were given their citizenship by mistake despite their long family lineage and connection to the land.
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No Boycotts of the Israel Conference on Peace
22 June 2017Ultranationalists pressured political leaders to pull out of the conference over NIF’s sponsorship. They were rebuffed.
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Netanyahu’s Effort to Isolate Human Rights Groups Backfires
12 May 2017The prime minister cancelled a meeting with the German foreign minister and drew attention to the issues.
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The Age of the Bully
6 April 2017The “bullyism” we see in the White House is infecting the American Jewish conversation.
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Mobilizing Dissent: How We Responded to Jen’s Detention
23 February 2017I am proud of the message that we sent to the authorities: democracies don’t shut down or keep out dissenting voices. Rather, they welcome the debate. That is the essence of democratic society.
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Statement From New Israel Fund RE: Im Tirtzu Campaign Against Human Rights Activists
16 December 2015We at the New Israel Fund, the largest private funder of the Israeli human rights community, are deeply concerned by the latest attacks on the organizations we support.
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Haaretz Peace Conference Rallies Israeli Civil Society
19 November 2015A sold-out crowd of politicians, journalists, civil society leaders, and the public turned out for a conference on the future of Israel’s democracy in Tel Aviv.
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Democracy without Dialogue?
5 February 2015A number of right wing politicians cancelled their participation this week in the Haaretz Conference on Democracy ostensibly because of NIF’s participation. See the ad that Haaretz ran in response.
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NIF Participating in High Profile Pre-Election Conference on Democracy
20 January 2015During a February pre-election event, key political players, activists, journalists, and academics will explore the touchiest issues surrounding Israeli democracy.
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Restore American Jews’ faith in Israel
5 March 2013