About the organization

Overview

Israeli Flying Aid (IFA) is a non-profit organization (NGO), that delivers life-saving aid and relief to communities affected by natural disaster and human conflict.

IFA’s missions are focused on countries that lack diplomatic relations with Israel and countries that deny entry of critically-needed foreign aid following natural disasters and human conflicts.

IFA transcends differences, prejudice, race, nationality, religion and creed.

Agenda / Mission

Chapter 7

IFA was established in 2005 in order to save the unseen victims of Article 7 of the Rome Statute and Chapter 7 of the UN Charter. Article 7 outlines the United Nations’ definition for crimes against humanity, genocide, war crimes, and acts of aggression, while Chapter 7 details “action with respect to threats to peace and acts of aggression”.

According to these statues:

• Aid can only enter a sovereign country with the approval of the local regime
• The United Nations is obliged to pass all aid to the hands of the government or the regime only and is forbidden from giving aid to any third parties (unless the regime has been condemned by the UN Human Rights / Security Council)
• Prevention of aid and selective delivery of aid is not considered to be a crime

Local regimes prevent distribution of aid to victims born to the “wrong” side of the political map. In Syria, all aid was delivered directly to Assad’s regime and his proxies, who withheld aid from innocent civilians in opposition held and sieged areas.

In response to these hypocritical and unjust regulations, IFA separates the needs of victims from political affiliations and delivers life-saving aid where it is needed, not necessarily where it’s “legal” or “allowed” by international law.