Haddasah Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel
Hadasah Hospital, Jerusalem
13-Oct-2008 (3 comments)

VIOLENCE IN ISRAEL: IMPACT ON HADASSAH

Hospitals for Everyone

Since the outburst of the latest round of violence on September 28th, hundreds of Israelis and Palestinians have needed medical care. Recent unbalanced reports in the international media have suggested that Palestinians prefer to have their wounded treated in Arab hospitals rather than Israeli ones. Some reports erroneously claim that the Palestinians’ trust in Israeli doctors is low. Nevertheless, this is not what we are experiencing at Hadassah.

Hadassah Medical Organization (HMO) hospitals in Ein Kerem and on Mount Scopus have not experienced any changes in clientele represented in the emergency rooms or elsewhere – neither in number, nor in ethnic diversity, nor in religious background.

Hadassah employees, both Muslim, Christian and Jewish continue to work together in a model of coexistence. No unusual absenteeism has been reported.

Hadassah treats all people, regardless of ethnicity or religion. In fact at the start of the recent cycle of violence, HMO Director, Professor Avi Israeli, extended Hadassah’s assistance to several local Arab hospitals, including to Al-Makasid hospital in East Jerusalem.

Last week, a top ranking Palestinian official brought his son to Hadassah Hospital for treatment of meningitis.

Hadassah continues to receive inquiries from the American Red Cross about treating injured Pales... >>>

Mehdi Mazloom

Haddasah Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel

by Mehdi Mazloom on Mon Oct 13, 2008 05:53 PM PDT

That is what we the Israelis are. This is the true face of our country and the philosophy guiding our daily lives.


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Mehdi Mazloom

Anonymous Iranian

by Mehdi Mazloom on Wed Oct 15, 2008 11:18 AM PDT

You wrote:

Palestinian problem is not an Iranian problem ,but we Iranians tend to
care about every person whether they are Jews,Muslim,Christians or any
other faith followers or black,white,yellow or brown.Peace on earth

If you were speaking on behalf of the people in Iran. Yes, it is true. That is not the case with the despitic regime. The akhoondah seem to be more Palestinains then the Pals themseves. 


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nice to hear that ,but.............

by Anonymous iranian (not verified) on Tue Oct 14, 2008 10:41 PM PDT

nice to hear that ,but if the Israelis do not injure the Palestinians they do not have to take them in to have them treated.Palestinian problem is not an Iranian problem ,but we Iranians tend to care about every person whether they are Jews,Muslim,Christians or any other faith followers or black,white,yellow or brown.Peace on earth


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