Israel goes to U.N. in effort to halt Gaza-bound ship

Published on October 18, 2012

Israel asked the United Nations to stop a Swedish-owned ship carrying human rights activists from attempting to break Israel's naval blockade of Gaza.

Israel mishandled Gaza flotilla incident, comptroller report finds

Published on June 13, 2012

Israel's State Comptroller issued a report highly critical of the government's handling of the Mavi Marmara Turkish aid flotilla to Gaza in 2010.

Thousands in Istanbul rally against Israel

Published on June 1, 2012

Thousands of Turks in Istanbul rallied against Israel Thursday, marking the second anniversary of an Israel Defense Forces raid on the Mavi Marmara ship that was part of a flotilla that claimed to be carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza.

Turkish criminal court accepts indictments against Israeli commanders

Published on May 29, 2012

A Turkish criminal court accepted indictments against the four top Israeli commanders who led the 2010 raid on the Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara ship.

Turkey prepares indictments against 4 Israeli commanders over flotilla incident

Published on May 23, 2012

A special prosecutor in Istanbul has prepared indictments against the four top Israeli commanders who led the 2010 raid on the Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara ship.

Turkey ready to issue indictments in Marmara incident

Published on May 9, 2012

Turkish government prosecutors have completed their investigation into the incident aboard the Gaza-bound Mavi Marmara in 2010.

Report: Roadside bomb kills 10 Syrian security personnel near Golan

Published on April 20, 2012

The United Nations hopes to get permission from the Syrian government in coming days to send more aid workers to the country to help at least one million people in need of urgent assistance, a top U.N. humanitarian official said on Friday.

The Survivor Mitzvah Project’s Latvia and Lithuania Humanitarian Aid Expedition

Published on January 20, 2012

Australian lawmaker’s call against Israel criticized

Published on November 7, 2011

The head of Australian Jewry scolded a left-wing parliamentarian who demanded that an Australian member of a Gaza-bound flotilla be immediately released.

Israeli navy intercepts Gaza-bound boats

Published on November 4, 2011

The Israeli navy Friday boarded two boats carrying pro-Palestinian activists toward the Gaza Strip in a fresh challenge to Israel's blockade of the Islamist-controlled territory.

Turkey’s FM: Tension with Israel won’t change over aid

Published on October 27, 2011

Diplomatic tension between Turkey and Israel will continue despite Israeli earthquake aid to the stricken country, Turkey's foreign minister said.

Israel to send quake aid to Turkey [UPDATE]

Published on October 25, 2011

Israel said on Tuesday it was launching an airlift of supplies to help Turkey cope with a devastating earthquake, following a request from Ankara, with a first shipment of prefabricated homes destined for shipment on Wednesday.

Rescuers battle to find Turkey quake survivors, save baby

Published on October 25, 2011

Rescuers pulled a two-week-old baby girl alive from the arms of her mother buried under a collapsed building on Tuesday as a search continued for survivors from a quake in eastern Turkey that killed at least 366 people and left thousands homeless.

Netanyahu offers quake aid to Turkey

Published on October 24, 2011

Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu called Turkish Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan on Monday to offer condolences for those killed in a devastating earthquake and said the Jewish state was ready to help, officials of both countries said.

U.S. threatens to cut off Gaza aid

Published on August 12, 2011

The U.S. State Department threatened to withdraw more than $100 million in aid to Gaza if Hamas leaders do not end demands to audit American charities working there.

Israeli soldier jailed for stealing from Marmara

Published on October 18, 2010

An Israeli soldier who stole electronic equipment from an intercepted ship bound for Gaza was sentenced to jail.

Israel intercepts Jewish boat headed for Gaza

Published on September 28, 2010

Israeli commandos peacefully intercepted a boat carrying Jewish activists who hoped to breach Israel’s embargo of the Gaza Strip.

Peruvian Jews rally to collect aid for earthquake relief

By Barbara Fraser
Published on August 23, 2007

On the second day after a magnitude 8.0 earthquake shook the southern coast of this Andean country, killing at least 500 people, injuring more than 1,500 and leaving tens of thousands homeless, students began arriving at the school carrying food, water, clothing, sleeping bags and other relief items for the victims. The collection is part of a two-pronged response to the disaster, according to John Gleiser, president of the Jewish Association of Peru. The first step is delivery of emergency aid, while the second will focus on helping with long-term reconstruction.

Israel’s Darfur refugees require worthy action

By Rabbi Yosef Kanefsky
Published on August 23, 2007

I was in Jerusalem in early July when a news story about Sudanese refuges demonstrating in front of the Knesset caught my eye.