Hannah E. – Virginia Tech Hillel, Summer 2019
I interned at the International Security Agency (ISA) in the economics department. My team was dedicated to conducting research to help the Israeli economy.
I interned at the International Security Agency (ISA) in the economics department. My team was dedicated to conducting research to help the Israeli economy.
Since its inception, Onward Israel has employed rigorous pre and post-program evaluation, designed to empirically assess the program's impact. The results are clear: Onward Israel works.
Number of Onward Israel participants in its most recent cohort in 2019.
Number of Onward Israel participants in the first cohort in 2012.
Updated: July 27, 2021
In recent days, and despite the high rate of vaccinations in Israel, there has been a resurgence of COVID-19 transmissions in Israel, stemming from the Delta Variant. In response, the Ministry of Health has restored the obligation to wear facemasks in indoor locations and is considering limitations on entry to certain venues for only vaccinated or recovered from COVID-19 individuals. The list of countries that Israelis cannot travel to is begin updated and additional restrictions and regulations at the airport are being considered. Onward Israel obliges all of its participants to wear masks at indoor activities and is now limiting participation in future programs to only vaccinated and COVID-19 recovered participants.
Today, the US Embassy in Israel published a Level 3 Health notice about travel to Israel. It can be found here:
https://il.usembassy.gov/covid-19-information/
Onward Israel’s policy is to allow early departure from our 2021 summer programs because of anxiety or worries connected to COVID-19. In such cases there is no financial penalties for participants, although costs connected with changes to flight tickets as well as the required PCR test within 72 hours of departure remains the responsibility of each participant.
Onward Israel remains steadfastly committed to providing a meaningful, impactful, summer experience to each and every participant on all of our summer 2021 programs. We have planned the summer with the well-being of our participants as a cardinal concern.
If you have any other questions, please contact us at inquiries@onwardisrael.org and visit our website periodically for important updates.
Updated July 19, 2021
On May 20th, a cease fire went to effect on Israel’s southern border with the Gaza Strip. The cease fire has been upheld since then. Due to the complexity and dynamism of the issues involved we are carefully monitoring the situation on a daily basis, and making any adjustments to our programs due to changes in the security situation.
In general, we prioritize the safety, health and security of our participants while also striving to facilitate their immersion into Israeli life and society and their exploration of the country, as key elements of the Onward Israel Experience.
Our security protocols rest on the following important elements:
| Armenia | Australia | Austria | Azerbaijan |
| Belarus | Belgium | Brazil | Bulgaria |
| Canada | China | Croatia | Czech Republic |
| Denmark | Estonia | Ethiopia | Finland |
| France | Georgia | Germany | Greece |
| Hungary | India | Ireland | Italy |
| Jamaica | Japan | Latvia | Lithuania |
| Luxembourg | Malta | Mexico | Moldova |
| Netherlands | North Macedonia | Norway | Panama |
| Philippines | Poland | Portugal | Romania |
| Russia | Serbia | Singapore | Slovakia |
| Slovenia | South Africa | South Korea | Spain |
| Sweden | Switzerland | Taiwan | Thailand |
| Turkey | Ukraine | United Kingdom |
United States of America
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| Uzbekistan | Vietnam |