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Two Years of Life-Saving Impact

As we mark two years since October 7, Israel Friends reflects on 746+ days of courage, innovation, and relentless action.

From the frontlines to recovery centers, your support has fueled life-saving aid, advanced technology, and trauma care for those who defend and rebuild Israel every day.

Our 2-Year Impact Report tells the story of what we have built together — lives protected, families healed, and a nation made stronger through resilience and unity.

Check our Linktree for the full report. Link in the comments.

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“We believe we have a moral and ethical responsibility to protect Israel’s soldiers, civilian security teams, and the citizens they defend.”

At the @JNS_org International Policy Summit, our Executive Director, Kyle Blank, shared why Israel Friends exists and why protecting Israel’s defenders is a responsibility we all share.

Watch the conversation. 🇮🇱

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Today, we celebrate more than Independence Day.

We celebrate the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the enduring ideals that have shaped our nation for generations.

Freedom. Liberty. Courage. Opportunity.

As we reflect on America’s past, we also honor the men and women who continue to defend those principles at home and alongside our allies around the world.

From all of us at Israel Friends, Happy Independence Day. 🇺🇸

#IndependenceDay #FourthofJuly #IsraelFriends

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1,000 days since October 7.
250 years of American freedom.
One reminds us that freedom is never guaranteed.
The other reminds us it’s always worth defending.

Read why our commitment to Israel continues:
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We are proud to welcome Matt Levin as the new National Director of Israel Friends.

For more than 36 years, Matt has dedicated his career to strengthening Israel and the Jewish community. His leadership includes more than 25 years with AIPAC and 12 years as a CEO within the Jewish Federation system, where he led transformational fundraising campaigns, strengthened institutions, built lasting partnerships, and inspired generations of supporters.

Now, he brings that experience to Israel Friends at a critical moment.

“After 36 years of serving Israel and the Jewish community, I knew October 7 wasn’t the end of a story—it was a call to do even more. That’s why I joined Israel Friends.”
— Matt Levin

As Israel Friends continues to expand its impact through defense innovation, life-saving medical equipment, trauma recovery initiatives, and support for Israel’s defenders and communities, Matt’s leadership will help strengthen our mission and grow our reach across North America.

Please join us in welcoming Matt to the Israel Friends family. We look forward to the impact we’ll make together.

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A soldier’s most important piece of equipment isn’t always a weapon.

It’s the kit that keeps them alive long enough to make it home.

Help us put life-saving IFAKs into the hands of Israel’s defenders: https://t.co/zKidZ9IcIk

#IFAK #SaveLives #LifeSavingEquipment #EmergencyResponse #IsraelFriends

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The hardest conversations are often the ones we have with ourselves.

The ones that begin with:
“I’m not okay.”
“I need help.”
“I can’t carry this alone anymore.”

Healing from trauma starts with finding the courage to take that first step.

At Matanya Farm, soldiers, survivors, and those living with PTSD find a place to breathe, connect, and begin rebuilding parts of themselves that trauma tried to take away.

Because healing doesn’t just change one life– it strengthens families, relationships, and entire communities.

This PTSD Awareness Month, help make healing possible.

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In the past few days, Israel has lost two more heroes in operational activity in southern Lebanon.

Captain David Hazut, 21, from Ashkelon, a platoon commander in the Golani Brigade’s 12th Battalion, fell in combat.

Master Sergeant (Res.) Basil Sweid, 32, from Peki’in, a driver in the 7th Brigade’s 75th Battalion, fell during operational activity.

We mourn their loss and honor their courage and sacrifice in defense of the people of Israel.

Our deepest condolences go out to their families, friends, fellow soldiers, and loved ones. May they find strength, comfort, and peace during this incredibly difficult time.

May their memories forever be a blessing.

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Wear what you stand for.

Support Israel. Support its heroes.

Shop the Israel Friends collection: https://t.co/zpVtSHl8Xi

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Israel’s heroes answer the call.

We answer theirs.

From life-saving equipment and advanced technology to critical trauma care, we fill the gaps where support is needed most.

Driven by urgency. Guided by purpose. Committed to Israel.

Real heroes. Real impact. 🇮🇱
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⚠️ A new battlefield threat is putting Israeli soldiers at risk.

Hezbollah’s fiber-optic FPV drones are difficult to detect, impossible to jam, and capable of striking with little warning.

Israel Friends is responding with:
🛡️ Defense Innovation
🚁 Surveillance & Tactical Drones
⛑️ IFAKs
🚑 Life-Saving Emergency Equipment

Help protect Israel’s defenders.
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Behind every fallen hero is a wife, a mother, a family carrying on without the person they loved most.

On International Widows’ Day, we honor the women whose strength and resilience inspire us every day. As they carry forward the legacy of Israel’s heroes, we stand with them and remember the sacrifices they continue to make.

🕯️ May the memories of Israel’s fallen heroes forever be a blessing.

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PTSD doesn’t affect only those who experience trauma—it impacts families, friends, and entire communities.

This PTSD Awareness Month, we recognize that mental health remains one of Israel’s most urgent needs. Through our Healthy Mind program, Israel Friends is helping provide psychiatric care to those rebuilding their lives.

Since October 7, countless civilians, soldiers, first responders, survivors, and loved ones across Israel have been carrying invisible wounds. Healing takes time, support, and access to critical mental health care.

When we help one person heal, we help strengthen an entire community.

Learn more: https://t.co/1G0O8rKAYK

#PTSDAwarenessMonth #MentalHealthMatters #IsraelFriends

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From the dads protecting their families at home to the fathers serving on the front lines, their strength shapes generations and inspires us all.

This Father’s Day, we celebrate the fathers, grandfathers, and father figures who continue to show up for those they love—no matter the challenge.

Happy Father’s Day from all of us at Israel Friends. 💙

Donate in your father’s honor: https://t.co/3x46BcH7HG

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Four more young heroes fell in battle this weekend in southern Lebanon.

🕯️ Staff Sergeant Nave Habshoosh
🕯️ Staff Sergeant Liav Kababia
🕯️ Sergeant First Class Nir Ben Ari
🕯️ Staff Sergeant Yoav Klein

They made the ultimate sacrifice in defense of the State of Israel and the Jewish people.

As the nation mourns, we send our deepest condolences, prayers, and strength to their families, friends, and loved ones during this unimaginable time.

May their memories forever be a blessing.

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We mourn the loss of LTC Dor Gedalia Ben Simhon, 32, of Beit HaShita, commander of the 52nd Battalion in the 401st Brigade, who fell in combat in southern Lebanon while defending the people and State of Israel.

Our hearts and prayers are with his family, friends, fellow soldiers, and all who loved him.

May his memory be a blessing.

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Give a Father’s Day gift that makes an impact.

Donate in your dad’s honor, support Israel’s heroes, and we’ll send him a special message on your behalf.

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🚨 Israeli soldiers are facing a battlefield threat unlike anything before.

Hezbollah’s fiber-optic drones evade traditional defenses, flying undetected and attacking with devastating precision. Every day, our troops are forced to confront this growing danger.

Time is critical.

See how Israel Friends is helping protect those on the front lines: https://t.co/oMICnjvXgy

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Earlier today, the IDF announced that Master Sergeant (Res.) Alexander Filin, 29, from Haifa, a combat soldier in the 36th Division Command Post, fell in combat in southern Lebanon.

Alexander was killed while operating alongside soldiers from the 36th Division and the Givati Brigade near the Litani River, when a Hezbollah explosive device detonated beside the force. At least seven other soldiers were wounded in the attack.

We send our deepest condolences, prayers, and strength to Alexander's family and loved ones.

May his memory be a blessing.

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June is PTSD Awareness Month.

On our mission trip, we visited Kibbutz Be’eri and spoke with Ofir Engel and community members about the horrors of October 7.

Ofir shared that surviving Hamas captivity was only half the battle—coming home meant facing a new war: healing the mind, regaining inner peace, and rebuilding balance.

The new frontline in Israel is mental health, and Israel Friends is committed to supporting civilians, families, soldiers, and survivors on their path to recovery.

This PTSD Awareness Month, stand with those carrying invisible wounds and help bring healing to the people of Israel.

Learn how you can help: https://t.co/1G0O8rK39c

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