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The IDF search and rescue team extracts a Haitian civilian trapped in the ruins of a government office in Port-au-Prince.
WHY ISRAEL
for life that no other country in the Middle East comes close to emulating.
“I, the Lord, have called You in righteousness,
And will hold Your hand;
I will keep You and give You as a covenant to the people, As a light to the Gentile.”
ISAIAH 42:6
Israel is uniquely equipped to aid developing countries with agriculture, water management, education, medicine, and other areas of need. In 1994, Israel provided medical aid for Rwandan refugees. It gave medical aid to flood victims in Central America in 1998, and aided Turkish earthquake victims in 1999.
Israel also played a pivotal role in humanitarian aid for natural disasters in the 2000s. The devastating 2004 tsunami that hit Indonesia was recorded as the sixth-deadliest natural disaster in history. Israel was one of the first three countries to send a team of medical and logistical personnel to assist in
