Palestinians Pull Patients From Israeli Hospitals

NYT ^ | 2/9/09 | ETHAN BRONNER

[Nachum]

Scores of Palestinian patients being treated in Israeli hospitals, a rare bright spot of coexistence here, are being sent home because the Palestinian Authority has stopped paying for their treatment, partly in anger over the war in Gaza.

Hadassah Hospital says that for the past week no payments have come in and Palestinians whose children are being treated there have been instructed by Palestinian health officials to place them in facilities in the West Bank, Jordan or Egypt.

[2banana]

I guess that will teach them...

[chuck_the_tv_out]

“a rare bright spot of coexistence here”

lies and more lies.

first of all, it’s not a “spot of coexistence”, it’s ONE-WAY, Israeli’s giving-giving-giving to the palis, AS USUAL.

Second, arabs have EVERY opportunity in israel and do very well, and WANT to live in israel whereas an israeli landing in one of the surrounding arab countries would almost certainly be shot in customs.

nyt MAKES ME SICK

[Tenacious 1]

Stop treating our shields...I mean propaganda...I mean children.

Send them back to the war zone you filthy animals!

[NonValueAdded]

Clearing out ground zero?

[Cherokee Conservative]

Excellent point. What’s Iran up to these days? hmmmm

[hermgem]

This would be ironic if not for real right here in the U.S.
Illegal immigrants fall sick, go to hospitals, including emergency rooms or child birth and have no means to pay.
Where's the Mexican, or any other Government coming forward with payments?
It's locals that pay through their insurance with high charges, and/or the taxpayer that pays for foreigners.

[mewzilla]

Clearing out ground zero?

That's what I'm wondering. The election's Friday, isn't it?

[newheart]

Clearing out ground zero?

Afraid I am getting very cynical, but that was exactly my first thought.

[TASMANIANRED]

I'm sure they will get better care in Palestinian hospitals.