The leading organization advancing and protecting liberal democracy in Israel. The New Israel Fund (NIF) advances and protects liberal democracy in Israel. For over 40 years, NIF has provided $300 million to over 900 Israeli civil society organizations to advance human rights, protect free speech, and defend minority populations. Achieve equality for all the citizens of the state regardless of religion, national origin, race, gender or sexual orientation;Realize the civil and human rights of all individuals and groups through the protection of Palestinian citizens and other marginalized minorities, including the advancement of collective rights, and opposition to all forms of discrimination and bigotry;Recognize and reinforce the essential pluralism of Israeli society and tolerance for diversity;Protect the access of minorities to democratic channels for the expression of their interests and identities and the promotion of their rights;Empower civil society in Israel as the fundamental vehicle of an open society;Build and maintain a just society at peace with itself and its neighbors.