Jerusalem – ZAKA Says Volunteers Are Instructed To Treat Jewish Victims Before Terrorists

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    Members of Zaka Rescue and Recovery team check the  body of a Palestinian man, who attempted to stab paramilitary police and was shot dead according to an Israeli police spokeswoman, at an entrance to Jerusalem's walled Old City October 14, 2015. ReutersJerusalem – In response to a charge by Magen David Adom’s general director Eli Bein that ZAKA medical volunteers will attend to Arab terrorists first if they are wounded more severely than Jewish victims, the director of the emergency response organization stated firmly on Thursday that volunteers are always instructed that Jewish victims are their top priority.

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    ISRAELNATIONALNEWS.com (http://bit.ly/1OxKhDt) reports that in clarifying the situation, director Yehuda Meshi Zahav said that Jews always come first but explained that volunteers arriving on the scene of an attack are often faced with difficult decisions, such as Jewish victims being only slightly-to-moderately injured while an Arab terrorist may be in critical condition.

    “Volunteers are faced with a great many number of serious ethical questions,” Zahav said. “You always have to deal first with those who are more severely wounded and this is a very difficult question.”

    “The volunteers are asking us what to do,” Zahav added. “In reality, it’s a bit easier because it’s forbidden to touch the terrorist until a police sapper comes to check if he’s armed with a bomb. This is what gives us time to check injured Jews in the meantime.”


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    yochy
    yochy
    8 years ago

    that volunteers arriving on the scene of an attack are often faced with difficult decisions, such as Jewish victims being only slightly-to-moderately injured while an Arab terrorist may be in critical condition. hmm..very difficult decisions indeed. you’ll never see another dime if that is your policy.

    Now for the correct policy- treat the victims and kick the terrorist until he stops moving.

    8 years ago

    Really…u mean common sense doesn’t dictate that?

    Boochie
    Boochie
    8 years ago

    Why treat the terrorist at all, let him suffer

    8 years ago

    Is this satire?????????

    PaulinSaudi
    PaulinSaudi
    8 years ago

    Sure, friendly severely wounded wounded first, enemy severely wounded next, friendly light wounds third and then enemy lightly wounded last. After that we can sort out the dead.

    8 years ago

    Its a tough decision but should be guided by the simple fact that the life of a yid is no more valuable than the life of an innocent Palestinian who is also among the casualties at a terrorist attack. All of the victims should be treated under the same triage criteria.

    CHANA1
    CHANA1
    8 years ago

    Really now? DUH

    8 years ago

    The article makes me sick. Either it is written by a foolish reporter or the Zaka Director is out of order. Terrorist are people too and should not be permitted to suffer. We must remember that we are Jews and not sadists. As Americans and as Jews we are dedicated to the proposition that all men are created equal. Surely, many fools out there while reading this may not agree with me. My position is that a terrorist must be fully helped immediately at the scene. If a terrorist is injured critically or lightly its our duty to help relieve his suffering. A terrorist has rights too -yes special right- and he must be put out of his misery as quickly as possible; preferably with a bullet right in his head. Thank you for listening. Checks Shomer Shabbos. We have receipt books…..

    lazerx
    lazerx
    8 years ago

    I think it is time to stop donating to MDA and Hatzalah, until they change their policies and force the families of terrorists to pay fully for any services rendered and to refuse to give service to terrorists at all.

    knowitall1
    knowitall1
    8 years ago

    They should NOT be taking about Jew vs Palestinian, they should be debating Israeli vs Terrorist! The headline and article by using the words Jewish Victim instead of Israeli victim can be misconstrued by non Jews as saying the debate is if Jews should be treated before even innocent non Jews, which is not the professional way in Israel.

    sylmoss
    sylmoss
    8 years ago

    the world has gone mad

    yankee96
    yankee96
    8 years ago

    terrorist should be killed, not treated,and their bodies should never be returned so that their families cannot parade them as heroes.

    second:their families left behind should be held accountable AND HAVE ANY ASSETS CONFISCATED and treated as terrorists as well,and should be deported from Israel, AFTER their homes are destroyed

    wake up everyone:THIS IS WAR NOT PADDIECAKES AND REAL JEWISH LIVES ARE AT STAKE HERE.

    IN WAR THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS COMPASSION FOR THE ENEMY.

    THESE SAVAGES MUST BE SHOWN FORCE,WHICH IS WHAT THEY UNDERSTAND ,AND THE MEDIA BE DAMNED

    wieselthier
    wieselthier
    8 years ago

    DO NOT COMPARE TERRORISTS TO ANIMALS! No animal would do such things. These are sub-humans, mutants, monsters, but NOT animals. Oh and BTW, why waste a bullet to put the mutant out of his misery? Use his knife.

    MyThreeCents
    MyThreeCents
    8 years ago

    It says in the Torah “Haboh l’hargecha, hashkem l’hargo”. (If someone comes to kill you, get up and kill him, [before he kills you].) So why are any wounded terrorists being treated at all? They came to kill and should be killed.

    bennyt
    bennyt
    8 years ago

    An Arab terrorist’s life is worth 1/1000th that of a Jew’s life as evidenced by the Gilad Shalit prisoner swap.