Stories From the Streets: Talking a Former Student Down
Just after 9 p.m. on a recent Monday, a man climbed the White Mosque in the Israeli city of Ramla and threatened to commit suicide by jumping off. People on the street called the police as they witnessed him throwing his clothing off the side of the building. Police arrived quickly and called for emergency medical services to assist. United Hatzalah volunteer EMT Avraham Arnon, who lives in Ramla and teaches martial arts at the local community center, was just waking up when he received the alert. “I didn’t even have time to throw a shirt on; I grabbed my motorcycle jacket and rushed ou...
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