This is the real Israel
Even while fighting to defend herself against terrorist bombs and rockets, Israel makes the effort to reach out to suffering people throughout the world:
Comments (12) »The Defense Ministry announced Friday that a delegation leaving for Japan will be carrying 80 tons of humanitarian aid, including 60 tons of medical supplies which will allow Home Front Command forces to establish a field clinic in the tsunami hit area.
Moreover, the Defense Ministry will be sending 20 tons of equipment to residents left homeless in the disaster – including coats, gloves, blankets and portable toilets valued at millions of shekels.
The IDF medical delegation to Japan’s tsunami disaster area is set to complete its final preparations ahead of its departure for Tokyo Saturday night, from where the team will continue 350 kilometers (217 miles) north to the ruins of the coastal town which lost half its residents, 8,000 people, to the massive waves. The survivors have been left with no roof over their heads, shelter or aid.
Friday, March 25th, 2011 at 7:37 AM | David Kuner
Jewish Community Rushes Aid to Japan
Jewish organizations set out to bring much-needed relief to areas in Japan that have been devastated by the recent earthquake and tsunami. The worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch Chassidic movement and the American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee are among those deeply involved in relief efforts.
The Jewish people and the Jewish State have always responded when humanitarian crises occur anywhere in the world. When an earthquake hit Haiti last year, Israel reacted quickly and set up the first functioning emergency center where injuries were treated and operations performed on the wounded.
Israel may be relatively small in size, as is the worldwide Jewish community. But both their contributions to the world are great. As a Jew I am pleased to see that Jewish organizations are at the forefront of relief efforts in Japan, and I pray that these acts of kindness will both relieve the suffering of those impacted by this horrible tragedy and bring God’s mercy to rain down on Israel and the Jewish people.
Comments (3) »Wednesday, March 16th, 2011 at 3:51 PM | Amichai Farkas
Israel, Jewish groups respond to earthquake
Following the devastating earthquake and tsunami in Japan, Jewish and Israeli groups, among others, are rushing to offer help:
Comments (3) »Hours after a 8.9 magnitude earthquake followed by a devastating tsunami struck Japan, Jewish and Israeli humanitarian groups on Friday pledged to help relief efforts in the island nation.
The American Jewish Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) on Friday announced it was collecting funds for relief efforts and has reached out to the Japanese Government to offer its expertise in earthquake and tsunami-related response.
Friday, March 11th, 2011 at 2:05 PM | David Kuner
Recognizing Israel’s achievments
Israel has been a center for some of the modern world’s greatest technological advances. Israeli inventions ranging from computer chips to lifesaving medical devices have placed the Jewish State on the forefront of groundbreaking innovations that have improved the quality of life across the globe.
Now, a new advertising campaign aims to shed light on Israel’s many contributions to the world. The goal is to show a positive side of Israel to a world that is bombarded constantly with images of the Israeli-Arab conflict.
For more on the many positive contributions Israel has made to the world, check out our website.
Comments (1) »Tuesday, March 8th, 2011 at 8:25 AM | Amichai Farkas
The “Israelification” of airport security
Want to really secure our airports? Why not try the Israeli way:
“We have a saying in Hebrew that it’s much easier to look for a lost key under the light, than to look for the key where you actually lost it, because it’s dark over there. That’s exactly how (North American airport security officials) act,” [global transportation security consultant] Sela said. “You can easily do what we do. You don’t have to replace anything. You have to add just a little bit — technology, training. But you have to completely change the way you go about doing airport security. And that is something that the bureaucrats have a problem with. They are very well enclosed in their own concept.”
Michael Totten in the New York Post reinforces this view:
Security officials should pay less attention to objects, and more attention to people. The Israelis do. They are, out of dreadful necessity, the world’s foremost experts in counterterrorism. And they couldn’t care less about what your grandmother brings on a plane. Instead, officials at Ben Gurion International Airport interview everyone in line before they’re even allowed to check in.
As security checkpoint lines at our airports become longer, and methods become more intrusive, maybe U.S. security officials should try learning a lesson from Israel.
Friday, November 19th, 2010 at 7:59 AM | David Kuner
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