Israeli field hospital in Haiti

Shalom, Assalamualaikum.

As an Israeli and a Jew, I cannot standby and feel the desire to show the great friendship our nation can provide to others. Some may claim that the Talmud is teaching the Jews to discriminate help to gentiles (non Jews) during our holy day of Shabbat (Saturday). Many ignorant and not ignorant may believe that it is true. I’ll not go into its interpretation if this is right or false. Bottom line, we help gentiles on our holy day and violate the Shabbat halt of any work. The Israeli team is continuing their work in the field hospital in Haiti and their rescue teams kept digging under the buildings wreckage, among them the most religious Jews of ZAKA organization.

The hospital Israel sent to Haiti was transported using two big airplanes (Jumbo 747) that were carrying the team and the most sophisticated medical equipment. The hospital has its all needed sections as same as a normal hospital. All that arrived from the other side of the globe.

I know that some of you would ask why we aren’t doing the same for the Palestinians. I’m sure we would do it if they would accept it. I’ll not enter into that political corner since this is not the main issue of this article.

People would say that the aid we provide is used for political reasons. But probably those people would say the same if Israel wouldn’t send its aid to Haiti. Providing the aid maybe related or not related to politics. Is this really important? Isn’t it more important the lives that have been saved and the treating of the sick and wounded?

It is not the first time for the Israelis to provide such a help to countries who suffered disasters like earthquakes. Helping aid was sent to Turkey and even to Indonesia. Of course the Indonesians required removing any labels or stickers that may identify the aid with Israel. The Israelis did it and sent the aid as required to Indonesia. The labels are not the main issue. The main issue is the helping hand and the possible friendship.

People need that friendship. It starts with the basic matter of survival and later it may end with a normal daily friendship.

I have added some video clips of the activities of the Israeli field hospital in Haiti. It is really touching.











Other readers are welcomed to send their “national” stories of friendship they provided to Haiti.

Let’s promote friendship.