Ronn Torossian
ARTICLES BY: Ronn Torossian
Why Does the New Israel Fund Oppose Home Demolitions?
This week, a petition by Hamoked -- a grantee of the New Israel Fund -- was denied by Israel’s High Court of Justice. The petition sought to “cancel a punitive demolition...
Revisiting Israel’s ‘Peculiar Position’
Amidst the continued criticism of Israel for simply defending herself, I couldn’t help but think of an amazing op-ed by Eric Hoffer -- a famed...
New Israel Fund Grantee Wants US to Stop Supporting the IDF
On May 15, 2018, numerous organizations, including Adalah, a grantee of the New Israel Fund (NIF), submitted a letter to US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo demanding that the...
Supporting the Real-Life ‘Fauda’ Soldiers
I spent Memorial Day weekend binge-watching season two of Fauda, the amazing Israeli drama on Netflix about an elite counter-terrorism unit of the Israel Defense Forces....
Amid Crisis, New Israel Fund Calls on UN to Investigate Israel
In the midst of vicious attacks along Israel’s border led by terrorists, the IDF has valiantly protected the State of Israel. Against this backdrop, US Ambassador to...
The New Israel Fund and Its Grantees Are Harming Israel
Protests along the Gaza-Israel border started in late March and since then scores of Palestinian demonstrators have been killed by Israeli sniper fire. Hundreds of others have...
Shame on Natalie Portman
Israeli-born actress Natalie Portman recently announced that she would not take part in the ceremony for the Genesis Prize, slated to be held in Israel in...
Yeshivas Must Provide Basic Education for Jewish Students
There are many opinions about a new law in New York, whereby there is now reduced government oversight of basic education at yeshivas. A Satmar leader, Rabbi Aharon Teitelbaum, told Ami Magazine that government...
Another Week, Another New Israel Fund Scandal
With another week comes another scandal surrounding the anti-Israel work of the New Israel Fund (NIF) and their grantees. The latest comes from B'Tselem -- an organization that has received...
Sinclair Media Might Have an Agenda, but It Supports Israel
Sinclair Broadcast Group is under fire for doing what every single other news organization does -- having news anchors read off a script. At all Sinclair affiliates, anchors were encouraged...
Netanyahu Rightly Criticizes the New Israel Fund
On Tuesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called the New Israel Fund (NIF) -- an American non-profit organization -- a group that is “hostile to Israel.” As...
Ze’ev Jabotinsky on Passover
In his 1911 article, "Four Sons," Ze’ev Jabotinsky -- the Zionist leader and prophet -- offered his take on the narrative traditionally read on Passover. A profound understanding of the...
The New Israel Fund Should Support Israel — Not Its Enemies
On or around March 30, 2018 -- to commemorate what they call “Land Day”-- Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are preparing for “the great return march.” During...
Ariela Wertheimer: Spreading Israeli Art to the World
The last name Wertheimer -- for those familiar with Israel -- immediately leads to thinking of the family patriarch, industrialist Stef Wertheimer. He founded the...
