“Israel has offered to send humanitarian aid to Syrian civilians affected by the regime’s crackdown on protests through the International Committee of the Red Cross, the foreign ministry said on Sunday. ‘Israel’s foreign ministry has offered to transfer humanitarian aid to the people of Syria through the international Red Cross,’ the ministry said in a statement.”
Andrew Lagenfeld is an American-Israeli swimmer. He is notable for his activism for human and LGBT rights; he is the founder of Our Group, which works with LGBT student-athletes in the US.
“IsraAID has sent three different delegations to support its missions in Kenya (famine relief), South Sudan (supporting a rape victim shelter) and Haiti (medical, social and agriculture programs).”
“The United Nations Education, Science and Culture Organization (UNESCO) has unanimously approved Syria’s membership on two U.N. human rights committees.”
And people often ask why I do not respect the United Nations…
On a recent UN General Assembly resolution condemning Iran for Human Rights abuse. What a joke.
(via lurey)
Source: rferl.org
“The Gaza Strip is not suffering from a humanitarian crisis, the deputy head of the Red Cross in Gaza said this week”
Source: eretzyisraelIDF soldiers hand out food and water to pro-Palestinian activists aboard last summer’s flotilla to Gaza. It is a part of the IDF’s official ethical code to preserve human dignity. (Photo via IDF Spokesperson)
they mad?
