Hatzalah

Ninth arrest made for Golders Green Hatzalah ambulances arson

The 48 year-old man was taken into custody on suspicion of conspiracy to commit arson, following the March 23 incident in which four Jewish emergency service ambulances were set ablaze.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Charred remains of ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, which were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026.
A demonstrator holds a placard during a protest against the Iranian government held by supporters of the Iranian royal family in exile, who marched through central London past the Iranian embassy to the Israeli embassy, in London, Britain, March 8, 2026

UK Jews are under siege, and Iran faces no consequences - comment

A total of 25 people have been arrested by the Metropolitan Police and Counter Terrorism Policing. Eight of them have been charged, one convicted, and the rest remain under investigation.

|ByMICHAEL STARR
Charred remains of ambulances belonging to Hatzola, a Jewish community organisation, which were set on fire in an incident that the police say is being treated as an antisemitic hate crime, in northwest London, Britain, March 23, 2026.

Three suspects in UK Hatzola ambulance arson arrested, charged for attack

Two British nationals, 20-year-old Hamza Iqbal and 19-year-old Rehan Khan, and one unnamed 17-year-old British-Pakistani dual citizen were charged with an arson attack that destroyed four ambulances.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ
A member of the Jewish community views the scene of an antisemitic arson attack through a makeshift fence in London, a day after volunteer ambulances run by a Jewish organization were set on fire.

New face of terror: Lone actors, online radicalization fuel new wave of antisemitic attacks in UK

ANTISEMITISM AFFAIRS: The conversation came just days after the newly formed Shi’ite-linked group Ashab al-Yamin allegedly carried out an arson attack on four Hatzalah ambulances in north London.

|ByMATHILDA HELLER

Jewish man stabbed in Crown Heights, New York attack on Shabbat

Authorities are currently investigating the stabbing of a Chabad Jewish man in Crown Heights, New York as a possible hate crime.

JULY 9, 2023ByZVIKA KLEIN
On the streets of Brooklyn's Crown Heights neighborhood

United Hatzalah's Eli Beer publishes biography 3 years after nearly dying from COVID-19

The book, entitled 90 Seconds: "The Epic Story of Eli Beer and United Hatzalah," tells the story of how he became the founder of the world's largest volunteer EMS service.

MARCH 19, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
UNITED HATZALAH founder Eli Beer when he returned to Israel on the Adelson jet following his recovery from coronavirus.

Lifesaving emergency 'Ambucycle' to be named by civilian ideas

With a contributing donation, donors can help pick the name of a new motorized "ambucycle."

FEBRUARY 26, 2023ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
"Bikey McBikeface," named in honor of a 2002 Tel Aviv terror attack victim.

Why was Israel eager to help save lives in Turkey? - opinion

Dr. Itai Basel, who helped rescue people in Turkey: “I’m a doctor and that’s what we do – try to save lives.”

FEBRUARY 25, 2023ByBARBARA SOFER
DR. ITAI BASEL and his team in Turkey.

United Hatzalah inaugurates air medical unit with three Medevac helicopters

United Hatzalah of Israel (UH) inaugurated this week its air medical unit comprised of three helicopters and 30 flight paramedics.

FEBRUARY 16, 2023ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
A United Hatzalah training drill featuring the Medevac flying ambulance

Over 50 Jewish communities donated to earthquake relief efforts

Global Jewish communities have sprung into action to help those suffering from the earthquakes in Turkey and Syria.

FEBRUARY 7, 2023ByOMRI NAHMIAS
Members of the Disaster Response Special Unit, who will fly to Turkey to help in the aftermath of an earthquake, board a Hellenic Air Force C-130, before departing from the military airport of Elefsina, Greece, February 6, 2023

US Hatzalah to start using Magen David Adom's emergency AI dispatch software

Using AI, the technology, which instantly locates and dispatches the nearest first responders and ambulances to a medical emergency, was showcased at the Hatzalah Expo in New Jersey.

NOVEMBER 10, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Ido Rosenblatt of MDA demonstrates the MDA dispatch software to Hatzalah volunteers in America.

Grapevine September 7, 2022: A slight misrepresentation

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
PRESIDENT ISAAC HERZOG and German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier raise a toast at a state dinner in Berlin.

Tzitzit saved the life of a Jerusalem bus crash victim

Shalom Klein was standing at a bus stop in Jerusalem when an Egged bus careened out of control and smashed into it. He was unharmed, and is now sharing his story.

AUGUST 16, 2022ByJUDY SIEGEL-ITZKOVICH
Scene from the site in Jerusalem where a bus crashed into a bus stop.

Hatzalah sues another Jewish ambulance service in Florida for trademark infringement

Chevra Hatzalah, the New York-based Jewish ambulance service, claims in the lawsuit that Hatzalah Palm Beach sought to promote false association between both groups.

JUNE 3, 2022ByJACKIE HAJDENBERG/JTA
Ambulance