TIIF in the Media

Zionist History In A Wine Cup

The guiding principle of Wine on the Vine is the planting of grapevines across Israel. “What links wine, music, a well-known street artist and young Jewish professionals together? The answer is the Wine on the Vine and its umbrella organization The Israel Innovation Fund (TIIF) – who recently held an evening that brought all of these things together at Jerusalem’s Beit Alliance, located in Jerusalem’s new Cultural Quarter close to the Machane Yehuda market.

Israeli Vineyards on the Frontline of Cultural Zionism

”It is the job of a new generation of Zionists who are driven to counter misinformed international media and the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions Movement that uses an anti-Israel agenda to pressure ordinary people as well as celebrities from associating with or supporting Israel.”

Reinventing Zionism With Wine and Vines

-“The image of Israel is (that of) an intolerant, religious and violent country which is ridden with conflict. We need to change this conversation,” said Michael Oren, deputy minister at the Prime Minister’s Office at the launch of TIIF’s signature project, Wine on the Vine, last Thursday in Tel Aviv.”

Rebooting Zionism With Wine

“TIIF executes its vision by highlighting cultural initiatives – film, art and wine – and showing how they can enhance the Zionist enterprise.”

Zionism And The Changing Global Structure

“…What should Israel’s role be in the coming century – not just for Jews, but for the world? A century that began with terrorism and the tech bubble, and will likely see economic upheaval resulting from automation and artificial intelligence, and societal upheaval from the shattering of national and communal identities – this is the world that a Jewish state must find its place in if it is to survive.

Best Fathers Days Gifts: Wine on the Vine

“This is an even a better gift when you realize Israel is producing some top-flight wines – I’ve had some wines I’ve loved from Tabor and Psagot, which are in the program along with Yatir, Carmel, Tulip, and Gush Etzion. You choose the winery you want your vines planted at and, if you go big on the planting, you get wine included.

Zionism Meets Feminism: Talking Shop over a Crisp Glass of Chardonnay

“….The “Wonder Women + Wine” event was held by “Wine on the Vine,” a flagship project of The Israel Innovation Fund(TIIF), a nonprofit with a vision to “reignite the Zionist spirit and meet the needs of Jewish civilization in the 21st century by connecting people around the world through the vibrancy and creativity of contemporary Israeli culture….to highlight women’s role in the wine industry,

The New Zionist Plants Vines, Not Trees

“…Injecting new blood into Zionism was the impetus for The Israel Innovation Fund (TIIF), a nonprofit Bellos founded last year to highlight Israeli culture. He points to both demographics and the Jewish state’s evolving image when he asserts that North America has lost its crown to Israel as the center of the Jewish world.