Friday, July 21, 2006

People have been writing me asking how they can help. How would I know. There are charitable organizations set up, for example. This one is sponsored by As-Safir, for example. I reminded the folks of As-Safir that US and EU citizens can only donate to charities that are not linked to Hamas or Hizbullah, and I am told that they took that into consideration. A group of progressive/leftist activists in Lebanon have set up their own charitable organization. I will provide a link when I receive it.
PS I do not legally endorse any of those charities, and don't know much about their structures or their finances. It would be best if you find your own charity to support. Some of the US-based ones (like Save the Children, Oxfam, UNICEF, and others) do work in Lebanon.