Israel Matzav

A unique people: Israelis are in Jordan helping Syrian refugees

This picture is a picture of Syrian refugees in Turkey, because I don't have any pictures of Syrian refugees in Jordan. That may soon change. Deputy Minister Ayoub Kara (Likud) announced today that Israelis are in Jordan assisting refugees from Syria.

Speaking at a conference in Jerusalem, Kara said that he had “representatives” in Jordan who were making efforts to assist children and infants who have been injured in the Syrian military’s ongoing violent crackdown throughout Syria.

It is the first time that Israelis are known to be working in Jordan to help Syrian refugees.

Kara, a Druse member of the Likud Party, said that one of the people he has sent to Jordan was his bureau chief, who was working alongside representatives from Israeli humanitarian organizations.

“They are in Jordan trying to help people who have been hurt in Syria,” he told The Jerusalem Post, confirming that the representatives he was referring to were Israeli citizens.

“They are there as part of the international assistance [to Syria] and not in the framework of the regime or government,” he said, adding that the focus now was on trying to get medicine and medical treatment to children and infants who have been injured in Syria.

I just hope that with all the Syrians have been through they're smart enough to decide that they'd rather have their children live than turn down medical treatment from Israelis and Jews.

Labels: Jordan, Syrian refugees, Syrian uprising

posted by Carl in Jerusalem @ 7:34 PM