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Israelis, Jordanians and Palestinians Join Forces in Earthquake-Prone Jordan Valley
(Jerusalem Post) Judy Siegel-Itzkovich - With Israel's border area with Jordan at high risk for earthquakes, Israeli institutions are collaborating with the Jordanian Red Crescent and Hebron's Greenland Association to train local residents as first responders, in a joint project conceived by Ben-Gurion University, the European Union and Magen David Adom. First-response teams throughout the region will be prepared to assist one another in case of an emergency. Prof. Limor Aharonson-Daniel, Ben-Gurion University's deputy rector for international academic relations, said: "The collaboration, which began with training the first Jordanian paramedics a decade ago, continues with the establishment of local emergency-response teams over the past three years....Above all, the project has sparked personal relationships and friendships that prove that regional collaboration is indeed possible."