According to Israeli Study: Charity Rises When Natural Disaster Strikes Widespread looting and chaos are the sort of scenes we’d expect to see in the wake of major disasters, but recent Israeli research has determined that communities impacted by natural disasters actually experience a decrease in crime. The study, conducted by researchers from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, examined data from 10,000 natural disasters of different scopes that struck the United States from 2004 to 2015 and resulted in the deaths of 8,300 people and damage worth more than $100 billion. Areas directly affected by natural disasters saw a decrease in charitable giving in their aftermath- while neighboring communities and even those farther afield saw a marked increase in philanthropy. “These findings have important implications for policy makers and others who are in charge of disaster response and crisis management,” said Prof. Claude Berrebi, one of the study’s authors. Source: Israel21C ?? IF YOU LOVE ISRAEL - SHARE NEWSRA