How Our Model Works
MTF’s Israel trips are not the finish line. They are the catalyst for long-term campus impact.
Identify
We identify influential student leaders who shape campus culture, including student government officials, journalists, faith leaders, activists, campus organization heads, and other high-impact students.
Bring to Israel
We bring them to Israel for immersive educational trips that challenge misinformation, deepen understanding, and build real relationships with Israelis, Jewish peers, and one another.
Follow Up
After students return, we maintain engagement through reunion programs, coalition-building events, mentorship opportunities, leadership development, and continued campus support.
Activate
Trip alumni, Fellows, and student allies help organize coalitions, respond to antisemitism, challenge anti-Israel campaigns, and support Jewish students when campus tensions rise.
Lead
Over time, these students become leaders in student government, campus media, professional networks, and broader civic life.
The result: MTF does not simply change minds. We build networks of students with the influence to change campus outcomes.
Our Programs
MTF is building a campus leadership infrastructure that reaches students before, during, and after the moments when antisemitism and anti-Israel activism surface on campus.
Israel Trips
MTF brings influential non-Jewish student leaders to Israel for immersive educational trips that challenge misinformation, build relationships, and help students overcome the false and malicious narratives they’re subjected to on campus.
MTF Fellows
Our Fellows are student leaders on campus who build coalitions, recruit allies, organize programming, respond to antisemitism, and help sustain student engagement beyond the trip experience.
Post-Trip Engagement
The real work begins after the trip. MTF keeps alumni engaged through reunion programs, campus events, coalition-building opportunities, leadership development, and continued support.
Mentorship & Professional Networks
MTF connects high-potential students and young alumni with Israeli and Israel-connected professionals, helping them build lasting relationships with Israel through business, law, technology, medicine, public policy, and other fields.
International Campus Work
From England to South Africa, MTF operates in some of the most challenging campus environments in the world, developing courageous student allies in places where Jewish students often face intense hostility and where non-Jewish leadership can have an outsized impact.
Alumni Engagement
MTF’s work does not end at graduation. We are building long-term pathways for star trip alumni, Fellows, and student leaders to remain connected as mentors, speakers, advocates, professionals, and future leaders.
WHAT STUDENTS SAY
“Nothing I read in the States compared to hearing directly from Israelis on the ground. The trip forced me to confront how much of my perspective had been shaped by oversimplified and misleading narratives. If you’re serious about understanding Israel as it actually is, not as it’s portrayed, you have to see it for yourself. It's an incredible place filled with people seeking peace.”
MTF reaches the students who are often least likely to attend a traditional pro-Israel campus event and gives them the opportunity to encounter Israel directly. For many participants, the trip replaces slogans and assumptions with firsthand experience, real relationships, and a more accurate understanding of Israeli society.
“My MTF Israel trip experience was genuinely life-changing and by far the most transformative trip I have ever taken. Before visiting Israel, much of my understanding came from narratives I had absorbed on campus and online. Speaking directly with Israelis and Palestinians, and seeing the realities of the region firsthand, challenged many of those assumptions and helped me understand why Israel must exist. I also met individuals who had endured hardships I could barely imagine which gave me a new perspective on resilience and gratitude. I knew I couldn’t simply leave that experience behind when I returned to campus, which is why I chose to become an MTF Fellow and stand up for the Jewish community at Hopkins”
The Latest From @MacTaskForce
The University of California is asking a federal judge to dismiss a Justice Department lawsuit accusing UCLA of failing to protect Jewish and Israeli faculty and staff from antisemitic discrimination and harassment.
The lawsuit, filed in February under Title VII of the Civil Rights Act, alleges that UCLA allowed a hostile work environment to develop after October 7 and failed to adequately prevent or address antisemitic conduct targeting Jewish and Israeli employees.
According to the Justice Department, employees reported threats, antisemitic chants, disruptions of classes and academic events, barriers to accessing parts of campus, and other forms of harassment and discrimination.
In its motion to dismiss, filed this week, UC argues that the government’s case overlooks the steps UCLA has taken to support Jewish employees and address antisemitism on campus.
The court has not yet ruled on the motion.
Whatever the outcome of the litigation, Jewish faculty and staff deserve the same right as anyone else to work, teach, and participate in university life without antisemitic harassment or discrimination.
There’s no substitute for experiencing Israel firsthand.
A Korean travel creator recently visited Israel and shared his journey, offering viewers a glimpse of the country beyond the headlines: its ancient history, vibrant culture, beautiful landscapes, and everyday life.
With direct flights between South Korea and Israel expected to resume in March 2027, more opportunities will open for people to discover the country for themselves.
Israel’s story is far richer and more complex than the narratives often portrayed from afar. Everyone, regardless of nationality, background, or faith, deserves the opportunity to experience it firsthand.
🎥: Israel In Korea
Footage of Sir Patrick Stewart speaking at a press conference in Tel Aviv in 2012 is circulating after his passing, reminding us of the special connection he developed with Israel during his first visit.
The Star Trek and X-Men legend shared that after finally deciding to visit Israel, he found himself not wanting to leave. He even wrote at the time about how much he would miss the country.
More than a decade later, those words carry a special meaning. Israel will remember his visit and the warmth he expressed toward the country.
May his memory be a blessing. 🕯️
“Everything I was taught about Israel was a lie.”
At the United Nations, Yemeni content creator Luai Ahmed shared how he grew up surrounded by racism and Jew-hatred in Yemen, before a journey of de-radicalization in Sweden transformed his perspective.
After October 7, Ahmed visited Israel and witnessed life there firsthand. What he saw challenged the narratives he had grown up believing and changed how he understood Israelis and Jews.
His story is a powerful reminder that hatred can be taught, but so can empathy, understanding, and the courage to question what we’ve been told.
The truth begins when we dare to look beyond propaganda and see the reality for ourselves.
🎥: UN Watch
The UAE is moving forward with plans for a permanent embassy complex in Herzliya, further cementing the diplomatic relationship established through the Abraham Accords.
Israeli planning authorities have approved a building of up to 15 stories and 15,000 square meters, with diplomatic offices as well as residences for the Emirati ambassador and embassy staff.
The UAE opened its first embassy in Israel in July 2021, less than a year after the two countries established formal diplomatic relations.
Five years later, plans for a purpose-built permanent embassy are another tangible sign that the relationship continues to deepen.
The Abraham Accords were not simply agreements signed on paper. They created relationships that continue to take root, expand, and build new connections across the region.
Big news from Wits University in South Africa! 🇿🇦
The W, an incredible organization founded by star alumni of MTF trips, has been named runner-up in the Most Outstanding New CSO category at the 2026 Student Leadership Awards.
This recognition celebrates the impact of students who are turning their convictions into action and building communities on campus — uniting rather than dividing.
We’re proud to see MTF trip alumni creating lasting change and standing up for their values long after their trips end.
The impact doesn’t end when the trip does. It’s only the beginning.
Captain Smit Machchhar has been awarded the UAE’s prestigious Order of Zayed II (First Class) in recognition of his extraordinary bravery during the FlyDubai flight emergency.
Brave Israeli passengers stepped in to help subdue the attacker and protect the captain and everyone aboard, risking their own safety to prevent a potential tragedy.
Captain Machchhar’s professionalism and the courage of those Israeli passengers remind us that, in moments of crisis, people can come together across nationalities to protect one another.
Congratulations, Captain Machchhar. We hope once day you’ll one day be able to meet all those whose lives you helped save on that day. True heroes deserve to be recognized.
Jewish students in Solon, Ohio, are speaking out to demand accountability.
At a Solon Board of Education meeting, four students from Solon schools and four community members shared their experiences following reports of Nazi salutes and antisemitic language targeting Jewish middle school students on Cultural Awareness Day.
They refuse to let this incident be brushed aside. Students deserve to be heard, their experiences taken seriously, and those responsible held accountable.
When Jewish students speak up about antisemitism, school leaders must listen, and school board’s must act.
