By Andrew L. Jaffee

Canada’s National Post stated yesterday that, “CBS News (as repeated here on Sky News) (18 January) calls the Israeli IDF hospital the ‘Rolls Royce’ of medicine in Haiti.” The article also noted, “Conspicuous by its absence [in the Haiti relief effort] is the entire Muslim world, including the extremely rich oil producing nations.” According to CBS, the nations actively helping Haiti recover from its massive earthquake disaster are the U.S., Canada, Britain, Australia, the Netherlands, Italy, Denmark, Finland, South Korea, Ireland, Spain, Germany, India, China, Sweden, Venezuela, Mexico, France, Iceland, Portugal, Taiwan, Israel, and Switzerland. Read for yourself:

This CBS / Associated Press report lists countries providing aid to Haiti in the wake of that country’s devastating earthquake. Conspicuous by its absence is the entire Muslim world, including the extremely rich oil producing nations.

Meanwhile, Israel is receiving unusually positive news coverage for its prominent role in rescue efforts. Because of Israel’s long history of enduring bomb and missile attacks the Israeli army (IDF) is one of the most experienced treating mass injuries and using specially trained sniffer dogs to locate wounded persons in the rubble.

The IDF was one of the first on the scene in Haiti last week. Thousands of Haitians have already been treated in the IDF Medical and Rescue Field Hospital, and Israeli forces have located and rescued survivors trapped in ruined buildings, including many who were injured during the collapse of the UN headquarters. On Sunday, a baby boy was delivered inside the Israeli field hospital. The mother of the child said she will call him Israel. …

Any comment from the Muslim world?