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Tag Archives: Coexistence
Muslim and Jewish EMTs Join Together To Save a Life In Pisgat Zeev
On Sunday night just before midnight, a couple from the Pisgat Zeev neighborhood in Jerusalem was about to go to sleep when the husband suddenly started hearing his wife’s breathing become erratic. He tried to get her to sit up … Continue reading
Posted in Coexistence, Press, UH Volunteer Features
Tagged Ambulance, Coexistence, CPR, Emergency, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, Jerusalem, Jewish, Muslim, Pisgat Zeev, Rescue, United Hatzalah
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Jewish Factory Manager Saves The Life Of An Electrocuted Arab Worker
Ehud Yardeni lives in Kiryat Gat and works as a section manager at a factory that makes juices in the nearby Kibbutz with the same name, Kibbutz Gat. In addition to his regular job, Ehud volunteers as a United Hatzalah … Continue reading
Posted in Coexistence, Press, UH Volunteer Features
Tagged Coexistence, CPR, EMS, EMT, first responder, Gat, Jewish, Kibbutz, Muslim, United Hatzalah
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Muslim Man Saves His Neighbor’s Life Just Before Friday Prayers
On Friday, United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Muhammad Aliyan was at his home in the Beit Safafa neighborhood of Jerusalem preparing to go to noon prayers when the emergency application on his phone alerted him to a medical emergency occurring in … Continue reading
Posted in Coexistence, Press, UH Volunteer Features
Tagged Coexistence, EMS, EMT, first responder, Israel, Jewish, Muslim, United Hatzalah
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Amid the Tensions, Jewish EMTs Perform CPR In East Jerusalem, Save A Muslim Man’s life
Early Sunday morning, Shimon Afgin and Avi Gian, two Jewish volunteer EMTs with United Hatzalah, were on their scheduled ambulance shift in Jerusalem, when they were alerted to a nearby emergency. The location was on A-Sahl Aljadid street, in the … Continue reading
Posted in Coexistence, Press, UH Volunteer Features, Vehicles
Tagged Coexistence, East Jerusalem, EMS, EMT, Israel, Jewish, Muslim, United Hatzalah
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Muslim Doctor Lightly Injured After Protecting A Jewish Man With His Own Body During An Attempted Lynch in Tamra
Amid the violence plaguing numerous cities in Israel in the past week, a throng of Muslims attempted to lynch a Jewish man who entered the Muslim city of Tamra in the Galilee. In the incident which occurred on Wednesday night, … Continue reading
Posted in Coexistence, Press, UH Volunteer Features
Tagged Coexistence, Doctor, Jewish, Lynch, Muslim, Rescue, Tamra, United Hatzalah
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“Our Common Goal Is Saving Lives”- Jewish and Muslim EMTs Leave Training Class To Save A Life
On Monday night at 9:30 p.m., four United Hatzalah volunteers were participating in an advanced EMT training class. Three of them were Jewish men, Alon Goldenberg, Yoni Butbul, and Israel Yaakov Avitan, and one, Sanaa Mahameed is a religious Muslim … Continue reading
Posted in Coexistence, Press, UH Volunteer Features, Vehicles, Women Volunteers
Tagged Ambucycle, Coexistence, EMS, EMT, first responder, international women's day, Jewish, Muslim, Training, United Hatzalah, Woman, Women in EMS
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UH volunteers in Akko hand out heat blankets to the homeless on coldest night of the year
In a moving act of lovingkindness, Muslim and Jewish volunteers from United Hatzalah distributing blankets to the homeless in the city of Akko on what is thus far, the coldest night of the year. United Hatzalah EMTs Eran Lev, Shira … Continue reading
Posted in Coexistence, Community Outreach, Press, UH Volunteer Features, Women Volunteers
Tagged Acre, Akko, caring, Coexistence, cold, Community, Community Outreach, EMS, First Responders, heat blankets, Homeless, Israel
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Working Together To Save a Life
On Monday afternoon, a 28-year-old man collapsed for unknown reasons in his house on Yerushalayim Street in Afula. His worried mother called emergency services for help. United Hatzalah volunteer EMTs Keren Ezouz and Imad Zoabi received the alert and … Continue reading
Posted in Coexistence, Press, UH Volunteer Features, Women Volunteers
Tagged Afula, Coexistence, CPR, E.R., emergency room, EMS, EMT, first responder, Hospital, Hospital volunteer program, Israel, Jewish, Muslim, United Hatzalah
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Jerusalem Honors Local EMS Volunteers For Saving Lives
The Jerusalem Municipality honored exemplary first responders on Thursday at a special ceremony that took place at City Hall. Among the honorees presented with citations from the city for their exemplary service were select volunteers from the police, fire department, … Continue reading
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Tagged City hall, Coexistence, Israel, Jerusalem, Mayor, Moshe Lion, Volunteer, Volunteer recognition
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President Reuven Rivlin Visits United Hatzalah
On January 10th, 2019, Israel’s President Reuven Rivlin visited United Hatzalah’s equipment and logistics center in the Ha Tuv Industrial Zone near Beit Shemesh. During the visit, President Rivlin spoke with numerous volunteers from the organization who came from all … Continue reading
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Tagged Beit Shemehs, Coexistence, Israel, Jews, Muslims, President, Reuven Rivlin, Rivlin, Ruvi, Unity
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