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Amichai Chikli accuses EU ministers of 'defending terror-supporting organizations'

His words followed a joint statement by 27 foreign ministers on August 12 in which the ministers condemned what they said were "restrictive new registration requirements."

 Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli at the International Convention Center in Jerusalem on March 27, 2025.
Trucks carrying humanitarian aid line up near the Rafah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Rafah, Egypt, August 13, 2025.

Israel's NGO bill threatens its ties with global Jewry - opinion

Women light the shabbat candles, in Tel Aviv, on June 20, 2025

What is Shabbat life like in the most populated Jewish municipalities?

 FOR OVER 25 years, SAHAR has been Israel’s only text-based mental health helpline.

How SAHAR’s silent lifeline saves lives in Israel


Likud seeks inquiry into foreign funding of Israeli protests

The move comes days after Likud issued a statement citing what it called “astonishing revelations” contained in an official document recently published by the US Congress.

Israelis protest against Benjamin Netanyhahu's government in Jerusalem, March 23, 2025

Israel's Constitution Committee debates revised NGO funding bill

The initial version of the bill that passed a preliminary vote in February would have slapped an 80% tax on “foreign state entity” donations to NGOs.

 A plenum session on the state budget in the assembly hall of the Israeli parliament, December 16, 2024.

Flemish gov't. appeals court decision imposing BDS penalties for exporting military goods to Israel

The court ruled that any containers exiting the Port of Antwerp will face a penalty of €50,000 per container, up to a total of €5 million, in a move celebrated by BDS NGOs across Belgium.

 Pro-Palestinian, anti-Zionist stickers on a Brussels store window, December 2023; illustative.

EU must stop funding controversial NGOs - opinion

The European Union's funding of Israeli political NGOs that oppose the government and support human rights has been highly controversial.

 EU FOREIGN POLICY head Kaja Kallas rings the bell at the start of a foreign ministers council meeting in Brussels on Tuesday. She has made efforts to repair the broken ties with Israel, say the writers.

New NGO bill that would tax foreign donations by 80% will exempt ultra-Orthodox orgs. - report

Haredi MKs expressed concern over the bill's potential effect on donations to NGOs that support haredi causes, many of which are based on funds from overseas.

Haredi children return to school amid the coronavirus crisis

A nation’s pillar: The rise of the largest volunteer organization following Oct. 7

In just months, HaOgen LeMishpachot HaMiluim went from a grassroots idea to the state’s biggest volunteer force

  ‘YOU CAN spot HaOgen volunteers by the kindness in their eyes.’

Police must cancel directive limiting international media live footage, nonprofit argues to A-G

This directive mostly targets foreign media journalists, was issued without authority, undermines essential rights, and is illegal, the Association for Civil Rights in Israel argued.

 Iranian missile strikes a shelter in Beersheba, killing five, June 24, 2025.

High Court rejects petition against Jenin refugee camp home demolitions

The Iron Wall operation began in January and targeted refugee camps and small towns in the northern West Bank, emptying them.

 A road is barricaded in Jenin refugee camp, amid ongoing clashes between Palestinian Authority security forces and militants, in the West Bank, January 8, 2025.

NGO: Travel is essential right, must be provided, even on Shabbat

Israel Hofsheet also demanded the particular provision of transport options to the around 150,000 Israelis stuck abroad after Israeli airspace was closed at the start of Operation Rising Lion.

 View of the almost empty Ben-Gurion Airport, after all flights were cancelled following an Israeli attack on Iran, June 13, 2025.

Why Humanitarian Organizations hate the GHF - opinion

The opposition to the GHF stems from humanitarian organizations’ reliance on Hamas operatives in Gaza. These organizations are beholden to Hamas because their operations depend on Hamas.

 Palestinians carry aid supplies which they received from the U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation, in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, June 3, 2025, in this screengrab taken from video.

From Ramle to Orange County: Maya Vorobyov discusses her past, present, and future

“I took Zionism and Judaism for granted. I never imagined that I could be targeted," says the executive director of TalkIsrael, "Looking back I truly believe everything happened for a reason.”

 ‘I TRULY believe everything happens for a reason.’