health rights
Frontline Doctor Touring Chicago, New York, D.C., Baltimore
On Jan 3, 2009, Dr. Mads Gilbert sent a text message to the world: They bombed the central fruit and vegetables market in Gaza town two hours ago. 80 wounded and 20 killed. All of them came here, to Shifa. Hades! We are up to our knees with death, blood and amputants. Lots of children. [...]
The Lancet Devotes Latest Issue to Palestinian Health Under the Occupation
Today, The Lancet, one of the world’s best-known and most respected general medical journals released its latest edition. It focused entirely on “Health in the Occupied Palestinian Territory” and features articles by leading Palestinian health specialists from Birzeit University, as well as international scholars and health care workers. In one sentence, the findings are that [...]
Maria Aman
Maria Aman has been denied residency in Israel. If you’ve been following her case, this child was made quadriplegic in an Israeli army attack that killed three members of her family. Because of the nature of her condition, she needs care that is simply not available anywhere in the West Bank or Gaza. By expelling [...]
Israel’s Sadistic “Warnings” in the World’s Largest Prison
Remember that wonderful day of January one year ago when Hamas blasted the border fence, and thousands of people flooded across the border between Egypt and Gaza, buying all sorts of food medicine and other goods? Today, Egypt is preventing passage of volunteer foreign physicians to Gaza. Greek anesthesiologist Dimitrios Mognie said, This is a [...]
White Phosphorous: Israel Uses Chemical Weapons
What did Saddam Hussein use in his Halabja poison gas attack, along with other chemical weapons? White phosphorous. The US used this very same chemical weapon in the attack on Falluja in 2004. White phosphorous. The marines called their concoction ‘shake and bake’ as they used the chemical mixed with explosives against Iraqis in Falluja. [...]
Gaza Hospitals
“The injured were lying there asking God to let them die; no gauze left” Balusha Family, 5 sisters, Absi Family, 3 sisters, Kishku Family, 2 sisters; no syringes, chest tubes 9 UN workers killed Free Gaza boat carrying doctors and medical supplies attacked by Israeli navy, diverted to Lebanon Gaza City Hospital: families pick through [...]
Closure II
Submitted by Mohammad as an update to the Closure post: Gaza’s sole powerplant was closed down today, even after Israel let in one day’s worth of fuel to power the generators. The frequent stoppages have damaged the plant, and Israel has banned the entry of parts. The 30-something trucks that were allowed in yesterday after [...]
Jordan Authorities May Imprison 41% Of Population
Here is the sequence of events in this hypothetical scenario: 43% of Jordanians are estimated to be smokers. The Jordanian parliament just banned smoking in public places, imposing a $22-$35 fine and a jail term exceeding a week on violators. 95% of those smokers will ignore the ban, as is the habit in the Middle [...]
Sex Education Saudi Style
I have to thank Angry Arab for bringing me to light about this fatwa originally, but i couldn’t help re-posting it. Since it is in Arabic, I will summarize: a website that specializes in fatwas on “women’s issues” called Eve’s World posts the following (Arabic only): if a man has anal sex with his wife [...]
On Breast Cancer, Palestinians in Israel, and Haifa Wahbe
A little while ago I attended a Breast Health Study Day put on by the Arab branch of the Israeli Cancer Association in Nazareth for Palestinian Arab women citizens of Israel. Cancer is a difficult issue here; people often don’t even want to say the word. Breast cancer gets into even more touchy territory (no [...]
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