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
“Long live Al-Aqsa Flood: Oct. 7, 2023.”
Temple University’s “Temple Action Solidarity Coalition” chose to celebrate the October 7 massacre by the name Hamas gave to it.
October 7 was a massacre of innocent people. Glorifying it isn’t activism; it’s hatred.
Demand that Temple University @templeuniv condemns it and holds the student group accountable.
Just 19 days after October 7, before Israel even began operations in Gaza, Navi Pillay was already questioning Israel’s right to defend itself.
Today, she has been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize.
A peace prize should stand for justice, consistency, and the protection of innocent lives. The victims of October 7 deserve nothing less.
When danger struck, Captain Smit Machchhar’s decisive courage and bravery averted what would have been a tragic catastrophe.
In recognition of his selfless actions, President Isaac Herzog will present him with Israel’s prestigious Presidential Award for Civilian Heroism upon his recovery.
Israel extended its deepest gratitude to Captain Machchhar for his extraordinary bravery and pray for his full and speedy recovery.
Thank you, Captain. Israel honors your courage. 🇮🇳🇮🇱
🎥: Israel in India
In the very heart of Berlin, the city where the Nazi regime once plotted the total annihilation of the Jewish people, the flag of Israel stood tall, illuminated across the iconic Brandenburg Gate. 🇮🇱
The Hatikvah, Israel’s national anthem, played proudly.
There is no greater symbol of resilience, historical justice, and survival. It is also a reminder of how far we have come, and of our gratitude to modern Germany for confronting its past, honoring the memory of the Holocaust, and standing against antisemitism.
This is our answer to every regime, terrorist, and enemy that has ever sought to destroy us.
Am Yisrael Chai.
Streets in downtown Montreal were shut down by the police on the third anniversary of the October 7 massacre.
Instead of solemn reflection or respect for the victims of the worst terror attack in modern Jewish history, downtown Montreal (right next to the Eaton Centre) allowed a rally where the flag of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the chief state-sponsor of global terror and the regime behind the October 7 atrocities, was openly waved.
When police municipal resources are used to facilitate and secure streets for demonstrations that glorify the architects of Jewish bloodshed, public safety infrastructure is being weaponized against the very values it’s meant to protect.
Over a thousand Christians from 53 nations have traveled to Jerusalem to stand shoulder-to-shoulder with the Jewish people and the State of Israel on the third anniversary of the October 7 massacre.
From walking the Land of the Bible to praying for the peace of Jerusalem, believers from across the globe have made the journey to express they are not forgotten, and they are not alone.
At a time when moral clarity is needed more than ever, this global alliance of faith, presence, and unwavering solidarity means everything.
🎥: State of Israel
Druze Syrians in Sweida stood with Israeli society on the anniversary of October 7, commemorating the innocent victims and standing against Islamist jihad.
They thanked Israel for protecting them against the Islamist massacre perpetrated against the Druze minority at Mount Bashan and expressed their desire to be free from Islamist terror themselves.
🎥: Jethro Press
Three years after October 7, the global Christian community’s message to Israel remains unwavering: You are not alone. 🇮🇱
What started as a response to tragedy has grown into an unprecedented global movement of solidarity.
More than 5.2 million Israeli flags flew proudly across 4,375+ churches, universities, and organizations spanning 14 countries.
At a time of rising hatred, antisemitism, and isolation, this profound display of friendship means more than words can ever express. Thank you for standing steadfastly with Israel and the Jewish people.
