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Hippocratic Israel

Magnifies Kevod

David M.
Weinberg
Shamayim in a

Hypocritical World

T in Holon also treats many Palestinian “Let the Palestinians go for treatment
he UN and global “human
rights” NGOs continue
to their Arab brethren in Egypt or
patients, as well as children with heart
to slander Israel with
defects from across the Middle East,
Jordan,” they say. But of course, the
ugly charges of “ethnic
cleansing,” “apartheid,” and sundry Africa, Asia, and Eastern Europe. Palestinians cannot do so – because
the Egyptians and Jordanians don’t
Palestinians receive treatment in
fictitious atrocities against the Israel even though the Palestinian regularly let Palestinians in, and the
Palestinians. Authority takes only very partial, treatment in Arab countries is inferior
Meanwhile, in the real world, this is occasional financial responsibility to Israeli medical care.
what is happening: Israeli doctors for them and the patients themselves In any case, Israeli hospitals bravely
continue to treat thousands of Arabs can’t afford to pay. The Peres Center and honorably persist in their open-
in Israeli hospitals and conduct world- for Peace and the hospitals themselves door approach to humanitarian
class humanitarian medical work often end up covering or absorbing the treatment. Of course, you wouldn’t
around the world. It is a sign of the costs. know about this from international
hostile times that Israel gets little Palestinian leaders and their family media, NGOs, or UN reports.
international credit for its manifold members, including Hamas chieftains, Israeli medical humanitarianism
humanitarian medical activities, in get the best medical care in Israel extends much further afield too.
Israel or abroad. even though they constantly issue Israeli doctors are very active and
Israeli hospitals regularly take in bloodcurdling libels about Israeli experienced in delivering medical
patients from countries across the “apartheid,” while plotting Israel’s assistance beyond Israel’s boundaries.
Middle East, including Arab countries demise. Remember the outstanding IDF
that have no diplomatic relations For example, in 2020 the doctors at medical mission in Haiti after the
with Israel, and from the Palestinian- Hadassah did everything possible to January 2010 earthquake in that
controlled areas. For example, no less save the life of Palestinian official Saeb country? For years after that, Israel
than one-quarter of the patients in Erekat, even though he was the master orthopedic rehabilitation physicians
the Edmond and Lily Safra Children’s planner of the Palestinian Authority’s and physiotherapists ran a full-
Hospital at the Sheba Medical Center campaign to isolate and boycott Israel. scale “Haitian-Israeli Rehabilitation
at Tel Hashomer are Palestinian kids (Yes, I too wonder whether this was Center” at the University Hospital in
from Gaza with cancer or congenital right and necessary.) Port-au-Prince.
heart ailments.
The altruism of the Israeli medical Such Israeli humanitarian missions
Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem system is even more remarkable abound. Since it opened in mid-March,
A member of
the Mizrachi plays a similar role for Palestinians because treating Israeli and more than 2,500 refugees have been
Speakers Bureau from Judea and Samaria. Save a Child’s Palestinians side-by-side is a tense treated in a rapidly established Israeli
mizrachi.org/ Heart at the Sylvan Adams Children’s and delicate balancing act about field hospital on the Ukrainian-Polish
speakers Hospital at the Wolfson Medical Center which many Israelis have misgivings. border. In addition, Israeli burns

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