Middle East Conflict: Home

Follow these sources for live updates

• The Guardian- Israel Page
• CNN- Live Updates
• White Hosue Breifing Room
• AP News Israel-Gaza Page
• New York Times- Israel-Gaza Page
• BBC News- Middle East Page
• Reuters- Middle East News
• al Jazeera- Middle East Page
• US Department of State
• Times of Israel
• Haaretz

• News Literacy: Israel Hamas Conflict

• American Friends of Mogen David Adin

  The Israeli equivalent of the Red Cross, providing emergency assistance and helping first responders throughout israel

• International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies

  The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) is the world’s largest humanitarian network.

• Medical Aid for Palestinians

  This group has an emergency appeal to help with the distribution of essential drugs and health care supplies to hospitals in Gaza that are struggling with an influx of serious injuries from Israel's bombing campaign.

• Muslim Global Relief

  "[O]ur dedicated on-the-ground teams work to prevent loss of life and reduce suffering as much as possible for affected children, as well as their families and communities."

Media Consumption

• Explaining the News to Our Kids (Common Sense Media)

• Helping Children Cope with Frightening News (Child Mind Institute)

• How to Talk to Children about Difficult News (American Psychological Association)

Helping Children Cope with Upsetting News Events

• Helping Children Cope with Terrorism–Tips for Families and Educators (National Association of School Psychologists)

• Tips for Talking With and Helping Children and Youth Cope After a Disaster or Traumatic Event (Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration)

• Talking to Children About Tragedies (American Academy of Pediatrics)

• Helping Children Cope After a Traumatic Event (Child Mind Institute)

• Promoting Compassion and Acceptance in Crisis (National Association of School Psychologists)

• Resilience in a Time of War: Tips for Parents and Teachers of Elementary School Children (American Psychological Association)

Addressing Intolerance and Bias at School

• Preventing and Responding to Bias and Hate Incidents in K-12 Educational Settings: A Toolkit for School & Community Leaders (Department of Justice)

• Responding to Hate and Bias at School: A Guide for Administrators, Counselors and Teachers (Learning for Justice) 

• School Response to Bullying, Intolerance, and Hate: A Quick Guide for Action (Not In Our Town)

• Managing Difficult Classroom Discussions (Center for Innovative Teaching and Learning, Indiana University) 

• The Global Context for the Hamas-Israel War (NYT)

• Israel-Hamas war: How did this happen? (Sky News)

• Israel and Hamas 'at war': How did we get here and how is it playing out? (Australia Broadcast Company))

• Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (Council on Foreign Relations)

• Israeli-Palestinian Crisis, Reignited (NYT Audio)

• What You Need to Know About the Israel-Hamas War (Foreign Policy)

• Vicarious Traumatization and its Impact on Teens

• Supporting our children and teens through vicarious trauma

• Compassion fatigue: what is it and what can we do?

• Leading Resilience: A Guide for Editors and News Managers on Working with Freelancers Exposed to Trauma

• How to Prevent, Identify and Address Vicarious Trauma — While Conducting Open Source Investigations in the Middle East

• Helping Children Cope with Terrorism–Tips for Families and Educators 

• Tips for Talking With and Helping Children and Youth Cope After a Disaster or Traumatic Event