16/06/2026
Have you ever heard something so shocking that it makes your world crumble? When you realize your memories from childhood (in this case, collecting money for UNICEF) actually supported death and evil?
Last night I attended a fascinating and upsetting event that made my stomach turn.
It wasn't the speakers - they were outstanding. Focused, clear, inspiring, and grounded - it was the topic: The Price of Terror.
Well done to you, Sarri Fleur Hassan-Nahoum , Anne Hertzberg, legal advisor from NGO Monitor! Deputy Foreign Minister Shareen Haskel spoke beautifully about her activities to bring justice to the world.
The event was co-hosted by StandWithUs , Strength to Strength and NGO monitor.
I learned a lot of things, some surprising, some...not so much:
* The pay-to-slay program where families of Palestinian terrorists and the perpetrators themselves, is REAL. They are indeed to pay to kill Jews and are *very* well-funded (NGO Monitor can tell you more).
* The UN and its many programs (OCHA, UNRWA, UNICEF, etc) have supported terror organizations with no vetting or oversight (they don't even consider Hamas a terror organization even though the international community does!), so if you donate to a foundation or NGO that works with the UN, there's little to no tracking of where the money goes with regards to Gaza.
* All the NGOs in Gaza were (and are still) actively involved with Hamas (shocked, not shocked). Hamas did a lot to hide the tunnels from them, but many of them knew about them.
* The long-term effects of terrorism can paralyze you psychologically, physically, emotionally, and it's vital that you find people who relate to you and can support you in any way.
Sarri Singer's organization, Strength to Strength, is doing amazing work with a worldwide network of survivors of terror attacks... Definitely check out their projects and support them!
Special thanks to Stand With Us for hosting this important program. I was surrounded by people who have lost loved ones in attacks, and it's important to know that there are people who dedicate their lives to fighting terror, stopping evil, and making the world a less broken place.