A meeting was held in the Knesset to encourage organ donations among the Arab-Palestinian national minority in Israel.  The event was attended by Arab leaders, including mayors and heads of local authorities, transplant surgeons and Dr. Bishara Bisharat, director of the English Hospital in Nazareth. It was initiated by the Israel Transplant Center.

Adi organ donor card (Photo: Adi)

MK Dr. Afo Agbaria (Hadash), a trained surgeon who worked for years at Meir Medical Center in Kfar Saba, attended. MK Agbaria, a leading member of the Communist Party of Israel, was born and lives in Umm el-Fahm and studied medicine at Leningrad State University in the former Soviet Union. An Arab organ recipient and a family who donated organs from their deceased relative were also present. “Organ donations transcend sectors. Reality proves that Jews donate organs to Arabs and vice versa,” said Agbaria.

People who want to register and receive ADI donor cards can contact the organization by calling 1-800-609-610 or writing to addy@moh.health.gov.il.