Doctors Without Defence: The Assault on Healthcare in Gaza
The panel will examine how the destruction of hospitals and the healthcare system has become a key strategy of Israel in its assault on Gaza. We aim to address both the urgency of the current conditions and to consider Israeli control over Palestinian healthcare in Gaza over the longer.
Speakers
Dr. Ben Thompson Kidney and general internal medicine doctor in the Toronto area. He has volunteered in the Occupied Territories of Palestine (both West Bank and Gaza) since 2013.
Dr. Najib Safieddine Thoracic Surgeon | Assistant Professor at the University of Toronto.
Nicola Perugini Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the University of Edinburgh in the School of Social and Political Science.