One of Israel’s most urgent social crises: the struggles facing families of children with severe disabilities. JIJ attorneys recently took part in a special Knesset committee addressing this issue. The discussion, chaired by MK Hava Eti Atia, revealed the depth of the problem—parents left without essential state support, battling every day to provide around-the-clock care.
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2024 was our busiest and most impactful year since our founding 20 years ago. With your help, in 2024, JIJ provided FREE legal aid to 2,733 survivors of terrorism, human trafficking, and discrimination, including: 32 wounded Israeli soldiers, 40 survivors of human trafficking, 17 survivors of the October 7th massacre, 68 families seeking Israeli citizenship or residency, 112 refugees from Ukraine, Russia, and Eritrea, 120 Israeli families displaced from their homes on the Gaza & Lebanon borders, 500 wounded soldiers.
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