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A new study has documented the extraordinary volunteer effort among Israelis during the war against the Palestinian Hamas terror group, showing that nearly two-thirds of Israelis are donating to charities and over 40% are volunteering their time.
The volunteer effort is in addition to the mass mobilization of reservists, amounting to some 360,000 soldiers — a response reportedly in excess of what the military needed.Focusing on the third week of the war, the report’s findings reflect a picture of extraordinary solidarity – with rates of volunteering and donations that are much higher than figures recorded previously, both in quiet times and during crises.
For example, the average weekly monetary donation per person is 458 NIS – almost double the sum documented in similar reports in the past. Nearly two thirds of the public donated to various initiatives, , giving either money or gifts in kind, including breastmilk and blood donations. This percentage is much higher than figures reported in the past – 42% in the COVID year 2020, and 47% in 2019, an ordinary year.
Israeli society has historically shown high rates of social cohesion and happiness, despite political divisions and the near-constant threat of war and terror. The October 7 terror attack, in which Hamas murdered over 1,400 people, wounded over 5,400 others, and took 241 hostages, has united and mobilized Israelis as never before, with many setting aside politics-as-usual and simply doing what they can to help.on Sirius XM Patriot on Sunday evenings from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ET . He is the author of the new biography,Neither Free nor Fair: The 2020 U.S.
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