Unique expertise in Israel helps prepare a response in the time needed after a disaster such as the earthquake in Morocco and Turkey earlier this year.
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More than 400 Israelis were on the ground during the disaster, which killed more than 1,000 people and injured thousands of others.
Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, directed an air bridge to be opened to bring relief to Morocco.
Some Israelis in the disaster area spoke with the Jerusalem Post's sister paper, Maariv, and described the disaster and the efforts by local authorities to deal with it.
Turkey, where powerful earthquakes in February killed more than 50,000 people, said it was ready to provide support to the North African country.
Several hundred people from Israel and Morocco gathered at the Museum of Tolerance on Thursday night to celebrate Azoulay and present him with the Torch of Abraham Award.
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