we're constantly told that israel is the most moral democracy in the mid east. keep that in mind as you read this and then come back and tell us how moral they are;

Israel has invaded and destroyed Palestinian hospitals and clinics, attacked patients, denied medical travel permits for Palestinians, and targeted Palestinian healthcare workers. Western health officials often overlook these acts – which are nothing short of war crimes…

The American Medical Association has issued no shortage of press releases calling the targeting of healthcare workers in Ukraine “unconscionable.” They must also do this for Palestinians.

Below are two recent articles on Israel’s frequent attacks on medical institutions, patients, and employees – and calls for the global medical community to end Israel’s impunity:

by Emily Hacker, reposted from Electronic Intifada, June 2, 2022

In May 2021, the Israeli military dropped hundreds of bombs on the Gaza Strip, destroying houses, schools, businesses, and health care facilities.

Perhaps nowhere was the human toll of that month more apparent than at al-Shifa hospital, the “only hospital in Gaza equipped for emergency assistance.”

Doctors worked for days on end, rarely sleeping or eating and unable to see their families as they frantically treated hundreds of wounded Palestinian patients – at least, those patients who could actually reach the hospital..........more..........