Week-old Iraqi baby arrives in Holon for heart surgery

[pistoff democrat]

A week-old Iraqi infant arrived here yesterday to undergo an operation to correct a congenital heart defect, with the aid of the Israeli organization Save a Child's Heart.
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The hospital room resounded with the gentle beeping of the baby's heart as Jonathan Miles, an American who traveled with the family from Iraq to Israel over the weekend, translated from Hebrew and Arabic for the doctors and parents.
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The family's journey would probably have been impossible before the U.S.-led military sweep into Iraq to overthrow Saddam Hussein. Saddam's forces fired 39 Scud missiles at Israel in the 1991 Gulf war. As early as 1948, Iraqi soldiers took part in the two-year war that followed Israel's establishment.

Save a Child's Heart was founded in Israel and receives most of its funding from donations in Israel, the United States, Canada and Germany. It has given medical treatment to almost 1,000 children, including more than 300 Palestinians and several Jordanians.


http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/365071.html

[drdon326]

1. Excellent story....

I know first hand the excellent health care given to
ALL PEOPLE in the ME by Israel.

[Scurrilous]

2. Palestinians included...

....if and when they make it past those pesky roadblocks.

[pistoff democrat]

4. Apparently there's no problem,

except, perhaps being tortured and murdered for collaborating with the Israeli's...please see "including more than 300 Palestinians" above.

Thanks!

[Jheka_]

6. Kick

[rini]

3. Thank G-d she is doing well.

I am impressed by the American doctor's humanity and the Israeli's medical system putting the welfare of a child first. A wonderful story.

[bluesoul]

5. It is

wonderful!

[tinnypriv]

7. Funny, I used to exchange emails with somebody near there

Holon is quite a nice place apparently.