Doctors protest Israeli Medical Association membership in WMA
Eighty-one healthcare workers hung scrubs bearing the names of Palestinian healthcare workers held in Israeli detention.
Hundreds of doctors gathered outside a World Medical Association summit in Rotterdam, demanding that the Israeli Medical Association be suspended. Protesters cited the destruction of Palestinian healthcare and the detention of Palestinian medical workers.
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Doctors gathered outside the World Medical Association summit in Rotterdam to demand the suspension of the Israeli Medical Association.
“Hundreds of doctors have gathered outside the World Medical Association (WMA) summit in the Netherlands, calling for the suspension of the Israeli Medical Association (IMA)”
- 81healthcare workers
Eighty-one healthcare workers hung scrubs bearing the names of Palestinian healthcare workers held in Israeli detention.
“81 healthcare workers removed their scrubs and hung them in a line facing the WMA assembly in Rotterdam, each bearing the name of a Palestinian healthcare worker currently held in illegal Israeli detention.”
- 6,500signatures
AllegedThe IMA Out! campaign said its petition calling for the Israeli Medical Association’s suspension had more than 6,500 health-worker signatures.
“The IMA OUT! campaign said it delivered a petition calling for the IMA’s suspension, signed by more than 6,500 health workers from around the world.”