A day after landing in Israel as part of 90th birthday
celebrations for President Shimon Peres, actress Sharon Stone visited Hadassah
Ein Kerem Medical Center to visit sick children in the hospital’s different
departments.
The visit was supposed to take an hour, but lasted longer than
expected due to Stone's desire to meet privately with every child.
Stone, a known AIDS activist, came as a guest of Professor
Dan Engelhard, head of Pediatrics Infectious Diseases and in charge of
treatment of AIDS infected children, who developed an integrative method to
treat HIV-positive children in Israel and abroad. This was the third time that
Stone had visited the Israeli hospital, and this time she also met the medical
staff and clowns.
The star was greeted by the Hadassah Women’s Zionist
Organization, and spent a long hour with the children, hugging and talking with
them.
At a press conference held at the hospital, Stone said she
loves Israel, "Peace is like a marriage, as it is between Jews and
Palestinians.
Better to see married people hugging and kissing and enjoying
their children and grandchildren than couples whose lives are miserable and
they waste their time in wars and fights.
That is the coward's way. We could
have peace now if we do not make mistakes, but there are always mistakes in
life. "
Stone will participate on Tuesday evening at the festivities
honoring Peres on his 90th birthday, along with other international stars
including Barbra Streisand and Robert De Niro.
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