Israeli contributions to world peace:
Emergency Assistance
• Israel Defense Forces (IDF) rescue teams have responded to earthquakes in all corners of the globe, including: Mexico (1985); Armenia (1988); Turkey (1991); El Salvador, India, and Peru (2001); and Indonesia (2006).
• In 1994, during the Rwandan refugee crisis, Israel initiated Operation Interns for Hope, establishing a field hospital in neighboring Zaire to bring medical aid to refugees.
• Israel sent aid supplies to Sri Lanka in response to the devastating flood of 2003.
• Israel was among the first three countries to provide aid to victims of the 2004 tsunami that ravaged parts of Southeast Asia.
• Israel's missions included the Ethiopian airlifts when Israel rescued 28,000 African Jews, assistance to Turkey and Greece after their devastating earthquakes and setting up first-class, complete field hospitals in wartorn Rwanda and flood-devastated Djibouti.
A timeline:
1979 “Israel aids refugees from Cambodia
1985 “Israel aids earthquake victims in Mexico
1988 “Israel aids earthquake victims in Armenia
1992 “Israel aids victims of civil war in Bosnia
1994 “Israel provides medical aid for refugees from Rwanda
1997 “Israel helps extinguish a major fire in Turkey
1998 “Israel sends search and rescue team to U.S....