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Israel Transfers Aid to Syrians Displaced by Fighting
(Jerusalem Post) Anna Ahronheim - The IDF on Tuesday transferred aid donated by Israeli residents of the Golan Heights to Syrians displaced by fighting on the other side of border and living in camps, the IDF Spokesperson's Unit announced Wednesday. The aid included toys, crayons, games, candies, and notes from Israeli children. Eli Malka, head of the Golan Regional Council, who initiated the collection, said, "We, the residents of the Golan, look right over the fence and see the people fleeing from the killing fields together with their children, and clinging to the fence with Israel. We feel the moral obligation, in accordance with our values, to send humanitarian aid and, as much as is possible, to build a relationship of humanity with those who have always been our neighbors on the other side of the fence." The IDF has recently transferred to Syrians displaced by fighting on the Golan Heights 130 tons of food, 12.5 tons of baby food, 75,700 liters of fuel to operate generators, 20 units of medical equipment, 77 tons of clothing, and 556 tents. Lt.-Col. E., commander of the aid operations, said that in recent years those living on the Syrian Golan Heights "have understood that the only country that has aided them was the same one they feared."