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Click here to read Prof. Gerald Steinberg’s letter to the editor.

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"Despite Steinberg’s insinuations, the New Israel Fund does not exist to refight the battles of 1948; there are plenty of scholars and pundits to take on that task. However, we are committed, directly and through the work of our grantees, to an Israel that lives up to the promises articulated in the Declaration of Independence. Without such a commitment, both the security and the values of the state are terribly compromised. We are proud that the civil rights organizations that Steinberg shamelessly attacks, in his recent column and others, are responsible for advancing the cause of equality for all Israelis, court case by court case and policy by policy."