Israel in Crisis

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  ICEJ Supports Evacuated Jewish Families in Israel with Gift Packages

  On October 7, 2023, a miraculous event unfolded at Kibbutz Ein HaShlosha.

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  ICEJ Equips, Trains First-Responder Teams in Israel’s North

  In the rolling hills near Israel’s border with Lebanon, local villages are eerily still, their streets almost deserted since residents evacuated their communities long ago.

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  Recovery for Kibbutz Nir Oz in Israel: Healing through Design

  This is a powerful line from a poem written by Bracha, a resident of Kibbutz Nir Oz in Israel, about facing the loss of her husband and a son during the Hamas massacres of October 7, 2023.

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  ICEJ-Donated Bomb Shelters Bring Hope, Healing to Israelis

  ICEJ donor branches from four nations helped deliver three new bomb shelters to a trauma therapy and resilience center in the Sha’ar HaNegev region near the Gaza border.

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  ICEJ USA Branch Donates Ambulance to Magen David Adom

  A recent ceremony in Israel marked the dedication of a brand-new ambulance, generously donated by the ICEJ USA Branch to Magen David Adom (MDA), Israel’s national emergency medical, disaster, ambulance, and blood bank service.

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  ICEJ War Relief Aid in Israel: One Year Overview

  On the Jewish holiday of Simchat Torah, 2023, the people of Israel awoke to a nightmare.

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  ICEJ Offers Healing and Practical Help to Kibbutz Nir Oz

  On October 7 last year, the peaceful community of Nir Oz, located a mere mile from the Gaza border, became a place of unimaginable tragedy. Hamas terrorists stormed the village, leaving devastation in their path. Over 80 percent of the kibbutz was destroyed….

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  Helping Vulnerable Israelis Rebuild and Recover

  The brutal Hamas pogrom against Israel on October 7 reminded us just how fragile life can be. In the days following, thousands of Israelis were evacuated from their devastated communities. That immense tragedy has changed Israel forever.

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  ICEJ Stands with Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak in Mourning & Recovery

  Earlier this summer, the members of Kibbutz Nir Yitzhak received a somber update. The body of Oren Goldin, who belonged to the kibbutz’s emergency team, had just been recovered from Gaza. Goldin fell while defending the kibbutz during ,,,

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  Would Palestinian Statehood Bring Peace to the Middle East?

  Many Western countries continue to call for a two-state solution—an independent state for Palestinians alongside that of Israel. But is this “solution” viable and could it bring peace to the Middle East? The answer is no—and here are a few reasons why.

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  ICEJ Donates Horses for Trauma Therapy Farm Near Gaza

  Not far from the Gaza border, Kibbutz Urim stands as a testament to Israeli resilience amid the adversity of living for years under the constant threat of terrorism.

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  Caring for the Elderly and Holocaust Survivors in Battered Eshkol Region

  An ICEJ team recently visited the Eshkol Community Center and was touched to see the resilience of the locals and staff. The Center’s lobby displays banners honoring those who lost their lives or were taken hostage, and paintings by local residents still hang on the walls from Sukkot 2023, just before the October 7 massacre, as no one has the heart to take them down.