NEWS

Branch News:

The 2026 exchange program was published on social media in the hope that the war will end. The publication is here:

  CIF Israel 2026_Designed Flyer new.pdf 

The exchange programs in Israel for the years 2024 and 2025 were canceled due to the war.

The 2023 CIF Israel IPEP 2023 .pdf included four participants from Switzerland, Finland, Germany, and Turkey.
Program details:
CIF Israel Program 2023 detailed last .pdf

An article by the participant from Switzerland was published in the organization’s bulletin in 2024 and is available here:
Priska CIF IPEP 2023 report final.pdf 

The 2021 exchange program was postponed to May 2022 due to COVID-19 and entry restrictions to Israel. It was held with three participants: one from Spain, one from Taiwan, and an Australian participant from Thailand:
 Israel IPEP 2022.pdf 
Program in English:
CIF Israel Program 2022 detailed amended .pdf
Exchange program report titled "Peace Project":
 CIF Israel Peace Project 2022 article.pdf

Branch Meetings:
Since 2023, the association has been holding hybrid meetings (via Zoom and in person) four to five times a year, including a face-to-face meeting with the participants upon their arrival in May and at the conclusion of the exchange program.

Photos from the exchange programs can be found in the gallery on the branch’s website.

A professional-cultural-social seminar of Mediterranean branches planned to be held in Nicosia, Cyprus, during a long weekend in March 2025, was postponed to April and ultimately canceled due to cost and scheduling issues.

Branch Tours in Israel – 2020, 2021, and 2023:

International Organization News:
The list of exchange programs for 2025 has been published on the international website. Registration is closed for all programs except for the one in Nepal.
The list of 2026 programs is available at the international website under the PROGRAMS section.

The next international conference will take place in India in November 2025. Conference announcement:
 36th CIF conference- Presentation .pdf

The last international conference was held in Germany on June 12, 2023. Impressions and updates can be found on the international organization's website.

A special conference to mark the 70th anniversary of CIPUSA will be held in the USA in 2026.

International Organization Board Meetings:
In 2024, board meetings were held both virtually and in person in November in Morocco.
In 2023, meetings were held in person during the conference in Germany (June 2023).
Previous meetings were held virtually in August 2021, April 2022, and October 2022.
Since the beginning of 2025, several international meetings have been held virtually.

CIF International Annual Report for 2024:
 CIF Annual Report 2024.pdf

CIF International Newsletter for 2025:
WN 2025.pdf