Monthly Archives: August 2017

Israel’s Disaster Support Professionals, United Hatzalah, IsraAid, Tackle Harvey

IsraAid is among the first humanitarian organizations to arrive whenever disaster strikes around the globe. By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency New York — August 29, 2017 … From Haiti and South Sudan to Japan and Kenya, IsraAid has been among the first to be on the scene when disaster strikes. Today, a team of… Read More »

Hartford Interfaith Rally Against Racism

By Israel News Agency Staff Hartford, CT — August 20, 2017 … “The Ku Klux Klan, White Supremacists, and Neo Nazi’s should be a thing of the past,” said Senator Richard Blumenthal. This gathering was the latest showing of anti-hate rallies taking place in response to Charlottesville across the United States. Joel Leyden, who runs “Jews Against… Read More »

US Republicans, Democrats Express Support for Netanyahu, Israel

By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency                                                            Jerusalem, Israel — August 10, 2017 … Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met today at his Jerusalem office with a delegation of US Republican Members of Congress led by House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy. On… Read More »

Yad Vashem To Sign Holocaust Educational Agreement With Serbia

By Joel Leyden Israel News Agency / Jewish News Agency July 31, 2017 — Jerusalem, Israel … Yad Vashem Holocaust Memorial in Jerusalem will sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Ministry of Education from Serbia today, codifying the working relationship that Yad Vashem, the World Holocaust Remembrance Center, shares with the Serbian government. The… Read More »