{"id":995097,"date":"2026-08-12T00:48:21","date_gmt":"2026-08-12T00:48:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/995097\/"},"modified":"2026-08-12T00:48:21","modified_gmt":"2026-08-12T00:48:21","slug":"zaka-praises-renewed-israel-venezuela-ties-after-earthquake-aid-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/995097\/","title":{"rendered":"ZAKA praises renewed Israel-Venezuela ties after earthquake aid mission"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ZAKA welcomed the joint announcement of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-905225\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">renewed diplomatic<\/a> ties between Israel and Venezuela, which came weeks after ZAKA and Home Front Command teams provided humanitarian assistance following two powerful earthquakes that struck the country in late June, the organization said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/diaspora\/article-902359\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ZAKA<\/a> said Israel\u2019s humanitarian operations became a significant channel of contact between the two countries during the absence of diplomatic relations and helped pave the way for the renewal of ties.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, when the countries announce the opening of a new page in relations between them, we are proud to know that the large ZAKA family was there at the moment when a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/international\/article-903185\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">bridge of humanity<\/a>, compassion, and solidarity was built,\u201d ZAKA CEO Zvi Hassid said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">Baruch Nidam, director of ZAKA\u2019s International Division, which oversaw the organization\u2019s humanitarian mission in Venezuela, highlighted the cooperation between ZAKA personnel and local teams during the operation.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">\u201cOur activity in Venezuela proved once again that the language of saving lives is an international language,\u201d Nidam said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">Nidam also welcomed the renewal of ties between Israel and Venezuela, praising the volunteers who participated in the mission<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">\u201cToday, when the ties between the countries are reopening, we look back with pride at those volunteers who operated there in the most difficult moments,\u201d he said. \u201cAlongside the professional capabilities, they brought the Israeli spirit of mutual responsibility and human dignity.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">Nidam said the mission demonstrated the International Division\u2019s broader purpose of providing humanitarian assistance regardless of the state of Israel\u2019s diplomatic relations with a country.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-paragraph-section article-body-paragraph\">\u201cFor us, this is the true meaning of the International Division at ZAKA: to be there when we are needed, anywhere in the world, and to extend a hand even when there are not yet diplomatic bridges,\u201d Nidam said. \u201cThese bridges are built first of all by human beings.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ZAKA welcomed the joint announcement of renewed diplomatic ties between Israel and Venezuela, which came weeks after 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