[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 184 (Thursday, December 17, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1811]
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       RECOGNIZING THE HUMANITARIAN EFFORTS OF ISRAELI HOSPITALS

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                           HON. SCOTT GARRETT

                             of new jersey

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, December 17, 2015

  Mr. GARRETT. Mr. Speaker, I rise to today to recognize the efforts of 
the Israeli hospitals and medical teams treating the Syrians injured as 
a result of their country's continued violence.
   Numerous Syrians travel to the Israeli border in their hour of need, 
and in an act of compassion Israeli hospitals have provided lifesaving 
medical treatment. Medical teams along the Syrian and Israeli border 
treat these Syrians in field hospitals, and those requiring more 
intensive medical treatment are transferred to one of four hospitals. 
Among the victims treated by these hospitals are innocent children who 
have been gravely injured by the violence.
   These heroic efforts may seem inconceivable considering the 
longstanding conflict between the two nations. However, these Israeli 
hospitals demonstrate that by welcoming Syrians in need humanity trumps 
politics and hostility. The impact of this generosity goes beyond that 
of medical treatment. As one doctor from the Ziv Medical Center stated, 
the compassion shown by the Israeli medical teams is ``planting the 
seeds of peace.''
   In an area of the world that has been plagued by violence and 
destruction, the assistance provided by these hospitals offers a beacon 
of hope. It is my hope that the seeds of peace will grow and that 
future generations may live amongst each other, no longer in hostility, 
but in solidarity and friendship.

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