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“39 firefighters, mostly not Jewish, answered call for help via project set up in 2009 to prepare willing Americans to help Israel in crises”

TIMES OF ISRAEL As Israel burned, US firefighters ‘dropped everything’ to help battle flames by Andrew Tobin November 29, 2016 Call them Israel’s American volunteer fire brigade. Dozens of firefighters from across the United States put their lives on hold … Continue reading

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The Palestinians who ventured into the line of fire for Israel

TIMES OF ISRAEL by Melanie Lidman December 22, 2014 The story almost got lost among the clouds of smoke billowing across northern Israel during Hanukkah of 2010. Among the hundreds of firefighters from around the world who came to offer assistance … Continue reading

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