Mickey Gitzen, Director of NIF in Israel, and many other Israeli leaders spoke at Haaretz’s Conference for Democracy. Gitzin and others reflected on the rise of populism and the current state of Israeli democracy.

NIF Israel Executive Director Mickey Gitzin explains that no, NIF is not funding the anti-corruption protests happening across Israel.

NIF’s Ella Yedaya, Michal Sella and Mickey Gitzin discuss the fallout from recent anti-racism protests led by Ethiopian Israelis.

The New Israel Fund and Haaretz collaborated on a dialogue series about building a just and democratic future in Israel.

The coalition could not muster a majority for this anti-democratic legislation opposed by a coalition of organizations and artists.

The just-concluded campaign for local governments in Israel saw right-wing parties deploy racist rhetoric. These desperate campaign tactics largely failed. Meanwhile, a high number of women were elected to office.

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

This year, the Jerusalem Pride March was not only an act of solidarity with Israel’s LGBTQ community and in particular the recent government decision to deny gay men surrogacy parental rights. It was also a protest rally against the recently enacted Nation-State Law.