Posted on 04/04/2002 10:39:35 AM PST by HockeyPop
Palestinian Given Israeli Bomb Victim's Kidneys Thu Apr 4,10:10 AM ET
JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A Palestinian woman received the kidneys of an Israeli victim of a suicide attack in a transplant operation Thursday.
The victim, Zeev Vidor, died of his wounds a week after the attack by a Palestinian suicide bomber at a hotel in the seaside resort of Netanya as Israelis sat down for a traditional feast at the start of the Jewish Passover holiday.
His family allowed his organs to be donated and recipients included Aisha Abu Said, 54, who lives in the Jerusalem suburb of Shuafat. The operation was performed in the Beilinson Hospital in the town of Petah Tikvah.
Abu Said's son Khader, a truck driver, said he had not been aware that the organ donor was a victim of a suicide bombing.
"Only today did I learn that my mother benefited from the victim of the Netanya attack. The family deserves better. I hope they think my thanks are sincere," Khader said.
Palestinian militants have killed scores of Israelis in suicide bombings as part of a more than 18-month-old uprising against Israeli occupation. Israel has occupied major West Bank towns in an offensive it says is intended to end the attacks.
Remember the photo. It was all over FR a couple of weeks ago. One of the suicide bombers.
They blame his losing his head on evil Israel. The quality of their lies.
Sane people side with Israel, they can see for themselves who the bad guys are.
Talk about internalization!
That war-unfortunately- has been lost for a long time with only the US not yet conquered.
This is amazing! I wouldn't give them anything.
No, he's not dead, he's with God. The man has also left behind his good family who turned his death into a triumph by not allowing his death to be an end.
Reading this story brought tears to my eyes as I realized what a good job God has done that he has produced people who, in the midst of their grief, think of others.
I just hope that Sharon had enough time to grab most of the cockroaches who are perpetrating this terror.
Well, I'll keep my fingers crossed for the next election.
When IS the next election?
For that matter, when was the last one?
I know you will be sadden to learn that his daughter was also murdered in the same attack, and that his wife and another daughter are in the hospital.
More then you think: See #36
You're kidding, right? The next election is when Arafat says it is. In the last election the choices were:
1. Yassir Arafat
2. Yassir Arafat
3. Yassir Arafat
I cannot even begin to tell you how angry this makes me. The only thing that gives us hope is that there was tremendous hatred for the Germans and the Japanese, and yet today they are stauch allies (well, at least the Japanese are). Perhaps if we can root out all the fanatics, topple Saddam, there may be hope of peace in that area. I pray for it every day.
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