All Entries Tagged With: "Humanitarian Assistance"

The Teacher Who Was a Bombmaker

Last week we reported on an Islamic Jihad rocket-maker who was also a UNRWA employee.
Now, Reuters has an “exclusive”:
By day, Awad al-Qiq was a respected science teacher and headmaster at a United Nations school in the Gaza Strip. By night, Palestinian militants say, he built rockets for Islamic Jihad.
The Israeli air strike that killed the [...]

UN Has No Idea Who is Responsible for Qassams

The UN seemed to have a “flying pig” moment last Saturday when a top humanitarian representative condemned rocket attacks against Israel:
The United Nations humanitarian chief today voiced his concern at the impact of indiscriminate rocket attacks against Israel during a visit to the town of Sderot, an area severely affected by bombardments from the Gaza [...]

Arabs Abstain On Israel-Sponsored “Puppies Are Cute” UN Resolution

After decades of being treated as a pariah, Israel finally managed to get a resolution approved by the UN:
The resolution encourages able nations of the world to develop farming technology for developing countries.The resolution was passed by the UN General Assembly’s Second Committee, dealing with development issues. There were 118 votes in favor and 29 [...]

A Tale of Two Charities

While Israel is taking its charity seriously…
The Foreign Ministry intends to implement a $5 million-aid plan for Darfur refugees in the near future.
The recommendations for aid where submitted to Foreign Ministry Director General Aharon Abramovitch, and they must be approved by Foreign Minister Tzipi Livni. The aid will consist of budget funds as well as [...]

Busness as Usual

More news from the Apartheid state of Israel:
Nabila Abu Dabai considers herself a strong woman who loves a good challenge.
When she married, she was prepared for life as a housewife and full time mother, but a harsh reality struck her soon after, changing her plans entirely.
Abu Dabai, a 31-year-old Arab resident of Nazareth, suffered years [...]

Never Again

Israellycool reader Seraphya is one of the organizers of the Save Darfur Rally in Israel, scheduled for Monday November 20th.
PRESS RELEASESave Darfur Rally at 8pm on November 20 at Kikar Zion, Jerusalem Organized by HAeD (Hatzilu et Amei Darfur – Save the Nations of Darfur).
The current humanitarian crisis in the Darfur region of Sudan [...]

Muslim Group Assisting Underprivileged Jews

Well, not exactly. But I bet I got your attention.

The same Jewish group who gave food assistance to underprivileged Jews during Rosh Hashanah and Sukkot is now turning to help an unlikely crowd: underprivileged Muslims who will celebrate the end of the holy month of Ramadan next week with the holiday of Eid Al-Fiter.
On Tuesday, [...]

Let The Animals Live

After posting this post about pets suffering along with civilians from Hezbollah terror attacks, a few people have asked me if I know of any charities or rescue organizations involved in saving dogs, cats, and other animals caught in the conflict between Israel and Hezbollah in Northern Israel.
Here’s one I saw on Fox News Dayside [...]

IDF in Kenya

Despite the fact that the IDF is not being underemployed in protecting the lives of Israel’s citizens (yours truly included), Israel has not hesitated to dispatch IDF personnel to Kenya, in an effort to rescue construction workers trapped inside a collapsed building.

Shortly after the Home Front Command’s rescue team arrived at the site of the [...]

Israel’s Offer to Pakistan

We might not be at peace with each other, but that hasn’t stopped Israel from offering assistance to Pakistan, in the wake of the devastating earthquake that has so far killed approximately 30,000 people.

Israel has offered Pakistan assistance in the aftermath of a devastating earthquake that struck Pakistan, India and Afghanistan, Israeli officials said Sunday, as [...]