Stories

Bringing the Conversation About Gaza into the Israeli Mainstream

Ron Gerlitz recently appeared on a popular Ynet News podcast to discuss something difficult: widespread Israeli dehumanization of Palestinians in Gaza.

NIF Israel Director, Mickey Gitzin, at the 2025 Haaretz Conference in New York

Exploring the Future of Israeli Democracy with Haaretz

A powerful lineup of speakers, including NIF Executive Director in Israel, Mickey Gitzin, addressed attendees of the Haaretz conference in NYC.

Asylum seekers at a Protest in Tel Aviv

Ensuring Equal Education in Tel Aviv Schools

NIF grantee ACRI delivers an important win for civil rights in Israel.

A protest led by Partnership for Peace at the Gaza Border

Disrupting the Status Quo to Demand a Ceasefire

NIF grantees organized with and then joined thousands of Israelis for a day of disruption.

Image of a child killed in Gaza from an ad spot on Channel 12 aired by Have You Seen the Horizon Lately

Exposing the Israeli Public to the Cost of War on Gazan Children

NIF grantee Have You Seen the Horizon Lately produced a powerful 30-second clip, which ran on Channel 12, Israel’s most watched television station.

Documenting Looting in West Bank Palestinians’ Homes

Yesh Din’s new report documents rampant looting by Israeli soldiers in the West Bank.

A herd of sheep graze in front of the Separation Barrier in the Occupied West Bank

Podcasting from the West Bank with “This American Life”

Palestinians living in the West Bank have faced increasing hardships since October 7, reports This American Life. But NIF and its grantees are not giving up.

Activist Adi Argov holding a photo of a child killed by Israel in Gaza

Speaking Truth to Power and Exposing the Cost of War

Adi Ronen Argov, winner of our 2025 Truth to Power Award, talks about her work documenting the horrors of war on those who are “forcibly involved”—especially children.

Dr. Hassan Jabareen, Advocate - Founder of Adalah and General Director

Insisting on Freedom of Speech for All

NIF has made it a strategic priority to support organizations and activists under attack for exercising their basic freedom to express themselves.

Participants at the 2025 Jewish-Palestinian Youth Peace Summit at Camp Shomria in Upstate New York

Building A Shared Future at Camp Shomria in Upstate New York

Over 100 Jewish Americans, Israelis, and Palestinians came together for a youth peace summit, co-sponsored by NIF.