Israel: Updates & Resources

 Action Alert 

Tell the Senate to Confirm a U.S. Ambassador to Israel Immediately. A confirmed U.S. Ambassador to Israel is fundamental to ensure that the United States supports the Jewish state in its time of need. Join ADL in calling on your Senators to urge a swift confirmation of Jack Lew as U.S. Ambassador to Israel.

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Sign this ADL petition now. Tell the media to do better in this time of crisis. They must call Hamas the terrorist organization they are, rather than depicting them as militants or a resistance to Israel.

I Demand the Media Cover Israel and Hamas Accurately

 Donations 

It’s very important that funders pace themselves. We understand the desire to help right now, but this is going to be a long and protracted war, and the rebuilding process will be even longer. There will be huge needs in the months to come, and while responding to the emergency, funders need to be mindful of the long term. Suffice it to say that many communities in the south were literally decimated and will need to be physically and psychologically rebuilt. As an example, Kibutz Be’eri, with 107 killed, lost almost 10% of their inhabitants. This is proportional to New York City losing 800,000 people. That will take long time and a lot of help to heal. We are advising funders to give to organizations that can, and will, do both the short term and the long term work. Organizations listed below meet that criteria. Federations appeals are a good way to give, as they work with established partners on the ground.

• Friends of Israel Defense Forces

• Jewish Agency

• Jewish National Fund

• Magen David Adom Emergency Response - Make a Matched Donation

• UJA Federation of New York’s Israel Emergency Fund

• IsraAID 

• United Hatzalah 

• America-Israel Democracy Coalition