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Amid civil unrest, Israeli rescue service emerged as beacon of coexistence United Hatzalah, which relies on a nationwide network of thousands of Jewish, Muslim and Christian volunteer EMTs, paramedics and doctors, remained steadfast during weeks of racially motivated riots throughout the country Maya Margit/The Media Line | Published: 06.05.21 , 18:54 Sami Darwish had just returned home from prayers at al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem when a fateful series of events turned an otherwise peaceful afternoon into a close call with death. The 60-year-old medic from the East Jerusalem neighborhood o...

Amid Civil Unrest, Israeli Medical Emergency Service Emerges as Beacon of Coexistence Maya Margit 05/31/2021 Muslim volunteer medics at non-profit United Hatzalah recount harrowing close calls in Jerusalem, where they saved lives of both Jewish Israelis and Palestinians Sami Darwish had just returned home from prayers at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem when a fateful series of events turned an otherwise peaceful afternoon into a close call with death. The 60-year-old medic from the east Jerusalem neighborhood of Sharafat has been a volunteer ambulance driver at United Hatzalah, Israel’s ...

The below article is an adaptation of a eulogy delivered last week on behalf of historian and frequent Algemeiner contributor... One of those helping medically on the front lines is Khaled Rishek, a devout Muslim, who for the past 12 years has served as a paramedic with United Hatzalah, a volunteer-based, national emergency medical-services provider. The organization is comprised of volunteers from all groups and religions in Israel. In total, there are more than 6,000 volunteers, including nearly 700 Muslims. When not speeding towards the scene of an emergency, Rishek—a married father of t...

Apr 28, 2021 A Muslim volunteer with United Hatzalah describes his approach to emergency care, which means treating patients equally and urgently. By Josh Hasten, JNS Jerusalem has seen nightly violent clashes between Arabs and Jews in the past two weeks with the epicenter of confrontation taking place near the Old City’s Damascus Gate. JNS reported that the violence began on April 13, the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and according to police, was sparked in part by a new social-media trend among young Arabs that involves physically assaulting visibly Orthodox Jews and postin...

View from the other side of violence: Saving lives in eastern Jerusalem feature View from the other side of violence: Saving lives in eastern Jerusalem A Muslim volunteer with United Hatzalah describes his approach to emergency care, which means treating patients equally and urgently. (April 27, 2021 / JNS) Jerusalem has seen nightly violent clashes between Arabs and Jews in the past two weeks with the epicenter of confrontation taking place near the Old City’s Damascus Gate. JNS reported that the violence began on April 13, the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and according to po...