Dear Friends,
The horror of the Hamas onslaught against Israel and the dread of ongoing Israeli-Palestinian violence has left our community deeply shaken and searching for ways to help.
J Street has been in close contact with our partners in Israel doing incredible work on the ground under extremely difficult conditions – and we know they need our direct support.
Below, we’ve highlighted a range of worthy organizations working to provide medical and humanitarian assistance in Israel and Gaza and to support communities in southern Israel, and a range of additional Israeli groups whose work will be important in the days and weeks ahead.
Please consider a contribution to one of more of these organizations, and please consider sharing this email with your networks as a resource.
Of course, there are many, many worthy organizations and causes doing great work. More than we can list here. We encourage you to contribute wherever you feel you can make an impact.
Together, we can make a meaningful difference in this incredibly difficult time.
Magen David Adom
Magen David Adom's network of 33,000 paramedics and first responders have been working around the clock to save lives, performing dangerous and heroic work in southern Israel and across the country. Your support can enable them to deploy more ambulances and replenish critical supplies.
Donate to Magen David Adom
International Committee of the Red Cross
The Red Cross is working tirelessly to provide lifesaving medical care on both sides of the Gaza border. The Red Cross network covers both the Magen David Adom ambulance network in Israel and the Palestine Red Crescent Society ambulance network, with staff working round the clock to treat casualties and provide urgent humanitarian assistance.
Donate to the Red Cross
Soroka Medical Center
Located in Be’er Sheva, Soroka Medical Center is the only major hospital in the Negev region. Over the last several days, the hospital has already treated over 700 patients, at least 130 of whom are in critical condition. Donations can be made through American Friends of Soroka Medical Center.
Donate to American Friends of Soroka Medical Center
Dror Israel Emergency Response
Dror Israel is an education-focused non-profit striving for a just, equal and democratic Israel. With schools closing, reservists being called up and thousands of children traumatized, Dror Israel is working to support evacuees, assist with day care for children of hospital workers and other essential staff and provide support to children and families impacted by the attacks.
Donate to Dror Israel
New Israel Fund: Emergency Response Plan
As Israel grapples with the aftermath, the New Israel Fund has launched an emergency response fund to assist vulnerable communities in the south, including kibbutzim and Bedouin communities. NIF is also countering online incitement, working to prevent violence in mixed communities, and providing essential and ongoing mental health support.
Donate to NIF
Gisha
Gisha is an Israeli legal advocacy group that works to support international law and the rights and freedoms of Gaza residents through both direct legal case support and political advocacy. They are continuing to press for emergency medical and humanitarian supplies to be delivered to Gaza and to push for all parties to uphold international law.
Donate to Gisha
UnXeptable
The US-based pro-democracy advocacy group UnXeptable is working to support Israelis stranded in the United States who can’t fly home. Pro-democracy supporters across the are opening their homes to host Israelis in need in the United States.
Register as a Host
Register for Support
United Hatzalah
United Hatzalah of Israel is the largest fully volunteer Emergency Medical Service organization. It stands out for its fast response times, often providing vital care before an ambulance arrives. The group has launched an emergency appeal for desperately needed supplies and equipment as they continue to respond to provide support in southern Israel.
Donate to United Hatzalah
Democracy HQ Response Fund
Democracy HQ and member organizations of the pro-democracy protest movement are uniting to support the people of Israel during this war. The groups have established a central assistance center to connect host families with families from the south of the country, provide transportation services from the fighting line to safe areas, a food convoy to hospitals, protective gear for soldiers and more.
Donate to Democracy HQ
Emergency Response: Unrecognized Arab Villages in the Negev
There are over 40 Bedouin villages in the Negev with over 200,000 residents. With little support from the Israeli government in the best of times, some have been hit by Hamas rockets and are struggling with supplies. Donations to the Regional Council for Unrecognized Arab Villages in the Negev via the New Israel Fund will assist volunteers organizing supply convoys of water, food, first aid and construction materials.
Donate to these communities via NIF
Physicians for Human Rights Israel
PHRI is an Israeli advocacy and direct aid group with a mission to advocate for human rights, equal access to healthcare and free healthcare for all – including marginalized communities and Bedouin communities in the Negev. Their emergency response is supporting direct medical aid to communities evacuated from southern Israel, including kibbutz evacuees and migrant workers, among other urgent needs.
Donate to PHRI
We hope you find this resource useful and we encourage you to share widely. We’ve also posted a page on our website with links to each of these organizations that you can share, and which we will update over time.
We’ll continue to update our supporters with ways to help and opportunities to rally together as a community. By coming together, we can make a significant impact where it's needed most.
Thank you, sincerely, for all you’re doing in the midst of this crisis.
— J Street
