Israel Month events are being marked these days in the Indian city of Mumbai, in a bid to brand Israel as an innovative and thriving country, rather than a militant state as viewed on TV. Activities include performances for Indian orphans and students by Israeli puppet cover group Red Band, medical clowns entertaining children dealing with cancer, Hapoel Tel Aviv coaches training distressed youth, an Israeli chef cooking for street kids and Israeli doctors performing complicated cardiac surgery on children. The unique celebration was initiated by Israel's Consul-General in Mumbai Orna Sagiv. The surgeons who operated on the Indian patients came from the Rabin Medical Center in Petah Tikva. They operated on seven children suffering from serious heart problems. Each surgery was broadcast live to dozens of heart surgeons from Mumbai.
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