Tag Archive: Barack Obama
Heroes of Israel: A Sense of What’s Right Drives this Woman to Fight for Arab Rights in East Jerusalem
Yehudit Oppenheimer learned about German fascism from her parents and lived in post-apartheid South Africa. Now she works for a better Israel.
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.