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IDF, settlers save Arab baby
Yair Altman
Published: 17.03.11, 01:06
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31. #20: A Baby's Potential is Known Only By G-d
Rachel ,   Australia   (03.17.11)
When Ishmael was sick and dying of dehydration in the desert, the angels wanted to sentence him based on his future sins and oppression of Israel. G-d however, as the Ultimate Righteous Judge, refused to condemn him based on what he would commit in the future. All He saw was an innocent young child who was crying out to Him, and so He responded to the child's cry. We must look at the innocent as who they are now: innocent. And if we are to keep our hope, and we must, in a more peaceful future then we need to learn to stop stereotyping the majority of Palestinians as their extremist minorities.
32. Palestinians would do the same
Ruth ,   USA   (03.17.11)
Under the same circumstances. Most Palestinians hate the Occupation and those who perpetuate it, not Jews as such. If you don't know this, you don't know Palestinians.
33. whoa!
krzysztof ,   kraków, poland   (03.17.11)
It"s wonderful story. God bless Israel
34. You'll never read it in Indonesia Media.
Just-O ,   Jakarta, Indonesia   (03.17.11)
This is a big different beetwen arab and Israel. Arab spread the lies and terror in the world. And Israel save the live of Palestinian baby and mother while arab said Israel kill the baby and mother.
35. To N 19
Luiz Felipe Haddad ,   Brazil   (03.17.11)
As a Christian, friend of the Jewish people, I regret your comment. Helping a Palestinian baby shows Israelian greatness, decency and dignity. I congratulate YDF. Blessed are the righteous, said Jesus. Your State, under God's protection, will never be destroyed.
36. #6 more likely than a dog learning to type
Jo ,   TA   (03.17.11)
The ME is full of miracles.
37. rediculous
yosef ,   brooklyn usa   (03.17.11)
We have so much chesed as a nation and our enemies take advantage of it. "They drive here when they are in need of help"!?!?! Let them help themselves! Instead of using a healthy gevura to protect ourselves, we turn it inward and kick our own people out of their homes, just to impress a 'big world' out there who doesn't really care about us anyway... 100's of sad examples of the 'battered wife' jewish nation... SAD
38. This was a noble and decent act
Leon ,   Ottawa, Canada   (03.17.11)
It is nice to hear about people helping other people in need. I congratuate the paramedics and the IDF for saving the mother and baby. Way to go!!!
39. #6 Egyptians helped 80,000 Egyptian Jews become refugees
Sami ,   Ex Egypt   (03.17.11)
#6 Egyptians helped 80,000 Egyptian Jews become refugees.
40. #6 - go check PA medical records
William ,   Israel   (03.17.11)
you'll find hundreds of "Palestinians" treated in Israeli hospitals, most with severe cases like heart disease and cancer. Do some quick checking and you'll see a long list of babies born with heart defects coming to Jerusalem from all over the Arab world to be treated by Israeli specialists - Jew and Arab, free of charge since a Jewish group pays the bills. One of Hamas' top men had his daughter's life saved by Israeli doctors. And he still swears to Israel's destruction. Facts don't lie...but your media does!
41. #7 - sorry, but we'll need more than your word
William ,   Israel   (03.17.11)
While some Arabs did save Jewish lives (not even close to the million mark you cite), many other Arabs targeted Jews over the centuries. If they didn't kill them or rob them, they treated them as second-class citizens and made them pay a tax. Forcing someone to live as a second class citizen isn't exactly "saving their life". If you forget, it was well before the birth of Israel that Arabs were targeting Jews for ethnic cleansing. Don't you read your own history? Your Grand Mufti Al-Husseini was the one who instigated and led massacres of Jews as early as 1920, then ran off to help the Nazis in the Balkans. Prior to Al-Husseini, it was Faisal who agreed to the Jewish State and welcomed Jews back to their homeland. It was Arab racism that struck at Jews in Arab countries, even if they weren't Zionists nor were disloyal to the country of their birth. It would be like a Western targeting a "Palestinian" on the street in London simply because a "Palestinian" terrorist joined Al-Qaeda and killed a UK soldier.
42. #16 - neither of those words go together
William ,   Israel   (03.17.11)
and it wasn't you who saved the baby's and mother's life.
43. #21 - thank you for the kind words, Fad
William ,   Israel   (03.17.11)
Gabriel Brigette from Lebanon said the same thing when she was escapiong the civil war towards Israel. She mentioned that she was injured and in need of medical help. No one on the Lebanese side offered to help her and some wanted payment to drive her towards medical help. She got to the Israeli side and said people swamped her with care and love, gave her food, drove her to a hospital and never asked for a thing. I believe she converted to Christianity soon after this experience.
44. #6 - IDF did the same thing a couple months ago
William ,   Israel   (03.17.11)
saved yet another "palestinian" baby who was choking from the umbilical cord. The mother lived on a mountain and her family brought her down to the waiting IDF and Magen David ambulance, where she gave birth thanks to quick thinking soldiers. Then transported her to a Jerusalem hospital where baby survived. It's just another day in Israel to us. We're used to saving lives. Nasrallah said as much already - he calls it "a weakness".
45. #23 - Sarah - powerful piece. Thank you!
William ,   Israel   (03.17.11)
46. #7
(03.17.11)
they also murdered thousands of them before and after 1967. does haj amin al husseini ring a bell? hebron massacre, jerusalem massacre, the massacres of jews in the 50's in all arab lands and their ultimate expulsion???
47. TO THE ISRAEL HATERS
Brant ,   Hilton Head USA   (03.17.11)
All you beauties who disgrace the talkbacks at Haaretz each day with your venomous hatred of Israel and of Jews can celebrate this act of love by Israelis at your Israel Apartheid Week Bacchanalia
48. This is not to be applauded.
Joshua ,   US   (03.17.11)
What are we so happy about? She didn't have to have the kid in Itamar. The palestinians are sending us a message, "Your babies will die here and ours will be born here!" This is not to be applauded.
49. this should make up for the 10,000 babies the IDF killed
Marwan ,   Tel Aviv, Palestine   (03.17.11)
50. Stupid and immoral act
Arik A ,   Guivat Yearim IL   (03.17.11)
I disagree, it is an act of weakness, the cruel and bloodthirsty palestinians will take us for fools and efeminates, not only we don't revenge the death of the martyr jewish family but also we help the supporters of the murder! Jews are walkinking on their head, insanity, next time give money to neo-nazis so they may love you, same thing.
51. And there you have it folks! that's the difference
Talula ,   Israel   (03.17.11)
I'm so proud to be Israeli.
52. #21
Rachel ,   Hadera   (03.17.11)
Thank you for your kind words! May G-d bless and protect you too.
53. Jack #17
Abie Dee ,   New York, U.S   (03.17.11)
I would bet my last penny that you would find anything positive written about Israelis to be PR.It must really hurt you to read good things about Israelis...how pathetic.
54. #6 Actually
Masrawy ,   Egypt   (03.17.11)
It's about democracy but your media and government keeps telling you about radical islamists taking over egypt just to scare you but what your government won't get ( because they are in denial) is that radical islamists or not all Arabs are still against isreal By the way we're not anti semites we are anti israel there is a difference (look it up) Even if the settlers helped deliver a baby so what they kill lots of innocent people every day and kick them outta their homes and invade you haven't noticed you isrealis have carried out a lot of massacre against innocent palestanians And guess what Zion is the worse word word you can describe someone with in Arabic so hah
55. #18
Masrawy ,   Egypt   (03.17.11)
No he doesn't
56. #19 no, you move out of PALESTANIAN land
Masrawy ,   Egypt   (03.17.11)
57. #6 Just say thank you
Cynthia ,   US   (03.17.11)
Palestinians travel to Israel for many types of specialized medical treatment and diagnostic testing. This includes cancer treatment, burn care, pediatric and maternity care, MRI, CT Scans and dialysis. The treatment is low or no cost and they receive the same quality care as Israeli citizens.
58. #43
(03.17.11)
brigitte gabriel was always a christian. she was never a muslim. she lived, i believe, in marjayoun on the border between israel and lebanon. the jihadists from arafat's militia hunted christians then in lebanon and killed many of them, firing on all christian villages until the lebanese finally, with israel's help, kicked those islamic terrorists to, i believe, jodan. gabriel escaped during such shootings and received help in israel, medically and emotionally.
59. 54, 55, 56
(03.17.11)
are all egyptians as stupid and uneducated as you are??? no wonder your country is in such backward position. listen t me, you moron... we are better than you, smarter than you, more sucessful than you, more educated than you, more advanced then you, more powerful than you. DEAL WITH IT. NOW, GO PUT ON YOUR TURBAN AND LEAD THE EGYPTIAN REVOLUTION. YOU HAVE WORK TO DO, BUDDY. MOVE ON.
60. #56 Masrawy - Egypt
BEN JABO ,   ISRAEL   (03.17.11)
First you have to prove it is Palestinian land, here's your chance, maybe you'll be the very frist to answer the questions, up until now, nobody has been able to When was the country of Palestine founded and by whom? Where did the Palestinian people originate from? What were Palestine's borders? Who were its neighbors? What language did the Palestinians speak? What writing did they use? What manuscripts or records did they leave whether written or engraved? What was their religion? Where are their temples? What monuments attest to their existence? What was the name of their capital? Name its other major cities. What was their currency called? Are there any coins that attest to their economy? What was Palestine's form of government? Name its kings or rulers. What are their achievements? With which other peoples did the Palestinians interact? Where can one find any records where in the name of the country of Palestine or its people are mentioned?
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