The Jewish Agency for Israel purchased 20 bulletproof vans for settlements under attack. Diaspora Jews donated the $3 million for the vehicles, each of which cost $160,000. Among the donors are Jewish communities, funds and individual donors in the United States, as well as the International Fellowship of Christians and Jews.
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