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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.
Voices of Reason
As both Israel and America grapple with real and perceived threats, and when xenophobia, racism, and fear seem to saturate both the political discourse in Israel and the 2016 race for the White House, the calm confidence and basic human decency that Rivlin and Obama project are, at least to me, a relief.
Lessons From My Time in Rabin’s Israel
Like so many of you, I remember exactly where I was that November day when I heard the news. I got two phone calls, one after the other, from a friend. The first: “Rabin’s been shot.” The second, minutes later: “He’s dead.”
“Managing” Didn’t Work
Amid the upsurge of violence, it’s more important than ever that we hold tight to the values that drive us: Democracy. Equality. Justice.
Bending the Arc of Justice
There are hundreds of thousands of Israelis like me who haven’t lost sight of the lessons of our Jewish heritage. When we join forces, we are the seeds of a potentially enormous pro-democracy movement. This is why I’m matching your donations.
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.
Hope and Heroes
Whenever the times are dark and difficult in Israel I turn for comfort, inspiration and hope to our Israeli colleagues and grantees, who work heroically against long odds to build the Israel we believe in.