Lord Wolfson’s mission to feed the IDF

Wolfson’s visit concluded with a “point of light in the darkness” - a pop-up café in a tent to feed Israeli soldiers going into Gaza. The guide who showed him round explained that after October 7, locals from a nearby village “set it up unasked”.

Hot food is served at all hours of the day and night, prepared both by residents and by various organisations.

Lord David Wolfson (right) in Israel with Israeli diplomat Joel Lion[Missing Credit]

It is a space for the soldiers to take the food they want and have a rest between duties. It is free, as is the adjacent “shop”, stocking essentials such as snack bars, socks, batteries and shampoo for soldiers to take away.

Discovering that the restaurant needed new equipment, Wolfson, whose son and son’s girlfriend are in the IDF, determined to help. On returning home, together with his colleague, Wolfson raised several thousand pounds – some to be used for adapting the tent so it keeps out the cold during the winter.

Wolfson muses: “Will it change the course of history? No, but it’s a boots-on-the-ground operation in more ways than one.”

He is gratified that the cafe, for which he is still raising funds, has brought together Israelis from all sides of the religious and political spectrum. “Charedim, right-wing, left-wing - people are getting together to support it,” but notes that “it’s a tragedy it’s taken the attack to create unity”.

To find out more or to support the project, please contact Lord (David) Wolfson on:

david.wolfson@gmail.com