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Israel is getting a surge in donations from the US in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 attacks

Written by Hanna Shaul Bar Nissim, Visiting Scholar of Philanthropy, Indiana University

The attacks may have reversed a decline in philanthropy seen in recent yearsAP Photo/Wilfredo Lee

The U.S. government has stepped up its focus on Israel following the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas attacks. American Jews are also responding, in part by sending money and other kinds of aid.

The Conversation asked Hanna Shaul Bar Nissim, a scholar of Jewish...

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