On October 8, even prior to the disclosure of Israel-related news by several major media outlets, the Department of Aliyah Promotion within the World Zionist Organization, under the leadership of its North American director, Eugene Lekah, organized an emergency rally in New York City.

At the beginning of January, UN Watch, a non-governmental organization based in Geneva, published a report that raises serious questions about the activities of the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees (UNRWA).

Passover begins this evening – the main Jewish holiday.