Jewish Life Digital Edition October 2013 | Page 8

ROUND-UP NEWS FROM AROUND THE WORLD ANTI-SEMITIC CRIMES TRIPLE IN MALMO T E XT C OM PI L E D BY L IZ S A M UE L S ISRAELI ORGANISATION DELIVERS HUNDREDS OF TONS OF FOOD, MEDICINE TO SYRIAN REFUGEES One Israeli NGO has delivered at least 70 tons of sanitation items, 670 tons of food, 120 tons of basic home items and 20 tons of medication for Syrian refugees displaced by the current crisis. The non-profit organisation, which has been operating for over 10 years, has been providing life-saving aid to communities affected by human conflict or natural disasters, in countries which either lack diplomatic ties with Israel, or where the regime prevents assistance from conventional humanitarian organisations, such as Sudan, Iraq, Indonesia and Sri Lanka. In a recent interview with the Jerusalem Post, organisation founder known only as Yael, said: “Nobody asks pe ɵ