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Don’t Ban Us From the Celebrate Israel Parade
NIF CEO Daniel Sokatch writes in The Forward about the politics of exclusion, and what comes next.
Fault Lines
The fault-line that is shaking Israel runs deep under the ocean, and it is contributing to the tectonic shifts that are now rattling the landscape of the American Jewish community.
The Hate Crime Epidemic in Israel Has to be Brought Under Control Now
The hate crime epidemic in Israel must be brought under control. This has got to stop. It is urgent and can no longer be swept under the carpet!
We Are Stronger – But Are We Strong Enough?
From lessons learned to hope for the future, Hagai El-Ad reflects upon the past 6 years as head of flagship NIF grantee the Association for Civil Rights in Israel.
A Democracy, Not a Utopia
I’ve come to see NIF as a microcosm of the incredible potential that exists in Israel, the hope, hatikva.
We Will Not Be Deterred
It seems silly at first. 100 men and women are planning to blow shofars outside the UJA-Federation office in New York this evening. They’re calling on the UJA to exclude NIF, Partners for a Progressive Israel, and B’Tselem from New York’s Celebrate Israel Parade based on the phony charge that we support the global BDS movement.
The Politics of Theater in Washington, DC
Two years ago, the New Israel Fund began a partnership with Theater J, the Washington, DC, Jewish theater that, according to its website, produces “thought-provoking, publicly engaged, personal, passionate and entertaining plays and musicals that celebrate the distinctive urban voice and social vision that are part of the Jewish cultural legacy.”
Why New Israel Fund Is Marching For Israel
On June 1, tens of thousands of New Yorkers will gather for the annual Celebrate Israel Parade. As in previous years, we at the New Israel Fund (NIF) will be there, leading a group of progressive, pro-Israel activists. We will take our rightful place alongside the many others dedicated to the Israel that is, as well as the Israel that ought to be.
Passover’s Deep Meaning
As Passover approaches my wish for all of us is that we will learn the lesson of the Haggadah in its deepest meaning, not only in order to remember the past, but also in order to shape the future.