Just a Thought
When Aya Almasal, 12, left her Gaza home approximately one month ago and headed for Rambam, she didn’t know that this trip would save her life. For several years Aya had suffered from sudden bouts of unconsciousness, and her doctors couldn’t find the cause.
About a month ago, Aya set out for Rambam to treat this problem, which had accompanied her since birth. Upon leaving Gaza, she felt ill and the situation steadily deteriorated. As the girl neared Rambam, in Haifa, her heart stopped working and she was, in effect, dead. After repeated attempts at resuscitation, the girl’s heart began to pump and she arrived at Rambam, artificially respirated and in serious danger. At the hospital, Aya was diagnosed as suffering from Long QT Syndrome, a disorder of the heart’s electrical system that causes irregular and rapid heart rate, and had prevented blood from reaching her brain. This had caused Aya to lose consciousness suddenly, and could have killed her.
Three Tehran businessmen are expected to attend the upcoming Agritech -Tel Aviv's 18th International Agricultural Technology Exhibition in May.
by Lt. Col. (ret.) Jonathan D. Halevi
With the U.S. funding Palestinian Authority security forces, new efforts to unify the PA with the extremist Hamas faction in the Gaza Strip raises concerns American taxpayer money may soon be used to pay terrorists' monthly salaries.
