Israel in the World
Israel has won praise worldwide for its extensive humanitarian aid relief in the wake of some of the world’s most catastrophic recent earthquakes. From search and rescue to medical and psychological aid, and to help rebuilding, in many countries, Israel is the first to arrive and the last to leave.
Israel frequently shares its advanced water technology, water conservation expertise and water-saving devices with drought-plagued regions from the United States, to developing countries in Africa and the Far East. Industry, academic institutions, NGOs, and government agencies all join Israeli efforts to quench a thirsty world.
Since February 2013, Israeli doctors have treated more than 1,200 Syrians wounded in their civil war. The number of Syrians entrusting their lives to Israeli hospitals continues to grow. Throughout Israel’s history, doctors have treated people regardless of their ethnicity, even if their country was at war with Israel.
Israel’s unfortunate experience and expertise in the psychological effects of terror makes it uniquely helpful to foreign professionals dealing with terror, war, and natural disaster. Israeli trauma relief organizations are regularly invited to give locals the skills to help themselves and their communities cope after a crisis, from the Americas to Europe, and from Africa to Asia.
Nonprofit organizations Save a Child’s Heart and A Heart for Peace have given nearly 5,000 children from across the globe a new lease on life with free lifesaving heart surgeries. The children come from near and far, from Gaza and Syria, to Haiti, China, Angola, and even Iran.
Israel is sharing its renowned agricultural know-how and pioneering breakthroughs with the rest of the world to help raise a new crop of farmers, and break the cycle of hunger and poverty.
Israel’s humanitarian aid groups have rallied around refugees from Syria, Iraq, Rwanda, Chechnya, Kenya, and more, offering anything from rescue at sea, to medical and psychosocial support, educational aid and humanitarian relief.
Israeli non-governmental agencies, hospitals and businesses are at the forefront of healthcare assistance throughout the developing world. Humanitarian healthcare missions undertaken by Israel include free eye surgeries and AIDS prevention programs, cervical cancer screenings and emergency medical aid, malaria prevention, medical clowning, and public health education.