Reminder of the human dimension - Syria and Israel

...Ziv Hospital is a profound example of humanity and decency at its most compelling. It is Israel at its very best, and a side of Israel that the world too rarely sees or acknowledges. With all the tales of human woe and misery that continue to emerge from Syria, such small stories of hope should be cherished.

Frimet/Arnold Roth..
This Ongoing War..
3 August '13..

Having just watched the White House speech of President Obama in which he explained that his administration's policy decisions in relation to the ongoing slaughter in Syria have now been re-calibrated so that the UK Parliament's vote can be more clearly taken into account before the US war machine goes into action, we feel the need for a reminder of the human side behind the catastrophic mess across our northern border.

The op-ed below from Times of Israel is written by Australia's ambassador to Israel. Sadly, what he sees in northern Israel is bound to be relegated to the margins of the discourse about the conflict in which we Israelis find ourselves. Given what it reveals about people, and the simple decency that can be found if you want to see it, his short article ought to be out there, front and center.

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