UIA Progressive Appeal 2025 Campaign: “Don’t just give to Israel, change Israel.”
Israeli Major General (Ret) Noam Tibon and his wife Gali will headline the UIA Progressive Appeal for 2025.
For Israeli husband-and-wife Noam and Gali Tibon, 7 October 2023 began like any other day until they saw a text from their son, Amir, that there were terrorists inside their kibbutz, Nahal Oz, in southern Israel.
Worried for their son and his family, the retired IDF Major General decided to head to Kibbutz Nahal Oz to rescue his son and young family. Gali insisted on joining him.
Armed only with a pistol, Galijoce and Noam raced southward.
Their story has become the subject of legend, and a shining beacon on a black day.
Their journalist son, Amir, has published a bestselling book about the rescue “The Gates of Gaza”. In fact, the creators of popular Israeli television show, “Fauda”, Avi Issacharor and Lior Raz, are working on a new film titled “October 7” which will follow the story of Noam and Gali.
Amir wrote an article for the Australian Financial Review (The link is pay-walled)
The UIA Progressive Appeal funds post-war recovery, fighting for religious pluralism, LGBTQI rights, Jewish refugees, and those who remain in the Ukraine, Support for gender equality, fighting racism, and support for a shared society, a way for Jews and Arabs to live together in equality.
The UIA Progressive Appeal byline best explains its purpose:
“Don’t just give to Israel, change Israel.”
The Tibons will be appearing at major functions in Sydney, Melbourne and Perth:
SYDNEY:
SUN 2 MARCH at 10am: Progressive Women (private home)
MON 3 MARCH at 7pm: Eastern Suburbs TBA
TUES 4 MARCH at 7pm: North Shore TBA
MELBOURNE: THURS 6 MARCH at 7pm: Location TBA
PERTH: MON 10 MARCH at 7pm: Location TBA
For further information and to attend one of the functions, go to: https://www.upj.org.au/uia-progressive-appeal/
