and it's good for publicity, but the long-term consequences for these poor children may be disastrous. Growing up in a foreign and unnatural environment with religious and cultural attitudes distant from those of their native peoples will be problematic for them when they grow up. They will be separated from other relatives and be isolated from the majority of the Israeli population, as diverse as it is. A far better solution is to help them rebuild their lives there in their own country.

I presume these children are jewish, and non-black. Otherwise not on your nelly! Remember the ethiopian kids, and the other "foreign" kids. Shame Israel! Hesbara alone does not fix what evil you do.

WRETCHED" blah blah blah .Is that not America's motto? Are there not enough hungry jewish mouths to feed ? Minister Herzog has become insane.

Aren't there orphanages in Israel??? ADOPT YOUR OWN. What the heck do you think kept the Jewish people together for 6,000 years? You're pushing too hard with this Haiti thing and losing your strength, Israel. STOP. LOOK. LISTEN. There's a whole world out there of LARGER, RICHER countries to finish the job. GO HOME ISRAEL. Treat your own people, take care of your own people, for what other country in the world would help YOU? Enough already - STOP SHOWING OFF.

anything about his "natural or cultural environnement" . They feel when they are loved , that's important for them l

another " the answer. Or is this to help "the facts on the ground?"

african refugees . And , some30 years ago , this Israeli ship had taken Vietnamese boat people on board . Their SOS signals were ignored by an East German , Norvegian , Japanese and Panamean boat . Around 300 Vietnamese ex "boat people" live now in Israel . One of them was , or still is , a director of an Israeli bank abroad . And , there are at most a 50 Jews who live in Haiti . Not much chance to have little Jewish orphans [ and they have family in the USA and other places .

No, they mean the black kids. Madonna has them, Angelina has them, these are the ones on TV and it's alluring. But OMG, as if we don't have enough orphans here?!

What are the chances of adopting in Israel? Do any of you know? Yes we have poor people and poor children, but how many need adopting? I suspect that most are not of Jewish origin. Jews just dont give up kids for full adoption.

It has been mentioned that the Hebrides Islands off U.K.have developement potential to house a sizeable population.Why this has been neglected,I do not know.Other areas must exist in this big,wide world to accomodate the Haitians.U.N. and generous countries have the means to lead in Construction and Social fields.The urge to do so by them should not diminish, Appeals and wringing os hands will not save an ever mounting death roll of these people.Will we learn from this episode how to manage other catastrophes that inevitably will be thrust us ?Conclussion:"Too little,Too late"I hope that I will be proved to be a false prophet with this final remark

If Israel need to help solve the problem they should sponsor number of Haitan orphans to live where they are between there own people where they may still have members of their own families or family's friends. Don't create more social problems for them.

These poor children have lost their famailies and loved ones and your concern is are they jewish ? They are human beings. who gives a damm which religion they are.

Oh, you are one vile and hypocritical creature, indeed. Look at all the Americans lining up to adopt Haitians, when there are tens of thousands of American children living in foster care and group homes who would like nothing more than a family and a place to call home. American children who are unceremoniously thrown into the street when they reach the age of eighteen. No, there are no orphanages in Israel. Children without families are absorbed, whether in private homes or by kibbutzim. Israel addresses the problem. The United States, in fact, could learn a great deal from Israel with respect to the matter. You are indeed delusional if you think Israel is losing its strength. One does wonder what you have to base your opinion upon -- as if your opinion mattered. LARGER, RICHER countries -- particularly in the Arab and Islamofascist world -- have done a great deal of nothing with respect to Haiti. So, all the world's Gioliaths notwithstanding, the Haitians desperately needed a tiny David to come to the rescue. And Israel did. Shut that cesspool of a mouth you have, Marlene; try and get a grip on reality. Mostly, just take your hateful and despicable self somewhere else.

it will be a blessing...

Yet another attempt to fill the empty 1940's orphanages and keep a few more ageing government employees on the books. Are Israeli politicians so absolutely dumb that they fail to realise that everyone else sees straight through their stupid ideas? No wonder the country has gone to the dogs. Pretty soon the Haitians will be sending aid to israel.

The Arab and Islamic countries have done as much as Israel in their aid to Haiti. This has just been one big PR exercise for Israel, which has failed, as usual. Sure there were rescues, but same, same for everybody else, who did it quietly and professionally. You keep saying that Israel is tiny..... One nuke, and it is gone. It is tiny, and so is your brain, Sarah B.

TO OBSERVER Your comment is plain stupid. I very much doubt that the Israeli Gov't plans to bring Haitian orphans to Israel, in order to put them in an Israeli orphanage. In a radio report this morning it was clearly stated, "in order to be adopted by normative familiies in Israel." AND TO RESISTOR, You are dead wrong when you state that Arab countries have done as much. Let's not compare huge, oil-rich countries with Israel. Why must you run down everything? And to BBC NEWS Whatever are you talking about? Body Parts? Have you completely lost your mind? Israel bringing Haitian orphans here for their body parts? Sometimes I think this world has gone mad. And then stupid ignorant hateful people repeat these vicious lies.

Babies grow up, believe it or not. Well, most do....

Anyway you look, the adoption is great and beneficial for the Zionist state. They adopt other children for the following reasons: 1- Publicity to make up for killing Palestinian kids. 2- Cheap labor while growing up. 3- Zionist government will militarize them and send them to in force the occupation and kill more Palestinian kids. 4- Adding head counts to the population and sway the demography of the area. "Wars are never fought for altruistic reasons. They're usually fought for hegemony, for business. And then of course there's the business of war."

they have a have a handle on the wisdom of compassion...most of the orphans of Haiti could care less where they end up as long as they have someone to love them and provide for thier basic needs... if there is folks in Israel that have that capacity ...then Praise God....if some can go to other countries then praise God....right now in Haiti the conditions are so bad ,that to quibble over the destination of the orphans delays their departure to safety of potential loving families...

my my. you are now engaging in blood libels also??? and you want to be believed to be a journalist and a debater? really sad. pathetic, indeed. hameed aboughaze, iranian

for the Haitians. Maybe Israel could do an even swap.....Haitians for Palestinians. Fill the island with all the terrorists......then tear down the walls and let the Haitians help with the rebuilding of Israel. The upside......Haitians don't blow up Jews for stupid cult causes......plus they want a place to live where they can prosper. Why Obama won't help them, while bringing in Cuban's under circumstances that are very similar....is beyond me. I'd take in the whole frigging island if it was me. The more the merrier in the United States. As long as they aren't religioterrorist wanta bee's. Obama should be ashamed of the fact that he wouldn't even give these blacks the time of day, when they were having this crisis. These former slaves that never were repatriated with their countries, deserve much more. US citizenship for one. Where is the moral outrage bestowed upon President Bush with this President named Obama? Katrina and the supposed abandonment of 10,000 thousand blacks was labeled as a rascist act against Bush. 10,000,000 million blacks are suffering in Haiti.....and Obama couldn't even visit to show some empathy for the plight of these blacks? What leadership qualities does a person who doesn't care about anyone else exhibit? The exact indifference that Obama has displayed. The only reason no one has the guts to say anything is because they are giving him a pass as a black man. This is totally inexcusable none the less.

To accomodate Haitians , who live in a hot climate into those cold and windy Hebrides ?

Tell me , WHAT have the rich Arab countries done ? Give your references please .

Steve - apparently you must have been in the outback in alaska there are 100s of aid agencies from the us ,a aircraft carrier" carl vincen"and a hospital ship off shore in haiti.... CNN even showed pres clinton off loading boxes of water at the port of prince air port.... I am not an obama fan but he is involved in haiti .... I would be the first one to criticize him if he wasn't

Jews don't give up children for adoption , you wrote . So to where should childless couples go to have babies and children to love ? There are of course children in Israel ready to be adopted . But most people want little babies , older children are'nt so wanted . To adopt children is not an easy process . Courses , examinations by social workers and so . You receive the children for six months of trial period . At the end of this half year and a positive report of the social workers , a family judge will allow the adoption .

So whats your exscuse ?