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The Fortunate Arabs in the Middle East


(Gatestone Institute) Bassam Tawil - The two million Arab citizens of Israel have become the subject of envy by their Palestinian brothers in the West Bank and Gaza. An example can be seen in Arraba, a town of 26,000 located in the Galilee. "There are 400 physicians in Arraba," said Dr. Tarek al-Sa'di, an internist from the town working at Rambam Hospital in Haifa. "Arraba has the highest number of physicians [per capita] in the world." Plastic surgeon Yusef Nassar, also a resident of Arraba, remarked: "I have several clinics all over the country. Who comes to my clinics? From many cities and villages, Jews and Arabs alike." Saeed Yassin, a veteran family physician from Arraba, is the father of three physicians - two boys and a girl. "I also have two other sons who are pharmacists," he said. The residents of Arraba note that the number of female physicians in the town is higher than that of males.
2020-02-27 00:00:00
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