14.10.2026 Йотам Полайцер

Can humanitarian action create openings where politics and diplomacy have failed? What happens when Israelis show up not as soldiers or diplomats, but as humanitarian responders? IsraAID CEO Yotam Polizer joins Rabbi Angela Buchdahl for a conversation about an Israel rarely seen in the headlines. Since October 7, IsraAID, Israel’s largest independent, nonpolitical humanitarian aid organization, has dramatically expanded its work at home and across the region—including in Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, and Gaza (not to mention recently rushing to Nepal after the catastrophic flood there)—delivering lifesaving aid while forging unlikely partnerships across borders, religions, and political divides. During this can't miss conversation, hear why Polizer thinks these relationships, built in moments of crisis, offer a glimpse of a different future for the Middle East.