The leading organization advancing and protecting liberal democracy in Israel.https://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.social/post/3m3n6t6dvp22nIdit will join NIF in late fall 2025, bringing her unparalleled leadership to advance NIF’s mission of building a more just, inclusive, and democratic Israel. Welcome, Idit! @iditklein.bsky.social20 Oct 2025 16:01 +0000at://did:plc:hwyvrr2apstdchiuk2ta5vro/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3n6t6dvp22nhttps://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.social/post/3lwyw7lhxrs2n“The Integrated Food Security Phase Classification (IPC), a globally recognised organisation that classifies the severity of food insecurity and malnutrition, found that three key thresholds for famine had been met, signalling a major escalation of the humanitarian crisis in Gaza." https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/aug/22/ipc-declares-famine-gaza-city?fbclid=IwY2xjawMVf7xleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHnVmukzLygQajzg5hC5BSDk-KK5LYYKahlaeMMjIctRS4DLN3aqZ9BIrR-W3_aem_IkwYi4SQNsU1h8pjjJBldA22 Aug 2025 16:53 +0000at://did:plc:hwyvrr2apstdchiuk2ta5vro/app.bsky.feed.post/3lwyw7lhxrs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.social/post/3lw5dacjuo22hNIF is appalled by the announcement by Israel’s security cabinet that it will go along with Prime Minister Netanyahu’s scheme to fully re-occupy Gaza. We stand with all those standing up to this government and demanding a better future for all. Read the full statement: https://www.nif.org/press-releases/nif-ceo-we-are-appalled-by-the-plan-to-reoccupy-gaza/11 Aug 2025 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:hwyvrr2apstdchiuk2ta5vro/app.bsky.feed.post/3lw5dacjuo22hhttps://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.social/post/3lvtnz7wu2s2fMickey Gitzin, NIF Director in Israel, on the real purpose of the war: "When a sitting cabinet minister says, 'All of Gaza will be Jewish' or that the Strip must be 'erased'—those are not slips of the tongue. They are warnings." https://www.nif.org/blog/true-purpose-of-this-war/?utm_source=NIF+News&utm_medium=[…]5bda9d96b&emdi=6196ca90-ce73-f011-8dc9-6045bda9d96b&ceid=18818207 Aug 2025 21:18 +0000at://did:plc:hwyvrr2apstdchiuk2ta5vro/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvtnz7wu2s2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.social/post/3lvqkv5yeec2eAs reporter Emmanuelle Elbaz-Phelps explains in a recent episode of the New York Times podcast, the Daily, cracks may be starting to form in the wall Israeli journalists have built around their reporting.06 Aug 2025 15:44 +0000at://did:plc:hwyvrr2apstdchiuk2ta5vro/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvqkv5yeec2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.social/post/3lvoh22bof227Nearly a thousand people gathered yesterday outside of Trump Hotel in New York City to call for an end to this terrible war, to mass starvation, to Israelis in captivity, to overwhelming destruction. NIF was so proud to join so many in the Jewish community to say loudly and clearly: let Gaza live!05 Aug 2025 19:29 +0000at://did:plc:hwyvrr2apstdchiuk2ta5vro/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvoh22bof227https://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.social/post/3lvdz4bz2qk2tICYMI Adi Ronen Argov, winner of our 2025 Truth to Power Award, spoke with Haaretz about what it’s been like to document—in painful, gut-wrenching detail—the impact of this war on those who she calls the “forcibly involved," including and especially, children. https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-07-26/ty-article-magazine/.premium/the-children-haunt-me-at-night-a-protest-forces-israelis-to-face-kids-killed-in-gaza/00000198-4493-d626-abfa-66b36cf8000001 Aug 2025 15:54 +0000at://did:plc:hwyvrr2apstdchiuk2ta5vro/app.bsky.feed.post/3lvdz4bz2qk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.social/post/3lv7artcln22mThe time to act is now. Join us on Monday, August 4 at 6:30 p.m. across from Columbus Circle as Jews say no to starvation in Gaza.30 Jul 2025 18:28 +0000at://did:plc:hwyvrr2apstdchiuk2ta5vro/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv7artcln22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.social/post/3lv6z727tos2fMickey Gitzin, Director of NIF in Israel, on the real purpose of this war.30 Jul 2025 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:hwyvrr2apstdchiuk2ta5vro/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv6z727tos2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.social/post/3lv4w7v3qik2wProud to stand with T’ruah rabbis who were outside of the Israeli Consulate in NYC on Monday protesting the starvation of Gazans. ✊29 Jul 2025 20:13 +0000at://did:plc:hwyvrr2apstdchiuk2ta5vro/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv4w7v3qik2whttps://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.social/post/3lv4gs4uyi22oToday we are mourning Awdah Al-Hathaleen, a fearless Palestinian activist from Masafer Yatta. Awdah was murdered yesterday by Israeli extremist settler Yinon Levi. We owe it to Awdah to keep fighting for accountability and justice. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/jul/29/palestinian-awdah-hathaleen-oscar-winning-no-other-land-killed-in-west-bank29 Jul 2025 15:37 +0000at://did:plc:hwyvrr2apstdchiuk2ta5vro/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv4gs4uyi22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.social/post/3lv26jdodrc2m“People debate starving or deporting Gaza’s residents on television as if these are legitimate options,” said Michael Sfard, an Israeli human rights lawyer. “But a different voice is trying to penetrate the almost unified public discourse." https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/28/world/middleeast/israel-dissent-war-gaza.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share&referringSource=articleShare28 Jul 2025 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:hwyvrr2apstdchiuk2ta5vro/app.bsky.feed.post/3lv26jdodrc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.social/post/3lusmgg3ytc2yICYMI: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/16/podcasts/the-daily/project-esther-antisemitism-heritage-foundation.html25 Jul 2025 17:51 +0000at://did:plc:hwyvrr2apstdchiuk2ta5vro/app.bsky.feed.post/3lusmgg3ytc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.social/post/3lunhlqrxyk2rHundreds marched through the streets of central Tel Aviv last night carrying sacks of flour and photos of Palestinian children in Gaza in a protest organized by Standing Together. Video courtesy of @standing-together.bsky.social and @alonlee.bsky.social23 Jul 2025 16:42 +0000at://did:plc:hwyvrr2apstdchiuk2ta5vro/app.bsky.feed.post/3lunhlqrxyk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.social/post/3lun3kc7eo22aACRI's Executive Director Noa Sattath: "We need a combination of forces to extricate ourselves from the moral abyss into which we have tumbled." https://www.haaretz.com/opinion/2025-07-21/ty-article-opinion/.premium/in-the-not-so-distant-future-israel-will-have-to-reckon-with-its-war-crimes-in-gaza/00000198-2dcd-dce9-abfd-6fefcc7f000023 Jul 2025 13:06 +0000at://did:plc:hwyvrr2apstdchiuk2ta5vro/app.bsky.feed.post/3lun3kc7eo22ahttps://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.social/post/3luitkijdmk24Hungry people waiting for food should not be shot at. Period. May this violence come to an end, may all the hostages be released, and may Gazan civilians—mothers, fathers, grandparents, children and babies—be allowed respite from this nightmare they have been living. https://secure.nif.org/k9Q2aD1WXkilSofBco-UIw2?ms=social21 Jul 2025 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:hwyvrr2apstdchiuk2ta5vro/app.bsky.feed.post/3luitkijdmk24https://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.social/post/3lub3ssvy2c2tLibby Lenkinski, vice president for public engagement at NIF and founder and president of Albi, has three pro-tips for talking about Israel now and always. Watch the video for more.18 Jul 2025 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:hwyvrr2apstdchiuk2ta5vro/app.bsky.feed.post/3lub3ssvy2c2thttps://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.social/post/3lu43kyuaa22eAs we've said all along: this war is not about keeping Israelis safe. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/11/magazine/benjamin-netanyahu-gaza-war.html16 Jul 2025 18:51 +0000at://did:plc:hwyvrr2apstdchiuk2ta5vro/app.bsky.feed.post/3lu43kyuaa22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.social/post/3ltzjfwyazc2tWe are thrilled to announce the recipient of our 2025 Truth to Power Award: Israeli activist Adi Argov, founder of the Daily File project. Read more. https://www.nif.org/press-releases/adi-argov-wins-truth-to-power-prize/15 Jul 2025 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:hwyvrr2apstdchiuk2ta5vro/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltzjfwyazc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.social/post/3ltfcawkiuk2qAs Trump and Netanyahu meet today in the White House, and those who care about the future of all people in the Middle East hope against hope for news of a Gaza ceasefire, Aaron David Miller, NIF board member, reflects on why he supports NIF. We are, he says, "Idealists without illusions."07 Jul 2025 17:20 +0000at://did:plc:hwyvrr2apstdchiuk2ta5vro/app.bsky.feed.post/3ltfcawkiuk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.social/post/3lslvd7unwk2rThis week, NIF approved an emergency grant for Rabbis for Human Rights to bring water, food, medical equipment, and fuel to Palestinian communities in the West Bank that have been under siege since the start of the war with Iran.27 Jun 2025 14:52 +0000at://did:plc:hwyvrr2apstdchiuk2ta5vro/app.bsky.feed.post/3lslvd7unwk2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.social/post/3lrqjvampj22q16 Jun 2025 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:hwyvrr2apstdchiuk2ta5vro/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrqjvampj22qhttps://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.social/post/3lrj5j7qcxk2vAs Iran responds to Israel’s attacks, the NIF community around the world is feeling deeply anxious and concerned for our colleagues, friends and family in Israel, Jewish and Palestinian. for innocents in Iran and throughout the region. We pray that the voices of peace and reconciliation will prevail13 Jun 2025 19:15 +0000at://did:plc:hwyvrr2apstdchiuk2ta5vro/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrj5j7qcxk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.social/post/3loyivx77tc2mNIF’s Shira Ben Sasson: “The safe return of Edan Alexander from the depths of Hamas captivity is a moment of profound relief and joy. Our hearts are with the Alexander family in their reunion—his return to them is a light in a time of darkness. https://www.timesofisrael.com/for-families-joy-despair-frustration-over-coming-release-of-hostage-edan-alexander/12 May 2025 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:hwyvrr2apstdchiuk2ta5vro/app.bsky.feed.post/3loyivx77tc2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.social/post/3logxiunhis2kLast week some celebrated Yom HaAtzmaut as others mourned the Nakba (Catastrophe). In both cases, says NIF Froman Fellow Hannah Lybik, the Flood story in Genesis offers a pathway for understanding and holding how one moment might be experienced in such drastically different ways.05 May 2025 18:06 +0000at://did:plc:hwyvrr2apstdchiuk2ta5vro/app.bsky.feed.post/3logxiunhis2khttps://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.social/post/3lo2ogfu2rc2dMohsen Mahdawi, a permanent legal resident of the United States, and peace advocate, was just released from detention. Here's what he said once he was released: “They arrested me. What’s the reason? Because I raised my voice, and I said no to war, yes to peace." We agree. Yes to peace.30 Apr 2025 20:52 +0000at://did:plc:hwyvrr2apstdchiuk2ta5vro/app.bsky.feed.post/3lo2ogfu2rc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.social/post/3lnxuqz3ntc2cEvery year, we support an alternative Memorial Day ceremony that honors the grief of Israelis & Palestinians who mourn their loved ones who have fallen in this conflict. This land has soaked up too many tears and too much blood. But out of this endless darkness, we all have a choice: to choose hope. https://www.youtube.com/live/cIW-9Xakca429 Apr 2025 18:07 +0000at://did:plc:hwyvrr2apstdchiuk2ta5vro/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnxuqz3ntc2chttps://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.social/post/3ln24uqnd6223As the leading organization dedicated to defending civil liberties in Israel, we firmly oppose any action that claims to defend Israel by actively infringing on those same civil liberties here at home. https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/12/us/jewish-groups-synagogues-ice-student-detentions.html17 Apr 2025 22:13 +0000at://did:plc:hwyvrr2apstdchiuk2ta5vro/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln24uqnd6223https://bsky.app/profile/newisraelfund.bsky.social/post/3lmuy2ffhvk2nA message from Prof. David Myers, NIF's immediate past board president, about Moshen Mahdawi: "Coming off of two days of Passover, I was horrified to discover that my friend, Columbia student Mohsen Mahdawi, was arrested. 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