International health organizations have called for a boycott of the Israeli Medical Association and the suspension of its membership in the World Medical Association, due to its failure to condemn the destruction of the health system in the Gaza Strip, the targeting of medical care workers, and the violations associated with Palestinian prisoners during the war. The invitation came in a report published by the British medical journal “The Lancet”, one of the most prominent medical journals in the world, as part of a campaign led by health and human rights organizations to demand that the file of the Israeli Medical Association be presented on the agenda of the General Assembly of the International Medical Association. October next. There are many organizations behind the campaign, including “People’s Health Movement”, “Doctors Against Extermination”, and the Health Advisory Council of the “Jewish Voice for Peace” organization, as well as health workers and medical organizations who signed a petition that exceeded 1,150 signatures. The campaign organizers say that the Israeli Medical Association did not take a clear stance on the attacks on health care facilities in Gaza, the killing and arrest of health workers, or the accusations of mistreatment of Palestinian prisoners inside Israeli prisons and detention centers.
