Category Archives: Coexistence

United Hatzalah Ambulance Driver Injured in Palestinian Rock Throwing-Attack Treated By Muslim Volunteer From East Jerusalem

Posted on January 8, 2023 by Elias Romano

United Hatzalah volunteer EMT and ambulance driver Rachel Chuna was injured on Thursday morning when Arab terrorists threw rocks at vehicles on a highway outside of the Arab village of Tuqu’ in Gush Etzion. Rachel was driving a United Hatzalah … Continue reading →

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Muslim EMT Who Saved Jewish Child From Choking Recognized by Mayor of Jerusalem 

Posted on December 27, 2022 by Elias Romano

Several weeks ago, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Rania Abu Shaba’an stopped at the Azrieli Mall in Modi’in to have lunch with her daughter. While walking to the food court, she heard a woman screaming for help. Rania ran towards the … Continue reading →

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Neighborly in Nazareth

Posted on July 18, 2022 by Raphael Poch

On Sunday evening, just before 11:00 p.m., a man in his 40s with a long medical history wanted to take a walk outside. As he left his home in the neighborhood of Yafa an-Naseriyye in Nazareth, he suffered a sudden … Continue reading →

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A True Friendship Between a Muslim and Jew

Posted on March 30, 2022 by Raphael Poch

Written by Sarah Bechor: I met Ranya Abu Sha’ban a few years back. I was told that out of all of United Hatzalah’s 6000+ volunteers, she was the only woman Muslim medic who spoke English. And she still is.    … Continue reading →

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After A Month Without Medication Ukrainian Refugee In Serious Condition Receives Medical Care At Moldova Border

Posted on March 28, 2022 by Raphael Poch

On Saturday, a team operating today on the Palanca border between Ukraine and Moldova identified long queues on the Ukrainian side and requested to enter to see if there were refugees that required medical attention inside the border. Vicky Tiferet, who … Continue reading →

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New Muslim EMT Performs First Successful CPR on a Jewish Woman and Saves Her Life

Posted on February 20, 2022 by admin

On Wednesday evening at around 7:30 p.m., a 70-year-old woman lost consciousness in her home on Simtat Tamari street in Kiryat Motskin. The woman’s son arrived at her home a few minutes later upon returning from work and found her … Continue reading →

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Acts of Kindness Day

Posted on February 17, 2022 by admin

Today, February 17th, we celebrate Acts of Kindness Day.  In this honor, we wanted to highlight some of the incredible acts of kindness performed by United Hatzalah. The entire organization is built on kindness, so what we are talking about … Continue reading →

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Working Together in Kfar Saba To Save Lives

Posted on February 13, 2022 by Raphael Poch

Just before 11 p.m. on Saturday night, a United Hatzalah ambulance led by Tanya Kuchar Weil was departing the emergency room parking lot at Meir Hospital when they received an emergency alert regarding an unconscious woman in a senior’s residence … Continue reading →

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Muslim and Jewish EMTs Save A collapsed Woman’s Life in Ein Naqquba

Posted on December 29, 2021 by Raphael Poch

On Monday night at around 10:30 p.m., a 50-year-old woman collapsed in her front yard in the town of Ein Naqquba, an Arab village west of Jerusalem. Her children found her lying unresponsive on the ground a few minutes later … Continue reading →

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Focusing On What Unites Us and Not What Divides Us

Posted on November 18, 2021 by Raphael Poch

Last night, there was a terror attack in the Muslim quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. A terrorist who was described as a young teenager stabbed two police officers, a male and a female, near the Ateret Kohanim yeshiva. … Continue reading →

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