REMINDER/Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Visits South Florida for Emergency Fundraiser.Business & News Editors/City Desk REMINDER...for Monday (March 18) NOTE TO MEDIA: Photo/Logo is available in a Smart News Release(TM) on Business Wire's Home Page at www.businesswire.com and at www.newstream.com PALM BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 15, 2002 Funds to be Raised for Victims of Terror in Israel Via The American Friends of Hatzalah YS, Monday, March 18, 2002 Former Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will be on hand to support and speak at an emergency fundraiser benefiting victims of terror through The American Friends of Hatzalah of Yehuda and Shomrom. Hatzalah of Yehuda and Shomron is a non-political, non-profit, humanitarian volunteer organization of medics who save lives in Israel. The Hatzalah members are generally first on the scene after an attack and provide first aid, CPR Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) Definition Cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is a procedure to support and maintain breathing and circulation for a person who has stopped breathing (respiratory arrest) and/or whose heart has stopped (cardiac and evacuation assistance. The organization is made up of over 350 volunteers who risk their lives traveling in private cars on whatever roads may be necessary to rescue victims. They use emergency medical kits, including defibrillators, and equipment such as bullet proof vests, two-way radio A voice network that provides an always-on connection enabling the user to just "push the button and talk." Also called "dispatch radio," two-way radio has traditionally been used by police, fire, taxi and other mobile fleets. communication devices, vehicle lights and sirens, organizational vests and other material necessary for them to perform their tasks under perilous conditions. In the wake of tragic events in Israel and the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. , Mr. Netanyahu is lending his support to The American Friends of Hatzalah of Yehuda and Shomrom. He will speak to guests at the event and offer his thoughts on how to resolve the horrible attacks on Israel and achieve peace in the Middle East. Hatzalah is raising money to purchase more medical kits and equipment for volunteer doctors and EMTs. The evening will take place at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Rami rami [L.] plural of ramus. rami communicantes bundles of nerve fibers connecting a sympathetic ganglion to spinal nerve; categorized as gray rami (unmyelinated postganglionic fibers) or white rami (myelinated preganglionic Weisfisch in Palm Beach, Florida Palm Beach is an incorporated town in Palm Beach County, Florida. The Intracoastal Waterway separates it from the neighboring cities of West Palm Beach and Lake Worth. As of 2000, Palm Beach had a year-round population of 10,468, with an estimated seasonal population of 30,000. on March 18. "These are volunteers, ordinary people who decided to do something," said Mr. Netanyahu. "What they do is offer emergency first aid help to the victims of terror...and they are actually saving lives as we speak." Hatzalah of Yehuda and Shomron was founded in August 2000. This non-profit, non-partisan organization set an ambitious goal of providing immediate emergency medical care to the residents of Judea and Samaria by recruiting, training and equipping a corps of volunteers. Today, Hatzalah covers the areas of Efrat, Gush Etzion This article is about the historic Etzion Bloc of settlement. For the modern regional council, see Gush Etzion Regional Council. Gush Etzion (Hebrew גוש עציון, literally bloc of the tree , Betar Ilit, Kiryat Arba Kiryat Arba or Qiryat Arba is an urban Israeli settlement in Southern Judea (Southern West Bank) adjoining the city of Hebron. Name The Hebrew name is , Har Hevron, Hevron, Bikat Hayarden and north/central Shomron. For more information please visit http://www.hatzalahys.org. Note: A Photo is available at URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. : http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/photo.cgi?pw.031102/bb5 |
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