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PFLP-linked NGO closes Palestinian branch, citing Israel's red tape

Defense for Children International-Palestine announces closure, citing Israeli restrictions, while Israel has long designated the group as linked to the PFLP.

A person wearing the headband of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) attends a march to demand the release of Mahmoud Khalil on March 11, 2025 in New York City; illustrative.
Gal Gadot attends the 82nd Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, California. January 5, 2025.

Gal Gadot directs Genesis Prize toward Israel’s post-October 7 recovery

A Palestinian woman helps a burn victim, Maria Abu Aawad, at a Doctors Without Borders (MSF) hospital, amid severe shortages of medical equipment, medicines and essential materials needed for burn treatment, in Zawaida, in the central Gaza Strip, January 26, 2026.

Supreme Court allows NGOs facing Gaza ban to keep operating, for now

A photo shows a flag of the pro-Palestine organization 'Samidoun' during a "in solidarity with Gaza" demonstration in Duisburg, western Germany, on October 9, 2023.

Terror-linked Samidoun actively promoting terror, armed resistance in Sweden


Germany quietly cuts funding to two Israeli human rights organizations

An investigation by Deutsche Welle concluded the defunding of the two Israeli organizations is a precursor to cutting funds of other human rights organizations critical of Israel's conduct in Gaza.

 Germany and Israel national flag

Minister May Golan used state funds to finance fictitious jobs for friends, TV report finds

According to the investigation, Golan used funding earmarked for “connection with voters,” to pay legal fees to a lawyer for preparing lawsuits that were not filed.

 SOCIAL EQUALITY and Women’s Advancement Minister May Golan attends a meeting of the Knesset plenum earlier this year. Recently, she delivered an address in which she sought to defend Michael Ben-Ari, an avowed Meir Kahane supporter who was disqualified from running for the Knesset.

'Repressive and discriminatory': Int'l envoys urge Taliban to reverse policies excluding women

The session also reaffirmed the role of NGOs and humanitarian work in Afghanistan and the necessity of helping Afghans who are suffering in the ongoing humanitarian crisis.

 Hosna Salehi, whose family runs a charity called the House of Kindness, writes on a white board as she teaches children inside a classroom in Herat, Afghanistan, October 27, 2024.

Alcohol and drug use common among at-risk youth during Israel-Hamas War - ELEM

ELEM, an organization aimed at helping Israel’s at-risk youth, served over 13,000 youth in 2024. The organization’s poll surveyed over 3,000 of the young people it has helped.

 Adolescents Drink Alcohol, Illustration.

Grapevine: Nov. 22, 2024: Thanks for the memory

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

 BOARD DIRECTOR executives (from left): Nurit Kenner Yahav, Inbal Ben Artzi, and Yuval Katzav.

Bill to revoke tax-exempt status of terror-supporting NGOs fails to pass US House

Opponents of the bill claimed it would have targeted pro-Palestinian organizations that facilitate aid to Gaza.

 Members of the House of Representatives vote for the third time on whether to elevate House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) to Speaker of the House in the U.S. Capitol on October 20, 2023 in Washington, DC.

Israeli NGO hosts event for fallen immigrant soldiers, security personnel in Middle East war

During the event, an exhibition presented the fallen soldiers and presented their personal stories, and a ceremony was held in their memory with the participation of the bereaved families.

Event by Israeli NGO One Million Lobby Association honoring immigrant IDF soldiers who fell in battle.

Anonymous soldier claims IDF uses human shields in Gaza - report

The scale of this practice, according to CNN's report, is not explicitly known, but the news organization cited the soldier and five former Palestinian detainees in their report.

 IDF soldiers operate in the Gaza Strip, October 26, 2024.

'Efforts nowhere near where they should be': OCHA head describes Gaza aid efforts

He also expressed concern over the “growing anger towards Israel,” which could “awaken the dark forces that could fuel antisemitism.”

 Humanitarian aid packages dropped from the air by Jordanian, US, Egyptian and French army planes are seen floating on the sky in Gaza City, Gaza on March 5, 2024.

The complexity of Israel's hostage predicament: balancing humanity and national security - opinion

As Israel grapples with the aftermath of October 7, the ethical and strategic dilemmas surrounding hostage negotiations intensify, raising real questions about balancing lives and national security.

 Hostages who were abducted by Hamas on October 7 are escorted by the International Red Cross, as part of a hostages-prisoners swap with Israel on November 30. The Red Cross has been notably negligent in its mission, the writer charges.