World interest was piqued earlier this year when the first seven Syrian civilians crossed the border into Israel to receive medical treatment at Ziv. Although Israel and Syria are officially enemies, since that initial humanitarian gesture in February, different reports cite between 50 to 100 victims of the bloody civil war have been admitted to Israeli hospitals for life-saving surgeries.
"We treat patients regardless of religion, race, nationality, and give the best care we can provide," Ziv Medical Center director Dr. Oscar Embon tells ISRAEL21c.
Saving the enemy
The Israeli medical staff has no idea who the Syrian patients are. They could be civilians caught in cross-fire, part of the military or members of the rebel forces.
Hadary says: "We don't know who we're treating, armed or not armed, wearing uniform or not wearing uniform. Because of the critical condition in which many of them arrive, we don't question who they are. It is irrelevant. They are patients and are treated with the best measures we have in the hospital. Everyone gets the same treatment."
http://israel21c.org/social-action-2/israeli-doctors-save-syrian-lives/
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