Caring for lone soldiers
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.
Israelis help replant vines at monastery
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.
Searching for flood victims
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.
IDF saves lives across the world
From earthquakes in Greece to tsunamis in Japan and terror attacks in Kenya, the IDF has carried out 37 humanitarian missions across 29 countries, proving that its mission extends far beyond defending Israel - it’s about saving lives worldwide.
A side of Israel that rarely makes the news
Innovation Africa’s latest newsletter highlights a major area where Israelis benefits humanity.
Saving endangered plant species
One of Israel’s rarest plants - the spear-leaved dogbane - is currently blooming in the Jerusalem Botanical Gardens after its extinction from the Negev Desert. Until it is returned to the Negev, visitors can admire the plant’s beauty at the “refuge” pond at the Botanical Gardens’ northern edge.
Streamlined visa application process for evangelical Christians
US Ambassador and Christian Zionist Mike Huckabee has successfully unblocked the bureaucratic delays that evangelical Christians recently experienced when applying for entry visas to Israel. A new streamlined and efficient process now operates.
A model for Haredi integration
The Israel Sci-Tech School Network (ISTS – see previously) is implementing a model of respecting tradition while preparing for the future. Some 1,000 Haredi students are enrolled in ISTS colleges. In cities like Tsfat, 65% of the students at one ISTS college are Haredi.
Yeshiva boys enlist in combat units
Hundreds of young men from hesder yeshivas across the country have reported for duty, to begin their service in the IDF as part of the hesder combat track. They included the sons of two government ministers, and the son of the head of the hesder yeshiva in Holon.
The Isaac Accords
Argentine President Javier Milei used his $1 million Genesis Prize to launch the American Friends of the Isaac Accords (AFOIA), aimed at deepening diplomatic, economic, and cultural ties between Israel and Latin American countries. Milei’s effort is modeled after the Abraham Accords.