Topic: Israel

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May 7, 2024

Empowering Resilience in Israel During Wartime 

May 7, 2024

Empowering Resilience in Israel During Wartime  Since the October 7 attacks and subsequent war, HIAS Israel Emergency Response has supported the most vulnerable communities in Israel.

May 3, 2024

Let All Who Are Hungry Come and Eat

May 3, 2024

Palestinians queue for hours for food. In advance of Israel's likely invasion of Rafah, Jewish tradition reminds us that we cannot stay silent in the face of famine.

Apr 10, 2024

Israelis Struggling with Trauma Receive Mental Health Support

Apr 10, 2024

HIAS Emergency Response staff prepares a distribution of essential goods to evacuees in Tel Aviv, Israel. Enosh, a HIAS partner, has helped Israelis dealing with trauma in the aftermath of October 7.

Mar 22, 2024

Jewish Values Demand the World Averts a Famine

Mar 22, 2024

A boy holds out an empty pot as he waits with other displaced Palestinians queueing for meals provided by a charity organisation ahead of the fast-breaking As Gaza faces impending famine, the centrality of alleviating suffering to Jewish tradition has never been more important.

Feb 13, 2024

Community Center in Israel Helps African Women Cope with War

Feb 13, 2024

Community Center in Israel Helps African Women Cope with War In partnership with HIAS Israel’s Emergency Response, JACC distributes food, children’s toys, clothing, diapers, and baby food to asylum seekers.

Jan 23, 2024

Israeli Court Grants Sudanese Asylum Seekers Temporary Status

Jan 23, 2024

African refugees appear at a food distribution center in Israel. The ruling is a significant victory for the asylum seekers, many of whom survivors of trauma in both Sudan and Israel.

Jan 12, 2024

Hunger and Devastation: A Moral Call to Action

Jan 12, 2024

People walk on rubble in Gaza. The Jewish community rightly feels rage and distress over the October 7 attacks. But we cannot turn a blind eye to displacement and famine.

Jan 8, 2024

For Israel’s African Refugees, October 7 Brings Fresh Trauma

Jan 8, 2024

For Israel’s African Refugees, October 7 Brings Fresh Trauma For many of Israel's African refugees, the horrors of October 7 have given them a double dose of trauma.

Dec 28, 2023

Dispatch from Israel: Rebuilding Through Partnerships

Dec 28, 2023

Brightly colored crates of food and people moving in a warehouse A personal account from a HIAS staffer stationed in Israel after the terrorist attacks, where the emergency response team developed ways to work with local organizations to help some of the estimated 250,000 displaced Israelis. 

Dec 1, 2023

October 7 Attacks Displaced More Than Just Israeli Jews

Dec 1, 2023

An Eritrean mother and child awaits for assistance in Israel An essay published in JTA and co-signed by HIAS Israel urged the country to consider the interests of Sudanese and Eritrean refugees displaced by the October 7 attacks.

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