Israaid

Two years after October 7, Jewish groups still grappling with identity crisis, generational divide

Jewish organizations face a genuine dilemma: Have we temporarily pivoted or permanently transformed? Are we making strategic decisions, or are we being captured by donor preferences?

Jewish organizations pivoted after October 7 to help Israel, but emergency mode has now stretched beyond two years, and what began as a temporary pivot is hardening into something else entirely.
U.S. first lady Melania Trump meets with freed American-Israeli couple Keith and Aviva Siegel, who were abducted by Hamas on October 7, 2023, at the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., February 4, 2026.

Melania Trump hosts former hostages Aviva, Keith Siegel for White House visit

 Keith and Aviva Siegel  speak at The Jerusalem Post's Annual Conference in New York, US, May 19, 2025

Former hostages Aviva and Keith Siegel visit Kenyan refugee camp

Ayelet Levin Karp, CEO of SID Israel.

Israeli aid, development groups see 40% drop in international partnerships following Gaza war


The real face of climate change - opinion

Away from the flashy screens and bombastic speeches – are real people and communities who had no hand in causing the climate disaster, who simply do not have the luxury to wait.

A child digs for water in dry riverbeds in Turkana West, Kenya.

What does 'refugee' really mean? - opinion

Each of these people has a name, a profession, a family and their own lived experience. And most importantly, their stories are far from over.  

 The Israeli IsraAid team, Yotam Polizer, Danna Harman and Roni Aboulafia, getting on the evacuation flight together with the Afghan delegation leaders.

70 Afghan refugees arrive safely in Italy after Sylvan Adams, IsraAID rescue operation

Among those rescued are the Afghan women’s national cycling team, a female robotics team, families of diplomats, female judges, police officers, human rights workers and more.

 Displaced Afghan women stand waiting to receive cash aid for displaced people in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 28, 2022.

IsraAID: Israel's beacon of light, giving humanitarian aid

IsraAID extends a helping hand to people across the globe, most recently to Ukrainian refugees in Moldova.

 A member of IsraAID’s team helping Ukrainian refugees in Moldova on March 18.

87 Afghan refugees rescued by IsraAid finally meet their rescuers

The refugees are part of a larger group that was rescued from Afghanistan in October in an effort led by IsraAID.

 Afghan refugees meet Alexander Machkevitch, Honorary President of the Euro-Asian Jewish Congress (EAJC), and EAJC Chairman Aaron G. Frenkel.

Eswatini: A religious COVID-19 vaccine mission like no other - opinion

The reality is that the COVID-19 vaccine roll-out in Eswatini, as in many parts of Africa, required a multi-dimensional approach.

 THE WRITER meets with local faith leaders in Mbabane, Eswatini during IsraAid’s coronavirus vaccine campaign in the African country.

IsraAID celebrates 20 years

Over those past 20 years, IsraAID has responded to a range of crises, including earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, and refugees in more than 50 countries.

 ISRAAID EMPLOYEE Dana Yaari with a Haitian woman amid the destruction following an earthquake in Haiti earlier this year.

Israelis secretly evacuated 167 Afghans

Israel secretly evacuated Afghan refugees through Albania, including judges, journalists, law enforcement officers, scientists and more.

 Afghan passport.

Yotam Polizer is saving the world, one community at a time

As the Global CEO of IsraAID, Polizer believes in the power of helping communities get back on their feet, while also showing a side of Israel that few people see. 

 An IsraAID volunteer stands ready to help refugees arriving on an inflatable boat at Skala Sykamias, Lesvos island, Greece

The humanitarian answer to Yom Kippur - opinion

We cannot always prevent the next flood, cyclone, war, pandemic, or other emergencies. What we can do is mitigate their effects – afterward if necessary, and beforehand where possible.

 SURVIVORS OF a 7.2 magnitude earthquake on August 14 shelter at makeshift tents after the quake damaged or destroyed their houses in the Nan Konsey neighborhood of Pestel, Haiti