Diaspora Jewry
The campaign highlights support for Israel from Jewish communities, celebrities and public officials.
Eilat plans to do the same to help some of the 200,000 Israeli refugees.
An estimated 15,000 in London showed solidarity with and demanded the release of those whom Hamas is holding hostage in Gaza.
The speed of the U.S. response to Israeli needs reflects a “sense of urgency across not just this building, but across the entire U.S. federal government, that’s coming from the president on down,” said a Pentagon official.
“The atmosphere is very tense and scary,” a Jewish mother told JNS. “I don’t feel safe. It’s really heartbreaking.”
The 320 anti-Jewish incidents from Oct. 7 to Oct. 16 are up from 47 during the same period in 2022, though these numbers almost certainly undercount anti-Jewish incidents.
“My administration will continue to fight antisemitism and Islamophobia,” said U.S. President Joe Biden.
“Love is not what you say. Love is what you do,” said Pastor John Hagee of Christians United for Israel, whose organization has sent $1 million to Israel since the terrorist attacks on Oct. 7.
“Americans need to ensure their elected officials know that we have no patience for dithering in Washington,” said Pastor John Hagee, head of Christians United for Israel.
“I can’t fathom the experiences that they’re going through right now. My heart just breaks,” Laura Fine, a state senator, told JNS.
Leaders of the London school are taking “proactive steps” to protect students, faculty and staff following Hamas’s deadly terrorist attacks in Israel.
“We stand together with Israel,” said another minister. “True friends do not celebrate a country in their moments of triumph but stand with them at their darkest hour.”
