Charity donations leapt by 375 percent during Operation Protective Edge, data published on Monday by the Israel Donates website shows. Israel Donates is a site set up to facilitate online donation to more than 30,000 Israeli charities. The average amount donated by locals also increased from NIS 320 to NIS 329 (from $93.80 to $96.44) during the Gaza campaign. Interestingly, donations by Israelis living overseas increased even more, jumping 558 percent. Israelis abroad seem to have donated as a way of expressing solidarity with the nation. Like local residents, Israelis in foreign countries upped the amount they donated, with the average sum increasing from NIS 605 to NIS 816 ($177.34 to $239.19.)
