i wish one day i will be able to express my love of this great, blessed, amazing country called Israel, i am speechless as my words cant express my love of this country, no wonder you are the country of the jewish people, the people of the torah, the people who gave the bible to the whole world, whom my faith is based on, i cant tolerate or stand any word against you, you are the best country in the world Shalom

for which I congratulate all Israeli participants & this improved Israel's image in the world

From one nurse to another, KOL HAKAVOD (right spelling??) Total honor and respect to you, the surgeons and the whole medical team from Israel!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

There are so many Jews in Israel below the poverty line. there is no need for the IDF to run around the world treating others. There is no end to this foolishness.

They just hate to admit it as most are anti semites by DNA congrats and what a nice thing to do!!!!

thank you israel you will never be forgotten in our heart...greatest salute for israel biggest hero that never stop saving lives

Blessed art Thou L-rd our G-d, King of the Universe who giveth sight to the blind. [Morning blessings] Blessed art the medics who carry out the Divine will.

the torah teaches us charity and the value of learning.

Israel is a land of economic, scientific, medical, military, business and many other miracles. Fictional Palestine is a nightmarish concept of terror, sadism, and genocide. How could one possibly compare the merits of these two visions? It is like comparing precious diamonds to dung in value. The only peace possible between good and evil is the peace of absolute victory over evil.

I've never seen or heard any Israeli congratulatory messages to Australian doctors who have been restoring the sight of Africans for many years.

Which Jewish miracle worker was it again who said that? His name escapes me...

True. You should send this comment to the BBC itself. I already have. The more the better.

Well, you'll hear it from me now. Congratulations, Australian doctors, for doing what Israeli doctors have been doing silently for decades -- restoring sight to the blind, along with repairing cleft palates, cleft lips and performing heart surgeries. Feel all better now, Robert?

....out of the ordinary. All western democracies do the same and some non-democracies. Sorry, I don't believe Israel has a monopoly on good works. Your claims to the contrary are wasted on those who know better.

The good news in this article, and Fad #2's kind words just made my day so much better. Thank you!

I have heard about these good works, they are reported when other western democracies perform them. But Israel's good works are rarely mentioned. Media coverage of Israel is so agenda-biased and one-sided, that maybe we are more sensitive. You are lucky that you don't have to deal with this as Australia is not the world's favorite scapegoat, nor is it under an ongoing existential threat.

....they should perform their work on Netanyahu.