Sarhan Mahamid is Israel’s first medical clown. While he’s making sick kids laugh, he hopes he’s also breaking down a few borders. Clowns can disco dance, speak gibberish and play sneaky tricks — all for a laugh. Because of … . Clowns can disco dance, speak gibberish and play sneaky tricks — all for a laugh. Because of the health benefits their humor can provide, medical clowning in Israel has become a bona fide profession, giving delight and respite to some of the sickest kids. When Sarhan Mahamed, an Israeli Muslim from Haifa was working as a medic for a private ambulance company, a doctor — Prof. Michael Sudri at Rambam Hospital — noticed Mahamid’s special sense of humor. He recommend Mahamid to a medical clowning program, and since then he’s gone on to become Israel’s first Arabic-speaking clown, healing sick kids in Hebrew, Arabic, and gibberish. And he’s doing a lot more than just clowning around. His work at Schneider Children’s Hospital in Petah Tikva, also breaks down b...