New Israel Fund reports record year in UK

Adam Ognall, NIF UK chief executive, said "our record fundraising amount was matched by growing donor numbers".

2016, he said, had been "a year of dramatic events in Israel, as it was globally, and many of our core issues hit the headlines from the future of East Jerusalem to tackling poverty and housing. Our ability to have a substantive impact on Israel's core concerns is drawing to us increased support from our community"

Clive Sheldon, the organisation's chairman, said it was "really encouraging that the British Jewish community is showing so much support for the work of NIF. There is increasing recognition that a love for Israel does not mean keeping quiet when the principles of democracy and social justice are under threat. For Israel to thrive, all of its citizens must share in its future."