America for a safe Israel
1751 Second Ave, New York, NY 10128
Tel: 212-828-2424; Fax: 212-828-1717; afsi@rcn.com; www.afsi.org
Contact: Helen Freedman, Executive Director
Jan. 19, 2010
To critics of Israel’s response to emergency situations, please read the following report from Arutz Sheva detailing
Israel’s “DISPROPORTIONATE RESPONSE”
to Haiti’s horrific situation. It is unlikely that you will see this information in the mainstream media. Israel’s aid gets under-reported or completely ignored, but that doesn’t stop her efforts.
As for Israel’s relief efforts to Haiti, they include the following:
A field hospital, the only hospital in operation, with 40 doctors, 25 nurses, paramedics, a pharmacy, a children's ward, a radiology department, an intensive care unit, an emergency room, two operating rooms, a surgical department, an internal department and a maternity ward.
The hospital can treat approximately 500 patients each day, and in addition will perform preliminary surgeries.
A search-and-rescue team, which has rescued about five people from under the rubble.
220 personnel in total Dozens of truckloads of medical and logistical equipment
Saudi Arabia, on the other hand, one of the richest countries in the world, has sent a message of condolence to Haitian President René Préval.
Some Arab countries have “pledged” help, such as $1 million pledged from both Kuwait and Morocco, and the United Arab Emirates says it will “shortly” send a plane with humanitarian assistance.
In appreciation and gratitude, his mother decided to name her new son “Israel” in honor of the country that helped her.
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