New Israel Fund

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The New Israel Fund (NIF) is a fund that is set up as the result of a philanthropic partnership of Israelis, North Americans and Europeans to provide financial and technical support to hundreds of national and community-based organizations.

Its primary objective is to strengthen Israel's democracy, and to promote freedom, justice, and equality for all Israel's citizens. These principles are guaranteed in Israel's Declaration of Independence and a central element of Jewish tradition. Today, it focuses on fighting for civil and human rights, promoting religious tolerance and pluralism, and closing the social and economic gaps in Israeli society.

Though the NIF eschews politics, it has come under criticism from groups such as NGO Monitor for its support of groups that some consider anti-Zionist. [1]

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• New Israel Fund
• Against All Odds - TV talk-show produced by NIF featuring leaders from Israel's social change movement