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What Israel Does When No One Is Watching

JL;DR SUMMARY Israel's Magen David Adom (MDA), the national emergency service, exemplifies a humanitarian spirit transcending religion and borders. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Volunteer WorkMagen David AdomHumanitarian AidEmergency ServicesCivil ResilienceSyrian CrisisMedical InnovationBlood DonationCross Border Aid

Places mentioned

Israel
"Mitch Schneider, who writes about Israel, from Israel."
Tel Aviv District, Israel
"The facility doubled Israels blood processing capacity from 270,000 units per year to 540,000."
Syria
"five ambulances crossed from northern Israel into Syria."
Shlomi, Central District, Israel
"a new medical station in Shlomi, right on the IsraelLebanon border."
Ramla, Central District, Israel
"enough to run the entire city of Ramla in central Israel with a population of 83,000."

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