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Will, raise funds to cover the treatment, a = Jol i a ais pro-Palestinian lobby groups stop in Jerusalem, of children injured in ial a pee ed cl slandering Israelis and Australian Jews? the recent Gaza conflict. tn fi ae etal ‘Tam yetto hear of any Arab institu- Griticsm has been levelled at a cSlonnpeg tarts Sons or Wt human Doe canpalgtorasefandsinAinda Halas or eat noma factors raising finds for any Israeli or = from both the Jewish and non- CO of Practice, but “more of the Jewish causes such as bomb shelters for Jewish communities - to provide "7" Israelis in Sderot or towards the costs treatment at two of Jerusalem's ee ae ne sf of phologisfor traumatised Isa leading medial institutes, [adesah_globlly and Hadas hte fortnsane, Mash Hospaland Sohn Eye te par. A ie in Twill donate to Tiadasah Hospital Hospital alae rect Roni tal sad ter rac ig Ti we ito oyys S st an Palestinians when I hear about Arabf compress history I would jump at bier orthe Prlesnian Authority ‘Muslim/Western humanitarian advo- the opportunity to introduce those Sayverts ‘or Health, an aA cars siporing ae ews om tho ec ls wonder inte om trevor 3,6 medial end pola ‘MICHAEL BURD of Hadassal lishment aoe FE cond Ta he hs of ail oe ee Palestinian children from the West was arguably more enlightened padetinian children from the W s za are being saved by ‘when it comes o social equality and medical specialists at Hadassah hhuman rights than these modem- Hospital in Jerusalem, thanks 10 dy critics, In 198, she took a tip nding from Australians ~ iniud- ‘o then Palestine, where her already ing australian Jews. Their financial OPINION ANALYSIS 1 7 strong commitment to Zionism —sapport is aso providing training Tehran lenish News jensnews neta turned into a passion. Upon her fy Puletinian doctors sad there return to the United States, Szold 4s at Hadasah and other hospi formed an organisation she called Pats ®t Hadas and other hospi Fy, Novenber21, 2018 ‘ fals, who. will return to. their Hadassah’s values Hadassah, which helped improve Symtmunities to build the health. FOR those who would criticise health cae in Palestine cae coat of the Vaid ea? Hadassah’s work with Palestinians, | A proponent of pluralism, Szold pe andthe bridges to. particularly Palestinian children, Ron convinced supporters that PMertnning between she (wo Finkel’ brillant essay (AJN 07/11) Hadasalis many medial services peoples, should be required reading in all our ‘should be open to all, not just to the ‘Szold would not be fazed in the Jewish schools Jewish community. heimposed 0 ighyet that Jewish organisation They should learn of the great ‘caveat, or set conditions that would js fundraising with Christian organ- Jewish viionaries sucha the founder discriminate against any person —jgtions to teat Msn chitren of Hadassah, Henrietta Szold, who ‘who required Hadassah’ interven- from Gaza and the West Bank in ‘would fel such pride to know that her tion tsa policy that has not only ra ‘work is contining as she would have informed Hadasah since, but every These two examples are not Wished, They might learn that major hospital and healthcare inst- driven by hasbarah, public diplo- Hadassah (and Ronis) works driven tution in sad ‘macy or spn’ While the have the by the finest of Jewish teaching and 1k may be ironic and arguably potential to open the hearts and values, such as “Who is a hero among, simplistic, but Israel has fought minds of those children and their heroes He who turns an enemy into a many wars in order to have the fais tothe human fice offal, friend” (Rabbi Natan) or, to finish right to safeguard its core values of this is a by-product of an embedded Ron's quote fom Rabbi Hil,” IFT sity and socal asic induding philosophy’ that ean trace its rots am not fr others, what am I And if the capacity to medically teat iS hack to the turn of last centry It not now, when?” ‘enemies should they require it. may not have moved Haniyeh, but Petr Benart says of world opin- “prove the pont.in November perhaps others poltcsed inthe jon: “The important thing is not 2013 the granddaughter of Hamas Palestinian community might start whether non-Israelis endorse the idea Prime Minister, Ismail Haniych, to question the stereotypes about ofa Jesh stat. 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