Why are we still talking about Bondi?
Israeli President Isaac Herzog visited Sydney this week, meeting with bereaved families and survivors, in addition to national leaders, offering public expressions of solidarity after the mass shooting during a “Chanukah by the Sea” event on Dec. 14, when 15 people were killed and dozens of others wounded. Some people wonder why the incident is still in the […]
NJ survivor helps others heal after attacks across the globe
She’s part of a network of people who lived through unthinkable violence from Oklahoma City to 9/11 to London and Jerusalem. Three terror attacks in less than a week across the U.S. are hitting especially close to home for one New Jersey woman whose life’s mission is helping survivors. She’s part of a network of […]
Retreat in NJ Provides Support And Community To Terror Victims From Across the Globe
Sadly, a too-large and growing number of Israeli citizens and visitors have a personal experience in surviving terror attacks. A group of them have banded together to share their coping techniques and perspectives with victims from the U.S., the UK and other points around the world. Strength to Strength, the nonprofit founded by terror survivor […]
Daughter of Senator Singer Celebrates Survival of Israel Bombing
Sarri Singer, daughter of state Senator Robert Singer (R-30) of Ocean County, is celebrating 20 years of surviving a bus bombing in Israel and the care and support she received at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem. Since the attack, she has made it her mission to speak out against terror and, through Strength to Strength, the […]
US Victims Of Palestinian Terrorism Testify Before Congress
Several victims of Palestinian terrorism testified before congress Tuesday, hoping to shed light on the plight of U.S. citizens who have been killed or injured in Palestinian terrorist attacks. The panel featured three victims and a representative from the Department of Justice office responsible for seeking justice for U.S. citizens killed and injured abroad by […]
Resilience in Unity Concludes UK Advisory Group Announcements, Expands Counter-Extremism Team
The UK-based Resilience in Unity Project has completed the rollout of its Advisory Group members, bringing together a cross-section of practitioners, academics, current and retired law enforcement, and former extremists to guide its counter-extremism work. The final slate of announced advisors includes: Resilience in Unity was founded during the COVID-19 pandemic in response to what organizers […]
Gary Osen’s legal war on terrorist financiers
How a New Jersey-based attorney built a historic legal campaign against terrorism through the courts. In the days after 9/11, American attorney Gary Osen’s neighbor lost her husband in the World Trade Center attack. She was overwhelmed, caring for two small children and drowning in paperwork. Osen stepped in to help—not just with funeral arrangements, […]
Convicted terrorists to be released are ‘an open wound’ for victims’ families
While many support any effort to bring home live hostages, some bereaved family members call for a terrorist death penalty in order to halt the cycle of hostage release deals Paramedics and police at the scene of a Palestinian suicide-bombing that killed 19 and injuring 74 on a bus in Jerusalem, June 18, 2002. (Flash90/File) […]
Strength to Strength: Survivors Healing Survivors
Sarri Singer experienced the first of two life-changing events on September 11, 2001, and had she not overslept, she would have been at work a few blocks away from the World Trade Center in New York City. Realizing that “we’re not safe anywhere,” she decided to move to Israel to help victims of terror. Then, […]
In landmark ruling, Arab Bank held liable for supporting Hamas
The case, brought by nearly 300 U.S. citizens who had been injured or lost family members during the second intifada, sets a major legal precedent. A New York jury on Sept. 22, 2014 found Arab Bank liable for this Hamas suicide bombing in Jerusalem on June 11, 2003, which killed 16 people, because the bank […]