Early Saturday morning, Hamas terrorists launched an unprecedented invasion of Israel from Gaza. As of this writing, more than 800 Israelis were murdered, 2,300+ injured, and hundreds are still missing, with an unknown number of civilians, including young children and elderly women and men, taken hostage.  

Young people are learning about the unfolding events in the news, on social media and from their peers. As educators, parents and caregivers, you may be eagerly searching for ways that you can help students or family members understand the current Israeli-Palestinian conflict and antisemitism, while offering tools to encourage them to act as advocates and allies. 

Please join ADL, The Jewish Education Project, and other partners for an important webinar “How To Talk To Children About Israel Today” on Tuesday, October 10th at 12:00 – 1:15 PM ET. Register here.  

In addition, we have the following resources to help guide these challenging conversations with the young people in your life:

Talk about What’s Happening 

- We Stand with Israel

- Hamas Backgrounder

- Hamas Attack Draws Cheers from Extremists, Spurs Antisemitism and Conspiracies Online 

- Questions, Complexities and Context: Insights into Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict



General Resources for Talking with Young People about Injustice  

- Empowering Young People in the Aftermath of Hate (English and Spanish) 

- Helping Students Make Sense of News Stories about Bias and Injustice

- Tips for Engaging and Disengaging on Social Media


 
Resources about Antisemitism and Anti-Zionism  

- 10 Ways to Have Conscientious Conversations on the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

- Antisemitism Uncovered/Anti-Zionism

- Think. Plan. Act. Tools for Dealing with Antisemitic and anti-Israel Incidents on Campus

- Antisemitism Today 

- Antisemitic Incidents: Being an Ally, Advocate and Activist

Please let us know if you have any questions or are in need of support by emailing us at [email protected].

In Partnership,  

The ADL Education Team