FRIENDS OF THE ISRAEL DEFENSE FORCES

The reason for the 3 star is they do great work which they get a 5 star for. Their employees get a zero star so I chose 3 star for the average.

However despite its a great charity after speaking with Jeff Klein about putting the FIDF into my will we got disconnected.

Very disturbingly he sent me a screenshot of a text he sent his colleague(s) about me.

He said he was just talking to me and got disconnected and asked them to reach out to me because “ she has lots of money or so she says” then proceeds to post a link for them to a negative and personal story in the paper about my father being a criminal. The lack of decency and ethics was really sad to see and confusing as to how he wasn’t even embarrassed to show me that text.

I never would speak like that nor ever said or would say to anyone “I have lots of money” I don’t talk like that so the idea this man would lie and gossip about me that way and say I said that to not one but two colleagues (at least) made me just heartbroken and sickened considering I was literally about to make their organization a beneficiary of my estate.

I just think donors should be aware, don’t stop donating for the soldiers because it’s a good charity l I just personally will find other ways to donate to the IDF but people should know the kind of low class “mean girl “ gossiping and what I think overall are just nasty unethical people I think they have working there.

I’m astonished but glad that this betrayal of my trust was brought to light by the very person who betrayed my trust. I’ve never put any charity in my will so this was seriously disturbing to see.

I think this guy Jeff and the two women tagged in the text. Amy and Elyse are beyond immoral as neither said to him why are you speaking about a donor that way? Neither asked why couldn’t you just say you got disconnected and can you reach back out to her? It was sickening to see how these three were when I was simply trying to do something good for Israel and the soldiers.

I just think donors should be aware ..this was in the NY area so I don’t know that all locations have these kind of high school lunch room nasty thing going on but be aware of my experience as I think these people have zero principles and it just makes me wonder how much of the donations go to administration and to people like these three.

I traveled to Israel on an FIDF cycle tour and the impact of this organization was remarkable. There was a building at an Air Force Base that was funded by the FIDF. There were lone soldiers who had trips to home funded by the FIDF. There were veterans with special prosthetics funded by the FIDF. There were lone soldiers who had attended gatherings funded by the FIDF. There were veterans whose education had been funded by the FIDF.

This organization is real and the impact on the IDF and Israel is dramatic.

The. US Army has support associations like the USO, the Army and Navy Relief Agencies, the American Red Cross, VFW etc. showing their affection and care for the difficult job soldiers are asked to do. No less should be given to the only democracy in the middle east. The numbers presented and confirmed by Charity Navagater show the worthiness of The friends of the IDF and, politics aside, these defenders of the Israeli people deserve no less. A review of a charity should no be a forum for political debate like anti-Zionism. P.S. Thank G-d for the USO and Bob Hope. I served in Vietnam Nam when my country asked and to the young men and women in the IDF I say, "Thank You For Your Service."

In my not so humble opinion, this Norman Weinstein is obviously an anti-Zionist and self-hating Jewush Leftist who chooses to disparage a fine organization whose objective is to assist soldiers in a Democracy where military conscription is mandatory. This is NOT a forum to vent one's opinions on a country.

I personally find it appalling that a group supporting a military organization, and especially one helping maintain a nation in contravention of international law for 45 years, can establish itself as a non-profit charity.