COMMENTARY
by Jonathan S. Tobin
May 14, 2015

In recent weeks, a fair amount of publicity has been given to the fact that Israel’s efforts to aid the victims of the Nepal earthquakes have been far out of proportion to its size. Far larger countries have done much less or nothing at all to assist the Himalayan nation deal with this terrible tragedy. In fact, Israel’s humanitarian delegation to Katmandu numbered more than 250 persons including medical personnel and experts in rescue and recovery operations is the second largest of any country that sent assistance to Nepal. As with similar instances in which the Jewish state donated so generously to countries in need, both Israel and its friends around the world have felt a great deal of pride in this fact. But it has not altered the opinions of those who wish to see it destroyed. READ MORE