An Iranian: “I can't contain my joy seeing how Israel is annihilating Hezbollah. These are the same terrorists who killed and blinded our women and children in Iran. Today the Iranian people know that the Jewish people are their closest allies.”
Story time:
A few hours ago, my girlfriend (Yahav) and I had dinner with my mom and @EliBeerUH, the founder of @UnitedHatzalah. He gave us a recap of their lifesaving work over the course of 2023, we shared stories from the last few months, and at the end of the dinner as Yahav and I were leaving, Eli encouraged us to do the training course that all of the Hatzalah volunteers do to prepare them to save lives and treat medical emergencies.
Fast forward 20 minutes, Yahav and I are in the car on the way home and we approach an intersection fairly close to my apartment. On the other side of the intersection, we see what looks like someone lying in the middle of the road and the only thing we can really see is a small red light that looked like a brake light from a bike/e-scooter (it was around 10:30 PM and it was quite dark).
As we got closer, we realized it was a person who had seemingly just got in some sort of crash on his bike. There was no other car, bike, or person around at the moment. We immediately pulled aside and ran over to check what happened and to see if he was okay. At that point, two other people had noticed and rushed over as well. We noticed that he had no pulse and was not breathing.
My first reaction was - call United Hatzalah. But one problem, I didn’t remember their emergency phone number. So I immediately called Eli, asked him for the phone number, and by the time I got off the phone with him and managed to dial their number, one of their ambulances had already pulled up to the scene. Less than 60 seconds after we noticed this person lying on the ground, pulled over, ran over to him, and made one phone call (and on my way to make a second one), they had already arrived.
For those wondering what happened to the guy who crashed, the Hatzalah volunteers started CPR and brought back both his breath and pulse before taking him to the hospital (I pray that he is okay and will have a full recovery).
I had an immense amount of appreciation for @UnitedHatzalah and @EliBeerUH before this evening, but after witnessing their amazing work firsthand, that level of appreciation has more than doubled.
Yahav and I are 100% doing this course, and I encourage others to do it too. And for those who need it (but let’s hope no one ever does):
United Hatzalah’s Emergency Line - Call 1221
Hamas founder's son, Mosab Hassan Yousef:
Israel is doing the Palestinian people the greatest favour by freeing Gaza from Hamas.
Watch the whole interview.
https://t.co/kJatJleLeu
We are experiencing one of the worst catastrophes in Israel’s history.
The actual numbers are still unknown, but this coming week we are about to see more than 100 funerals of innocent civilians murdered in cold blood by Palestinian terrorists.
Let that sink in.
Yasmine and I visited the Bahá’í World Centre in Haifa, Israel. We were touched by the serenity and the beauty of the Gardens, and by the Bahá’í message of unity and togetherness.
“So said Cyrus, the king of Persia, ‘All the kingdoms of the earth the Lord God of the heavens delivered to me, and He commanded me to build Him a House in Jerusalem, which is in Judea.’” – Hebrew Bible, Ezra 1:2
2,500 years ago, Cyrus the Great liberated the Jewish people from captivity and helped them rebuild their Temple in Jerusalem. It is with profound awe that I visit the Western Wall of that Temple and pray for the day when the good people of Iran and Israel can renew our historic friendship.
Photos: Ariel Zandberg, GPO; Pazit Dank
It’s no longer accurate to refer to Prince Reza Pahlavi as merely the “son of the former Shah of #Iran.”
He, in his own right, has proven himself to be a capable statesman and his people’s most trusted advocate. This bold trip to Israel shows that more clearly than ever.