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| Saving 40,000 lives in under 3 minutes |
| Israeli network of first responders makes difference for those in need of urgent medical help |
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CNN, 19 April 2013 - The Boston Marathon bombing was an all-too-familiar tragedy for Israeli medic Eli Beer. In his line of work, he's seen hundreds of similar attacks. Eli was one of the speakers of TEDMED 2013 where he spoke about his organization and about what we could do to help a choking child.
By Pat Etheridge
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| Saving lives: Scattered saviours |
| First aid that gets there first |
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THE ECONOMIST, 28 Jan 2012 - Israelis know all too well the need for first aid—and the difficulties of providing it. When Eli Beer was four, in 1978, he saw the carnage after a hijacked bus exploded. In 2001 he was knocked to the ground by a secondary bomb intended to kill first-aiders rushing to the scene of a suicide blast.
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| Jerusalem SOS |
| In Jerusalem, Jewish and Arab paramedics cross psychological and geographical divisions between the city's residents. |
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ALJAZEERA, 17 Jan 2012 - Between 1948 and 1967 a border separated Arabs living in East Jerusalem from Jews living in the rest of the city. Today, much of the city's Arab population remains in the east, while the majority of its Jewish population lives in the west.
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| How An Israeli Organisation Could Help Accident Victims In India |
| An Israeli organisation that has been using volunteers for emergency services is hopeful of replicating its model in Indian cities |
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FORBES INDIA, 12 April 2012 - On a bright Sunday evening, in a suburb near Chennai, the highway to Sriperumbudur, a manufacturing hub, was almost empty. There were a few men standing by a line of shops, some bicycles, a couple of autorickshaws, and a speeding Ford Ikon. Suddenly, the car swerved to the right, climbed the platform that divided the road and crashed against a lamp post. The bonnet squeezed into a confusion of metal and wires. Two web-like patterns formed on the front glass from the impact of the passengers’ heads.
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| Emergency Sefer Torah |
| A United Hatzalah Shavuot Story |
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UNITED HATZALAH, 14 May 2013 - The King David Hotel has a rich and illustrious history. Its grand well-appointed atmosphere makes it the hotel of choice for heads of state, captains of industry and visitors from around the world wishing to spend a memorable vacation overlooking the Old City of Jerusalem. Many people wishing to spend a meaningful and enjoyable Chag in Jerusalem make the King David their home for the holiday.
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| Two dead in helicopter crash near Gedera |
| United Hatzalah volunteer: "We went there to save lives" |
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UNITED HATZALAH, 12 March 2013 - Tuesday night two IAF Cobra combat helicopters left their base in central Israel to complete a basic training task, with experienced pilots on board. A bit after the first helicopter returned to the base at 1 AM, communication was lost with the second one. At the same time the passengers of a car travelling on Route 3 from Jerusalem to Ashdod reported a suspicious explosion in a wheat field next to the town of Gedera.
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| The forum for a better world |
| World leaders pleasantly surprised to discover Jewish and Arab volunteers work together. |
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The Jerusalem Post, 30 Jan 2013 - Many people think the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting in Davos, Switzerland, is like the United Nations, where politicians and other decision makers gather to speak. Not many know that the WEF, launched as a nonprofit organization in 1971 by Klaus and Hilde Schwab, is something completely different: a place where people come to listen.
By Eli Beer
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| United for a safer world |
| Why are they so dedicated? Many of our volunteers have personal stories that motivate them. |
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The Jerusalem Post, 18 Jan 2013 - Last week, while Modi’in Illit was cut off from the world by floods caused by an unusually strong storm system, a resident of the town went into labor.
By Eli Beer
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| Health Ministry D-G: I want responsibility for rescue groups |
| Annual conference of United Hatzalah sees Health Ministry General Director promise: rescue organizations stay under his watch. |
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The Jerusalem Post, 10 Jan 2013 - Health Ministry director-general Prof. Ronni Gamzu denounced on Wednesday the Public Security Minisitry’s efforts to take over from his office responsibility for supervising emergency medical and rescue organizations such as Magen David Adom and United Hatzalah.
By Judy Siegel
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