Tag: Humanitarian Aid
Massive explosions rock Beirut, killing dozens and injuring hundreds in Lebanese capital
A massive fire, followed by an enormous explosion, rocked Beirut on Tuesday, causing a mushroom-cloud-shaped shockwave damaging nearby buildings, including the official residence of the Lebanese president, Michel Aoun. It shattered windows, overturned cars...
An Esther for our times
“Was it useful?” That was Asya Shmushkevich’s question last spring as I played her the video on my phone.
Two years earlier, I’d interviewed her to spotlight the quiet crisis of tens of thousands of...
Arab countries should pay for humanitarian relief in Gaza
We can all share Sen. Bernie Sanders’s concern for the people of Gaza: ”What is going on in Gaza right now…is absolutely inhumane.”
The senator’s scheme to relieve their pain collapses when he proposes that...
Sanders says portion of Israel’s military aid should go ‘right now’ to Gaza
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), who is running for the 2020 Democratic presidential nomination, stated on Monday at the annual J Street Conference in Washington, D.C., that a portion of the U.S. military assistance to Israel should...
IsraAID provides relief to Mozambique, recovering slowly from Cyclone Idai
The Israeli humanitarian-aid organization IsraAID has been providing life-saving emergency support in Mozambique, after 746 people died in the region due to Cyclone Idai, the organization announced on Monday.
The aid group has provided assistance in the...
Palestinian Authority prioritizes salaries to terrorists over medical care for ill Palestinians
Until now, Israel has been giving medical treatment in Israel to thousands of Palestinians every year. But this humanitarian program will now come to an end, as the Palestinian Authority has decided to stop...
Like rest of Venezuela, Jews wait and watch in midst of power struggle, economic...
The economic and political unrest currently taking place in Venezuela has left the country’s Jewish community in a “wait and see mode,” as residents hope for an end to the current political crisis that...
The 2019 Intelligence Assessment: The policy implications for Gaza
Military assessment warns of high risk of war with Gaza — The Times of Israel, Feb. 13, 2019
Israeli military report predicts high probability of clashes in Gaza … in 2019 — i24News, Feb. 13, 2019
Chief of Staff: Prepare...
As winter weather batters populations worldwide, JDC calls for aid efforts
As extreme weather sweeps across the United States and Europe, the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee urges the public to support local and global winter efforts that aid poor populations. JDC has provided such...
Israeli emergency rescue team arrives in Brazil in wake of dam collapse
A search-and-rescue team of 130 Israeli conscripted and reserve soldiers landed on a specially chartered emergency El Al flight in South Western Brazil late Sunday to join local rescue crews in the search for...