ISRAEL' DISPROPORTIONATE RESPONSE to Haiti....where are the Arab countries? (Palestinians, deaths)

[bentlebee]

The Un is bashing Israel...not Hamas for throwing rocks and blowing them self up to kill others.

Why isn't it mentioned how much good Israel is doing and now they are the only ones with already a hospital up and running...I know others will follow, but why always the hate and negativity...

[joejitsu]

The Arab countries could steal a page from the American Christian Taliban's book and send Haiti a shipment of solar powered Korans.

[LauraC]

Originally Posted by twista6002

And if a disaster happened in a nation like Iran or Turkey most predominantely Christian nations wouldn't care. What's your point?

Really? Did you forget the tsunami in Indonesia? That's a muslim country.

http://www.usaid.gov/locations/asia/tsunami/ (broken link)

[other99]

Well Islam relief USA is donating $1 million dollars to the disaster US Muslim charity to fly $1 million in relief supplies to Haiti | ummid.com

The United Arab Emirates, for example, has launched an air bridge for getting relief supplies to Haiti. Qatar has dispatched 50 metric tons of aid to Haiti, and Kuwait has made an initial pledge of $1 million, as has Morocco.
Earthquake-prone Turkey and Iran also are helping. Ankara has dispatched a mobile hospital to Haiti and Tehran has donated 30 metric tons of aid.
Even some poorer Middle East countries are helping out. Jordan has sent a planeload of supplies while Lebanon has committed to taking part in relief efforts.

SAUDI ARABIA: Unlike Qatar, Iran and Jordan, kingdom fails to cough up Haiti cash | Babylon & Beyond | Los Angeles Times

Well Islamic nations were also generous in giving with the tsuanmi disaster in SE Asia a few years ago too.

[movedtothecoast]

Do we buy oil from Quatar?
Maybe Quatar gave to Katrina because the oil arrives there?

did see on CNN that Israel was the first to set up a field hospital in Haiti ,
Turkey sent search and rescue teams with dogs,
also that american muslims have collected $800.000 to help Haiti.

[lamontnow]

Yes, it's amazing that Israel is helping Haiti more than most major countries which are 20 or 30 or more times Israel's size. Israel, with a population of seven million, is doing more than the 23 Arab countries combined! And that's with all their filthy oil riches. Glad to see that Kuwait has coughed up a hefty 1 million. What is that...2 minutes of oil production?

But this is nothing new. Israel has been sharing its technical expertise with poor countries for many decades by sending teams of agricultural, medical, engineering, and other technical personnel to impoverished countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America: treating AIDS and other diseases, irrigation, water desalinization, building hospitals and training doctors, etc.
SpringerLink - Journal Article
"The formation of Israel and the growth of its economy have astounded the nations of the world. The world “miraculous” has often been used to describe the way in which a tiny nation, born in a hostile neighborhood in 1948, not only managed to survive but became a source of valuable technical assistance to other emerging nations and, in many cases, to nations that have existed many times longer than it has. The objective of this analysis is to examine the purpose, history and scope of the technical assistance that Israel is extending to some 60 nations in Africa, Latin America and Asia."

[twista6002]

Originally Posted by LauraC

Really? Did you forget the tsunami in Indonesia? That's a muslim country.

USAID Asia - Tsunami (http://www.usaid.gov/locations/asia/tsunami/ - broken link)

And how many other predominately Christian nations gave aid? And keep in mind the areas generally effected were American tourist spots and Indonesia still has over 11 million Christians.

[London Girl]

http://ocha.unog.ch/fts/reports/daily/ocha_R10_E15797_asof___1001201505.pdf (broken link)

From:

ReliefWeb » Appeals & Funding (http://ocha.unog.ch/fts/pageloader.aspx?page=emerg-emergencyDetails&appealID=893 - broken link) - Table A.

Reliefweb is a UN website.

Before you make assertions that:

Many large and wealthy nations of the world sent money. The Arab and Moslem world nothing.

you might like to check your facts first.

Kuwait, Bahrain, United Arab Emirates, Qatar, Iran have all given aid, - as have other non-Middle Eastern muslim countries.

[stevej64]

Where is the american aid to the palesitians for the last 65 years?Israeli aid to haiti is funded by the 10 BILLION DOLLARS given Israel every year by the USA.

[WillysB]

Originally Posted by twista6002

Receiving aid is a privelege is not a right. Funny too because it's usually the right wingers complaining about the fact America is giving to aid Haiti.

Kinda like health care. A privilege, not a right.