New Israel Fund brass en route to S.F.

It is not just critics who say the organizations NIF supports are anti-Israel.  The organizations themselves say it.  There is no way for NIF to support Boycott-Divestment-Sanctions (BDS) organizations and then deny that they support BDS.  The explicit purpose of BDS is to damage Israel’s economy. 

For NIF to support BDS organizations like Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP)and to then claim, as JVP also does, that they are pro-Israel is to insolently lie to us to our faces.

Someone who supports the Ku Kux Klan is racist, no matter how much they deny it.  Someone who supports BDS is anti-Israel, no matter how much they deny it.  And that includes both JVP and NIF.

Mr. Kessler misstates the facts. New Israel Fund does not fund Jewish Voice for Peace. Here, from NIF’s website (http://nif.org/about/selected-nif-policies) is NIF’s policy on BDS:

What is NIF’s position on boycott, divestment and sanctions?

The New Israel Fund is committed to strengthening democracy in Israel, supports freedom of speech and promotes non-violent means of expression of belief and conscience. We oppose any attempt to criminalize the legitimate expression of support for any non-violent strategy or tactic, including those we do not ourselves support.
The NIF opposes the global (or general) BDS movement, views its use of these tactics as counterproductive, and is concerned that segments of this movement seek to undermine the existence of the state of Israel.
NIF will not fund global BDS activities against Israel nor support organizations that have global BDS programs.
NIF opposes the occupation and subsequent settlement activities. NIF will not exclude support for organizations that discourage the purchase of goods or use of services from settlements.