The New Israel Fund-backed "School for Peace" is located in Neve Shalom, a mixed Arab and Jewish village in Israel that is often touted as an example of peaceful Arab/Jewish coexistence.
Eitan Bronstein, director of the youth division of the School for Peace, spoke with Ha'aretz’s Hebrew-language newspaper on August 13, 2004. Regarding Arab demands for the mass entry of millions of Arab "refugees" to Israel, Bronstein said: "I don't know who will want to return, but whoever wants to - let them return - and if the result is that there will not be a Jewish state, then there won't." (Translation courtesy of IMRA)
Bronstein also expressed hatred for the Jewish residents of Judea, Samaria and Gaza, saying that "[O]ne of the achievements of the Left is that it succeeds in turning the word 'settlement' into a curse."
In an interview with Arutz 7, Hebrew University Professor Moshe Eifergen, who has distributed a comprehensive report on the activities of the New Israel Fund, said that the NIF is very cautious not to be connected to politics directly, but that it is behind nearly every left-wing political organization in Israel.
Professor Eifergen explained that the New Israel Fund was founded 21 years ago by heads of the extreme left-wing Peace Now organization, and was intended for social action purposes. The NIF is based in the United States and it receives most of its contributions from Americans. Most of its projects, however, are in Israel. It is headed by Moshe Yaari, a former reporter for Israel Radio.
“Since 1987,” said Eifergen, “the Fund has shifted radically to the left, and is now considered a radical left-wing organization on every level: socially, economically and also politically. Hundreds of organizations are under its sponsorship, including The Committee for Personal Rights, The Arab Association for Human Rights, The Center Against Racism Aimed at the Palestinian Society of Israel and The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel among others.”
Thousands of Americans donate to the NIF annually, and the fund has 28 million dollars at its disposal. According to Professor Eifergen, many donors do not know where their money ultimately goes, or the Fund’s basic principles.
"The New Israel Fund raises funds from American Jews for the Neve Shalom School for Peace by claiming that it fosters peace and coexistence,” said ZOA National President Morton A. Klein. “Now it appears that the school's students are being taught that the existence of a Jewish State does not matter, and that Jews who live beyond the pre-1967 armistice line should be hated. The New Israel Fund should denounce Bronstein's statements and either demand his dismissal, or withdraw its funding from the School for Peace."
Eitan Bronstein, director of the youth division of the School for Peace, spoke with Ha'aretz’s Hebrew-language newspaper on August 13, 2004. Regarding Arab demands for the mass entry of millions of Arab "refugees" to Israel, Bronstein said: "I don't know who will want to return, but whoever wants to - let them return - and if the result is that there will not be a Jewish state, then there won't." (Translation courtesy of IMRA)
Bronstein also expressed hatred for the Jewish residents of Judea, Samaria and Gaza, saying that "[O]ne of the achievements of the Left is that it succeeds in turning the word 'settlement' into a curse."
In an interview with Arutz 7, Hebrew University Professor Moshe Eifergen, who has distributed a comprehensive report on the activities of the New Israel Fund, said that the NIF is very cautious not to be connected to politics directly, but that it is behind nearly every left-wing political organization in Israel.
Professor Eifergen explained that the New Israel Fund was founded 21 years ago by heads of the extreme left-wing Peace Now organization, and was intended for social action purposes. The NIF is based in the United States and it receives most of its contributions from Americans. Most of its projects, however, are in Israel. It is headed by Moshe Yaari, a former reporter for Israel Radio.
“Since 1987,” said Eifergen, “the Fund has shifted radically to the left, and is now considered a radical left-wing organization on every level: socially, economically and also politically. Hundreds of organizations are under its sponsorship, including The Committee for Personal Rights, The Arab Association for Human Rights, The Center Against Racism Aimed at the Palestinian Society of Israel and The Public Committee Against Torture in Israel among others.”
Thousands of Americans donate to the NIF annually, and the fund has 28 million dollars at its disposal. According to Professor Eifergen, many donors do not know where their money ultimately goes, or the Fund’s basic principles.
"The New Israel Fund raises funds from American Jews for the Neve Shalom School for Peace by claiming that it fosters peace and coexistence,” said ZOA National President Morton A. Klein. “Now it appears that the school's students are being taught that the existence of a Jewish State does not matter, and that Jews who live beyond the pre-1967 armistice line should be hated. The New Israel Fund should denounce Bronstein's statements and either demand his dismissal, or withdraw its funding from the School for Peace."