Author Archive: New Israel Fund
Highlights from HaaretzQ with NIF
Together with Israel’s leading newspaper, NIF hosted a first-of-its-kind gathering in New York on December 13. Check out some of the highlights here.
U.S. President Barack Obama’s Address to the HaaretzQ with NIF Conference
President Barack Obama kicked off the HaaretzQ with the New Israel Fund Conference in New York with this message. The packed house is a testament to the strength of our community that is committed to a vision of a more equal and more democratic Israel.
NIF in the Crosshairs: Why It Happens
Many of you have now heard about the ongoing attacks on the New Israel Fund and our donors by a PR practitioner in New York named Ronn Torossian and by infamous Islamophobe Pamela Geller. A proud spokesperson for the ultranationalist right, Torossian and some co-authors have posted articles attacking NIF and its donors by name for the better part of a year.
Scraping the Bottom of the Barrel
Israel and its supporters simply have no long-term choice but democracy, equality and self-determination for both Jews and Palestinians.
Meet Menachem Lorberbaum
Menachem Lorberbaum, one of NIF’s newest members of its Board of Directors, is a professor, activist, and passionate supporter of democracy in Israel.
The Importance of Human Rights: An Interview with Daniel Sokatch
In a rare opportunity to present NIF’s views and policies to a fiercely critical audience, Daniel Sokatch made the case for the critical work of human rights organizations in Israel.
Marching for Israel (in More Ways Than One)
Our marchers represented a board range of ages, denominations, and levels of involvement with NIF. We shared a collective belief in a just, democratic Israel and a commitment to showing up publicly in a Jewish space to express that belief.
Israel: Democracy in Action
The messy and chaotic atmosphere that has permeated the election season in Israel has made it easy to overlook one simple fact – Israel’s neighbors are jealous of this very mess.
Israel Parade Prank
Today’s New York Post ran the following letter to the editor responding this diatribe that it had earlier published. The op-ed it responds to is part of a smear campaign being undertaken in concert with Pamela Geller . . .