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Sunday, April 21, 2002The Israeli's seem to be upholding this basic tenet. They are providing care for the Palestinians, and have even offered to help Palestinian doctors: "Sever said Israeli health experts have been and are willing to help Palestinian health professional regarding pharmaceuticals, infectious disease, and other public health matters, but they were turned down by Za'anoun. The PA regards Israel as an enemy, so they refuse to accept direct Israeli assistance, Sever said. ....But she said great efforts are being made to ensure that patients who cannot be treated in the territories are quickly taken to Israeli hospitals, even though there is no guarantee of payment. There have been dozens of such cases, including a 13-year-old Ramallah boy who was rushed to Hadassah-University Hospital in Jerusalem to donate bone marrow for his six-year-old brother who suffers from a serious metabolic disease. An 18-month-old baby who fell from the roof of his Tulkarm home was flown at Israel's expensive to Haifa's Rambam Hospital, where he is being treated for skull fractures and contusions. A Palestinian boy suspected of having rabies was conclusively diagnosed, and Israeli experts saw to it that relatives and others in contact with him were vaccinated against the disease. Hadassah and Shaare Zedek Hospitals, both in Jerusalem, among others, regularly call Bassa to arrange for ambulance transportation so Palestinian patients can get anti-cancer treatment." That's quite a contrast to the Palestinians who use their ambulances as bomb conveyances and teach their children to value only Palestinian lives(scroll down to the New Republic link. posted by Sydney on 4/21/2002 09:34:00 AM 0 comments 0 Comments: |
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