Tokyo – The field hospital Israel is establishing in Japan is the first to be set up by any nation offering outside assistance, Israel’s Ambassador to Japan Nissim Ben Shitrit said Monday, and the Japanese are extremely appreciative.
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Ben Shitrit said the hospital was being established at Minamisanriko, a fishing city 290 miles north of Tokyo, that was utterly overwhelmed by the quake and tsunami and where some 10,000 people are dead or missing. A five-strong Israeli team “is setting up the surgery right now,” the ambassador said. “They are evaluating the needs today, so that a larger team can be dispatched.”
He confirmed Israel was also providing tons of aid assistance – including mattresses, blankets, coats, gloves and chemical toilets — for some of the half-a-million people who are homeless, many of whom are now living in public facilities.
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Kidush Hashem!
Way to go!
Bravo, Israel!!
Dear Beautiful Country of Israel, Thanks, as usual, for behaving with the utmost compassion, generosity, and integrity to aid the devastated victims in Japan. Even as the barbarians in the world dream up ways to hurt you, Little Israel, you continue to shine as an example of love and kindness and hope. By using your research, innovation and expertly trained personnel to help disaster victims in other countries, you demonstrate that Jewish values will always amongst your people.
The abhorrent and ugly murderers and their supporters next door to you, Israel, can celebrate and sing when they stab children and babies to death. They can pass out candies and dance in the streets when buildings are brought down and fathers, mothers, sons and daughters are slaughtered. You, on the other hand, will always look to help. You’ll wipe away the tears in Japan, in Haiti, etc. by extending a helping hand in record time to those in need. How do you do it? From where does this urge to help arise? When so few are sensitive to your pain, Israel, where do you find the sensitivity to assist others?
Neither the Israeli nor Japanese governments are oblivious to the opportunities this might open with regard to resolving the situation with Yoel Zeev and Yaakov Yosef. It will likely take a while longer for it to all play out, but don’t be surprised if either of the two remaining bochurim walk down Rehov Rabbi Akiva a little earlier than the Japanese prosecutors originally envisioned.
One can only hope…. May their redemption be bekorov in time for Zman Cheiruseinu. Amein!
To those of you who are skeptical about an early release of the two Yeshiva students, please be advised of the following;
in the early 1960’s, a U.S. Army Sergeant, deserted his post, along the DMZ in S. Korea, and defected to N. Korea. There, he was mistreated, and was held as a prisoner for many years. He was forced to marry a Japanese woman, who was kidnapped by the N. Koreans; they had two daughters. When the N. Korea Government finally freed the Japanese woman and her children, she requested the assistance of the Japanese Government in freeing her American husband. However, even after 42 years, he was still technically, a soldier in the U.S. Army. The Army wanted to throw the book at him for desertion, and defecting to the enemy. However, the Japanese Government intervened, and persuaded the USA to go easy on that aging soldier. As a result, he got off with a very light sentence, and was able to join his family in Japan. Hence, if leniency was shown in that case, it can be shown in the case of the Yeshivah students.