Keren Kayemeth LeIsrael-Jewish National Fund has doubled its annual budget for combating antisemitism and supporting Zionist activity on campuses, following the attempted antisemitic attack at Temple Israel in Detroit.
The organization announced that the decision came in response to a growing wave of antisemitic violence and terror targeting Jewish communities worldwide and in direct reaction to the attempted attack on the Reform synagogue.
According to KKL-JNF, its board of directors approved increasing the annual combating antisemitism budget from NIS 3 million to NIS 6 million.
The organization described the incident in Detroit as an attack that struck at the heart of Jewish communal life, threatening what it called the largest Reform synagogue in North America, one of the largest Jewish communities in the Diaspora, and the basic right of Jews to live and pray safely.
KKL-JNF chairman Eyal Ostrinsky condemned the Detroit incident and said the move was intended to send a clear signal that Jewish communities would not be left to face antisemitism alone.
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“The attempted attack on the Jewish synagogue and the Reform community in Detroit is appalling,” he said. “We stand alongside the Jewish community and support it during this difficult time.”
He added that the budget increase was meant to reflect a broader commitment to confronting antisemitism head-on. “The decision to double the budget this year sends a clear message: We will not stand idly in the face of antisemitism and hatred.”
Ostrinsky noted: “In addition, we in KKL-JNF are examining, in cooperation with The Jewish Agency for Israel, the establishment of a global center to strengthen the community resilience, security, and emergency preparedness of Jewish communities in the Diaspora.”
“Every Jewish community around the world must know that it does not stand alone,” he said.
The announcement came as Jewish organizations in Israel and abroad continued to warn of rising threats against synagogues, schools, and communal institutions, particularly in the wake of the Israel-Hamas war and the broader regional turmoil that followed.
KKL-JNF called on Jewish leaders and communities around the world to work together against antisemitism, saying the response required unity, determination, and mutual responsibility.Beliak told the committee that “millions of Israelis are in complete economic uncertainty. What has been approved so far? NIS 6 billion in coalition funds, during wartime. For that, the finance minister had time.”