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ISRAEL AT WAR - DAY 474

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Participants hold up signs at the March for Israel rally organized by the Jewish Federations of North America on November 14, 2023, on the National Mall in Washington. (Daryl Perry)
December 7, 2024, 9:50 am
Huge post-October 7 giving boom from overseas brings hope to battered frontlines
With no shortage of organizations trying to help, big philanthropic bodies say they’re working in coordination, each filling a different role, while letting local communities lead
By Sue Surkes
IDF troops carry out a drill in northern Israel, in a handout photo published September 18, 2024. (Israel Defense Forces)
September 23, 2024, 12:24 pm
Civilian efforts to equip IDF soldiers ramp up as tensions with Hezbollah escalate
After last week’s waves of communication device blasts in Lebanon and Israel’s killing of top Hezbollah officials, soldiers brace themselves for a fight in the north
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Illustrative: Volunteers pack donations of food and other necessities for Israeli soldiers and citizens in the south, in Tel Aviv, October 9, 2023. (Miriam Alster/Flash9)
September 8, 2024, 4:16 pm
IDF investigating civilians giving hashish cookies to soldiers
Three soldiers who ate the donated cookies over the weekend fell ill, sought medical assistance
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: An El Al plane lands at Ben Gurion Airport, on October 13, 2021. (Tomer Neuberg/Flash90)
June 18, 2024, 7:49 am
After outcry, El Al reinstates discount for shipping war gear donated to Israel
Registered charities will be able to continue sending duffel bags at $50 per piece instead of the usual $200
By JTA and ToI Staff
Micha Shtiebel, an IDF reservist of the Alexandroni Brigade, sorts through his army duffel bag containing equipment that he’s either bought himself or received from donors at his house in central Israel, May 26, 2024. (Yakov Binyamin via JTA)
June 17, 2024, 4:35 pm
Why Israeli battlefield commanders are breaking IDF rules to solicit donated gear
While it’s against orders for individual soldiers to accept donations, supply officers turn to Diaspora Jews regularly — not just to get more supplies, but to get them faster
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Duffle bags full of donated equipment, organized by Bergen County Lev Echad amid shortages of military and medical equipment, are laid out for transport to Israel at Newark Liberty International Airport, April 10, 2024. (Courtesy of Bergen County Lev Echad via JTA)
June 15, 2024, 4:58 pm
El Al scraps post-Oct. 7 discount for shipping donated gear, quadrupling cost
National carrier complains ‘we weren’t making money off this program’ as IDF battlefield commanders and logistics officers reject its claim there are no longer equipment shortages
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
Magen David Adom dedicates 14 new ambulances, donated by Samaritan's Purse, to fallen volunteers and employees, Jerusalem, January 23, 2024. (Eastside Studio)
April 9, 2024, 9:31 am
Donations to Israel since October 7 topped $1.4 billion, government reports
Diaspora Affairs Ministry notes ‘unprecedented effort by Jewish communities’ with cash going to government agencies, 350 nonprofits; Israel Bonds sales raise further $1.7 billion
By JTA and ToI Staff
Women ride a scooter through Kyiv's Maidan Square, past sandbags that spell out 'HELP,' and flags displayed from around the world, in Ukraine, June 25, 2022. (Nariman El-Mofty/AP)
February 26, 2024, 12:51 am
Two years in, Jewish fundraising for Ukraine war has slowed to a trickle
As Russian invasion enters third year, Jewish organizations are seeing donor fatigue as focus also turns to Israel
By Asaf Elia-Shalev
ZAKA personnel work at a field with destroyed cars from the October 7 massacre, near the Israel-Gaza border, December 12, 2023. (Chaim Goldberg/Flash90)
February 6, 2024, 1:27 pm
ZAKA exploited Hamas’s October 7 attack to campaign for donations – report
Volunteers who worked alongside ZAKA accuse members of creating promotional content, inventing stories, and mishandling bodies in PR push
By ToI Staff
A Nvidia building in Israel. (Nvidia)
December 25, 2023, 2:41 pm
Nvidia raises $15 million to help Israeli and Gazan civilians affected by Hamas war
With a colleague held hostage in Gaza, employees around the world gather funds in the largest humanitarian fundraiser in the US chipmaker’s 30-year history
By Sharon Wrobel
Drugs and medical equipment being sorted for distribution at Haverim LeRefuah's situation room in Bnei Brak, near Tel Aviv. (Courtesy, Haverim LeRefuah)
November 14, 2023, 12:55 am
NGO redistributing unused drugs looks to ramp up activities during war
After supplying army and community defense teams, Haverim LeRefuah seeks additional donations of drugs, equipment, cash to help evacuees
By Sue Surkes
Birthday cakes for displaced children is just one idea approved for funding by the Daybreak project. (Oleksandr Sytnyk, iStock at Getty Images)
November 1, 2023, 8:32 am
Non-profits join forces to award microgrants for small-scale acts of kindness
Project offers grants from NIS 5,000 to NIS 20,000 for programs helping Israelis deal with war in little ways, like sending birthday cakes to displaced children
By Sue Surkes
MK Moshe Gafni leads a meeting of the Knesset Finance Committee, which he chairs, on October 23, 2023. (Oren Ben Hakoon/Flash90)
October 26, 2023, 3:34 pm
Brothers in Arms protest group okayed for tax break after shifting to aid mission
Knesset Finance Committee head Moshe Gafni sets aside tension with group that tried to torpedo judicial overhaul, force Haredi draft as it now scrambles to help those hurt by war
By Sue Surkes
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