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The World Zionist Organization, the Zionist Council in Israel and the Menomadin Fund are financing a scholarship for 40 Druze students who have served in the reserves a scholarship to help them ease back into their studies. This is the third year that these scholarships are available.

18 young Jewish professionals from North West London successfully climbed Mount Kilimanjaro in a landmark charity expedition. They carried an Israeli flag to the summit and raised more than £90,000 to help fund a new medical center in Tzfat through a partnership with UJIA.

What changed Nikos Sotirakopoulos from an antisemite to an admirer of Israel was seeing positive messages.  Please pass on this newsletter to those who fail to see Israel in a positive light.

Terrific video features Melanie Phillips speaking at the Argaman Institute for Advanced Studies in Jerusalem.

The Congress of Serbian-American Friendship hosted a conference in Belgrade: “Belgrade Strategic Dialogue: Serbia–US–Israel Partnership.” Serbian foreign minister Marko Djuric said that there was strong political will in Serbia to develop good relations with Israel and the US.

Ezra Cohen, Panama’s envoy to Israel, has a candid conversation about diplomacy, crisis management and the untold story of Israel’s global image. He also explains why Latin American leaders are aligning more with Israel.

President Herzog’s inaugural Voice of the People summit. in Haifa, brought together 50 people from Israel, 50 from North America, and 50 from other regions to address rising antisemitism, strengthen Israel-Diaspora ties and promote internal diversity

The Lone Soldier Center had a busy first six months of 2025. It onboarded 449 new Lone Soldiers; handled a 60% increase in mental health needs; provided food vouchers; reunited soldiers with family; awarded 118 scholarships and provided 80 laptops to soldiers leaving for civilian life or university.

The agricultural lands of the Trappist monks at the Latrun Monastery were badly burned in the recent wildfires (many caused by Arab arsonists). Now 80 Israeli volunteers (secular and religious Jews) are helping the monastery recover by planting new vines and olive trees.  

Following the devastating floods that swept through Texas Hill Country in early July, the Israeli-based ZAKA volunteer emergency-response and disaster-victim recovery organization has deployed a specialized team to the state after a call for support from Texas authorities.