Let me be sure I get it right: A right wing organization (Im Tirtzu) funded by Christian Americans wants to make it illegal for Israelis to give to the NIF which is funded by Jewish Americans. Welcome to the Twilight Zone.

...with your ideas about what constitutes "Zionism'. Danon's idea of democracy. I'm pretty sure he has never done any real research into what the NIF is actually doing and what it means for IL. Ripping up the Goldstone report in the Knesset is a far more worthy activity for a populist 'politician' such as Danon, who obviously doesn't care about right-wing groups breaking ISRAELI law while doing that with the help of funds received from abroad. Danon can choose not to tolerate all he wants. I choose not to tolerate the sort of McCarthyism and populist shallowness he represents.

Sderot Media Center gave testimony in favor of Israel and for the people of Sderot. Why didn't they get money? Stop funding the NIF! Read below: http://sderotmedia.org.il/bin/content.cgi?ID=612&q=3

judge by the activities of the NIF and the people the fund supports.

who do you mean? Dr.Izzadin Abu Alaish daughters?!! or alSamouni family children?!!! Your war in Gaza killed at 1434 people, including 960 civilians; among these were 437 children under the age of 16, 110 women and 123 elderly, in addition to 14 doctors and four reporters . Are all these people " fanatic Islamist suicide bombers of Hamas".!!!!!!! Do not you feel ashamed when you're talking about self-defense?!

Are you familiar with all those organizations founded by NIF? Are you sure only Jewish Americans fund the NIF and those fifth column organizations?

Let me get this straight, Israel a democracy, isn't entitled to defend itself against organizations that openly discuss it's destruction and are funded by third parties that openly seek its demise. And Andrew doesn't see anything strange about this, hes name is either Achmed pretending to be Andrew or in serious need of medical help.

he even knew what was happening in the Hospital(Hamas men were hiding in the ground, saw UN photos) and that is y he kept quiet by not accusing Israel cause he know what he has done, as for reporters no forign reporter were allowed to go there, I also saw Hamas using UN ambulanses as esscape vehikle in the UN they also saw that video. and as for sucide bombers NONE forgot what happend inthe 90's Israelis people never forgoten the innocent lives that were lost just cause they waited for the bus, now you finnaly feels what you r been doing to Israelis for years, and you whine doesn't feel good isn't it.

In any democracy, people can't be persecuted because of what they think or what they say. The NIF hasn't broken any law. They have the right to express their point of view, as any other Israeli citizen does. The fact that it does not agree with Danon is not a criminal offence, except if he wants to turn the Israeli democracy into a dictatorship.

Stop characterizing this as McCarthyism, anti-democratic, or a call to ban the fund. Rather it is an attempt to provide transparency - to expose its funding and activities. NIF promotes itself touting its promotion of democracy, human rights, and public welfare. But it hides the support it gets from foreign governments whose interests sometimes diverge from the elected government of Israel. And it funds groups whose activities and policies put them in opposition to Israel as a Jewish state. NIF doesn't talk about those, because its contributors might take issue

I consider myself a Zionist who believes in Israel as a Jewish state AND support NIF, Machsom Watch and Israeli human rights orgs. These organizations are an extra check that makes us a true democracy. If you had your way, the gov't and army would be able to do whatever they want. That is not a true democracy.

This is a brilliant article. We are finally getting true Jews and Israelis to wake up to the reality of who is against the continued existance of the Jewish state and why. Israel must not let bullies from inside or outside the state,cause so much damage, due to their own, lack of self respect , as Jews. The sovereinty and security of Israel and it's long term existance must be paramount to Jews, wherever they live in the world. I back, all that Danny Danon is saying, here.

Reads like an election campaign lecture.

it's about getting money from the same institute you r undermining. the gov doesn't have to support orgs that go against her by fabricating evidences. it goes beyon expresing opinion. whould you give money to org that known in his extreme opinions and even act to achieve his goals? no.

and make violant riots. did those org worked for sderot injured? oh maybe volunteer to go against Hamas that abuze the gazans, naaaaaaaa I have strong feeling you also had bad childhood.

YES! You go get em. I am sure we will find ALL sorts of interesting stuff going on there.

We should support NGOs that will make accusations against the European states that support the NIF. Money talks, and our money should not be silent.

That is indeed the right question ,IM TIRZU made a mistake , they shouldn't attacked alony ,but go straight to the source , after all it's even in the report itself . Ford Foundation are the ones that fund NIF , ford foundation also fund countless others anti - israel organizations all over the world . so the question here is who stands behind Ford foundation ?

Where do you invent these numbers? According to the Hamas, the total death toll is lower and the percentage of dead non-combatants is much lower. Are you saying that Hamas works for Israel?

NIF is the group that is stifling free speech. And you what to know why. Most of the funding for NIF comes from the Ford Foundation. A fund created by Henry Ford to support anti-Semitism. Henry Ford built half of all the vehicles for the German Army in WWII. He also was the only American to get paid by the US government for damage to his concentration camps that the USAAF bombed during the war. Hitler called Ford his favorite capitalist. And awarded him medals for aiding the German cause.

If you don't like the message, rather than examine the facts of the matter or your own culpability, kill the messenger. Then you can go forward: fat, dumb and happy. And when someone brings up facts again, which you don't wish to acknowledge, deny and then attempt to kill the new messenger. One of the truly curious aspects of Israeli society is the inability to accept criticism and examine whether or not such critiques are valid. Instead, Israelis wish to believe in myths as if ridding themselves therefrom will automatically lead to their destruction. So, if the message and facts contradict your myths, then the critic must be 1) anti-zionist or 2) anti-Jewish. Only in Israel are the two concepts as conflated. Therefore, the message can only be interpreted as somehow 'unworthy' to be believed if it contradicts your well-worn beliefs and must be stopped. The cognitive dissonance such an attitude engenders within a society only fuels the paranoia endemic within Israel today.

wrong mikesailor, israel doesn't have anything against criticism , you are ignoring the FACT that you so called "facts" are just groundless accusations and lies ,like the goldstone report , want to criticize israel ? you are welcome , but base it on real confirmed facts but not anti israeli propaganda and then we wont call you anti israeli .

What is the point of this article, the NIF website lists its donors. It's called transparency...... which all registered US non-profits must adhere to by US-law.

refuse to accept Israel's right to be, to exist as the nation-state of the Jewish people; once that would do all that is legally possible to undermine Israel's position in the world as part of the campaign to de-legitimize it, demonize it, demand of it to live by standards not expected of any other state. I have hard time appreciating Jews funding such an entity, very hard time indeed only 65 years since the Shoah. It is time for some Jews to do some soul searching and ask themselves: Is this where we want our money to go or rather we should invest it in Jewish education at home...??!!

...wingnuts are given free reign, and anyone who brings in news from outside Israel gets censored. I have records of countless times this has happened. The international news prints the goings on in Israel and Israeli media filters it, or censors it altogether, until a week or two goes by and it gets diluted in the news/gossip cycle. Between that and the dismal education system in Israel, it's not hard to understand why things have gone so badly for the little state that wanted to be a big state, and never could quite get they way to do it. Freedom and democracy, a written constitution, a worldly education system. They have none of these things. It's a shame they squandered what they could have had for illegal occupations, warlike "deterrence" and ostracism from the world community.

NIF has become a real pain in the #$* for speaking out the truth while steadily growing on influence. Don't like it, shutdown democracy!

This article by the Hon Danny Danon is pathetic demagoguery. Where is there anything here but innuendo re: the threat that NIF poses to Israel? I have been a backer of the Fund for well over a decade. My sister and her family have lived in Israel since 1967. There is no contradiction between supporting a vibrant civil society in Israel and supporting the Jewish state. In fact, Real support for the long-term survival and well-being of Israel demands nothing less that public support for a vibrant democratic discourse and strong institution of civil society. All countries need watchdogs--and all countries need organizations that serve as the crucibles for engaged citizenship. That is what the New Israel Fund is about.

This question on the opposite end of the spectrum should also be answered. What ideological motives do the financial backers possess? It's not the 70s anymore. The distorted Zionism that Likud stands for is mutating into paranoia and is threatening to isolate Israel even from our allies.

I'm a proud Zionist and Jew and I've contributed to NIF for years NIF is building a pluralistic Israel, one that all true Zionists should be proud of. So stop the witch hunts, MK Danon!