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?

|ByRINA EDELSTEIN
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

Melania notably released a biographical documentary last week, in which Aviva features. She stressed the visit with the Siegels was not a promotion for the film.

|ByFRAIDY MOSER
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

Partnering with IsraAID, former hostages Aviva and Keith Siegel toured the camp's facilities as part of their recent entry into humanitarian work.

|ByASHER SMITH
Ayelet Levin Karp, CEO of SID Israel.

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

Around 60% have also reported that their ability to raise funds has been negatively affected since the outbreak of the war in Gaza.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

AJC backs IsraAID's humanitarian relief effort for Haiti

Over 1,200 people have died from this earthquake, which comes as the country struggles with internal turmoil following the assassination of its president, Jovenel Moïse.

AUGUST 24, 2021ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A view shows houses destroyed following a 7.2 magnitude earthquake in Les Cayes, Haiti August 14, 2021.

Israeli NGO IsraAID sends emergency response team to Haiti

IsraAID had sent assistance to Haiti during its 2010  earthquake disaster and was the first team on the ground. The current response team includes Haitian former staff members.

AUGUST 16, 2021ByHADAS LABRISCH
IsraAID workers in Italy.

Israel approves aid package to El Al, Israir

The Israeli government approved an assistance package of nearly NIS 750 million to aid the country's ailing aviation industry following the coronavirus crisis.

MAY 9, 2021ByZEV STUB
The departure hall at the almost empty Ben Gurion International Airport near Tel Aviv on January 25, 2021.

IsraAid – fixing the world, one disaster at a time

IsraAid is different from other aid organizations that focus primarily on relief in the immediate aftermath of a humanitarian disaster.

SEPTEMBER 27, 2020ByLINDA GRADSTEIN
ISRAAID VOLUNTEERS rescue refugees off the coast of Greece.

IsraAID joins efforts to fight hunger in coronavirus-striken California

IsraAID volunteers have been sorting food and loading boxes directly into the cars of families visiting the food bank.

MAY 4, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
A man is tested for coronavirus disease (COVID-19) at a Los Angeles fire department testing station for the homeless on Skid Row, in Los Angeles

NGO IsraAID launches response efforts to combat coronavirus

The Israeli humanitarian non-governmental organization, sent shipments of medical supplies on the final flight from Tel Aviv to China.

FEBRUARY 4, 2020ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
People wearing face masks walk past luxury boutiques in the Sanlitun shopping district in Beijing, China, as the country is hit by an outbreak of the new coronavirus, January 25, 2020

IsraAID deploys a response team to the Bahamas

‘Our heart goes out to them, and we would do whatever is possible to help’

SEPTEMBER 4, 2019ByOMRI NAHMIAS
Handout photo of Hurricane Dorian is shown as it nears St. Thomas and the U.S. Virgin Islands

UJA offers $150,000 to promote cooperation between NY, Israel

Visitors to UJA's website can learn about the five different projects and vote for the one they believe should be given the $150,000 contribution. Voting ends at 12:00 a.m. EST on Sunday, May 19.

MAY 19, 2019ByTZVI JOFFRE
AMERICANS TAKE part in the annual Salute to Israel parade in New York City

Constitutional crisis – which democracy will Israel be? - analysis

At some point, it is likely that the Knesset and the Supreme Court will be staring each other down and waiting for the other side to blink – and who blinks first could lead to different paths for Isr

MAY 16, 2019ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Gavel [Illustrative]

On haredi opposition to Zionism

Non-Zionists, the vast majority in the haredi world, are not against the State of Israel. They just don’t see any religious significance to it.

MAY 15, 2019ByAHARON E. WEXLER
A HAREDI man walks in Jerusalem’s Geula neighborhood.