The New Israel Fund, Jewish Values And Atonement

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All of these funding decisions for divisive groups were taken under an NIF leadership that has recently changed, particularly with the appointment of a new president, Brian Lurie. It is possible that under Lurie, NIF’s long overdue “cheshbon nefesh” will now begin, perhaps leading to changes in funding policies promoting demonization and polarization.

Before preaching to others about Jewish morality and ethics, the New Israel Fund needs to return to and apply these values to its own activities. JNS.org

Gerald M. Steinberg heads NGO Monitor and is a professor of political science at Bar Ilan University.