By Micah Halpern
I've Been Thinking:
Ken Roth, the executive director of Human Rights Watch, tweeted this:
"Easier to address a far-away humanitarian disaster than the nearby one of Israel's making in Gaza. End the blockade!"
It is a horrific attack against Israel for helping to save lives after the tragedy that rocked not only Nepal, but the world.
In a warped conception of what it right and what is wrong, Roth was saying that Israel should help the Palestinians in Gaza.
Israel sent two jumbo jets and 260 rescuers to Nepal. The medical equipment they sent included a fully outfitted field hospital.
Israelis are saving lives in Nepal, just as they did in Haiti in 2010.
Israel is one of -- if not the - best in the world when it comes to disaster relief. They have honed their skills and continue to develop better and faster techniques for dealing with disaster when it strikes.
The US pledged $1million and will probably cough up another $9 million. Israel did not give money but their presence is worth far more than $10 million.
The next largest delegation in Nepal came from the United Kingdom. They have 68 members on their team. China has 62 people there and the United States sent a team of 54.
Roth is so anti-Israel that even when Israel does something that can only be interpreted as "good " he finds fault in their actions.
How interesting that an agency that purports to be a humanitarian agency, as Human Rights Watch does, should criticize one nation for offering vital humanitarian aid to another nation in need.
Micah@MicahHalpern.com
Roth should be chastised. Israel should stand proud.
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