Monthly Archives: October 2024

Some of the many global vigils to mark the anniversary of Oct 7

https://marchoflife.org/thousands-of-people-in-more-than-130-cities-commemorate-october-7/ https://www.jpost.com/international/article-823442 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f26a388bIqI  (UK) https://unitedwithisrael.org/families-honor-lost-loved-ones-at-nova-massacre-site-on-oct-7-anniversary/ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=80iVsWF2xUQ  (Eylon Levy, Citizen Spokesman’s Office)

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Thank you to our UK friends

Great to see and share the support for Israel from friends in the UK. Here is a video of supporters from Borehamwood, Hertfordshire, who conduct a weekly vigil to publicize the plight of hostages held by Hamas in Gaza. In … Continue reading

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Back to school

Kibbutz Be’eri’s children may be displaced, but that didn’t prevent them starting the new school year with Be’eri’s flag ceremony held since 1952. Flag standards were rescued from a wrecked storeroom. Volunteers, including a Bedouin woman, cleaned and repaired the … Continue reading

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Rebuilding the Gaza envelope

Israeli NGO Kolot has launched the “Restart” program, a transformative initiative dedicated to revitalizing communities in Israel’s Gaza envelope region. Initiatives include business development, educational outreach, tourism, welfare, community building and the arts. https://www.jns.org/wire/kolot-launches-restart-program-to-rebuild-gaza-envelope/

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IDF’s autistic unit is winning the war

IDF’s Unit 9900 employs Israelis whose neurodivergence makes them particularly talented in monitoring and analyzing satellite images. They are playing a key role in dismantling Hezbollah’s leadership. These “gifted” soldiers greatly help protect Israel’s population. https://www.nysun.com/article/how-israels-unit-for-soldiers-with-autism-helped-the-idf-demolish-hezbollahs-leadership  (register for two free … Continue reading

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Wedding on the front lines

Victoria and Asher were all set to marry in a beautiful ceremony, but then Asher was called up. Rather than postpone the celebration, Asher’s friends from the Carmeli (Golani) Brigade, along with a rabbi, took it upon themselves to create … Continue reading

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We can fly

More than a dozen patients from the Kaylie Rehabilitation Medical Center at ADI Negev-Nahalat Eran took to the southern Israel skies with pilots from the partner organization “Ananim: Flights for the Community”. It gave a moment of joy, respite, and … Continue reading

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Oct 7 survivor’s heroism in Jaffa

Lev Kreitman, who survived the Oct 7 Nova Music Festival massacre, eliminated one of the terrorists responsible for the deadly attack at the Jaffa light rail station. Having served five months in Gaza, he had successfully applied for a pistol, … Continue reading

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Mia leaves hospital

Former hostage Mia (Maya) Regev was discharged from hospital after a long rehabilitation process following her release from Gaza in November. Hamas terrorists shot her at the Nova festival. A “doctor” in Gaza reattached her foot sideways, and Israeli surgeons … Continue reading

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