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Taiwan’s representative in Israel, Abby Ya-Ping Lee, visits the Binyamin regional Council in Samaria, July 6, 2025
(JNS) — Taiwan’s representative in Israel on Sunday visited the Binyamin regional Council in Samaria, where her government is making a significant donation to the “Nanasi” Medical Center.
Abby Ya-Ping Lee visited the site where advanced work is underway on the new hospital and laid a cornerstone for one of the center’s units. It marks the first time a foreign nation has made a financial contribution geared towards the development of Jewish communities in Judea and Samaria.
“Medical cooperation has been one of the central areas of collaboration between Taiwan and Israel in recent decades,” said Lee. “We are pleased to expand this cooperation to the regional level, through initial work with a regional council to save lives and to ensure the right to health regardless of ethnicity, age, or gender. Taiwan and Israel are neighbors in values and partners in challenging times.”
The medical center in Sha’ar Binyamin will serve as a state-of-the-art facility offering emergency care, advanced imaging, dialysis and a wide range of medical services. Phase 1, now fully funded, is set to open within two years. Future phases will expand to include comprehensive services such as CT and MRI imaging, a women’s health center, pulmonology, gastroenterology and more.
The Taiwanese representative was joined by Israeli lawmaker Ohad Tal of the Religious Zionism Party and met with Israel Ganz, Binyamin Regional Council Governor and chairman of the Yesha Council.
