Tag: palestinians

• June 12, 2024

  The Death of the Rules-Based Order

  During World War II 30,000 tons of bombs were dropped on Dresden, Hamburg, and London combined. A Rules-Based Order developed in the aftermath, with the United States playing a pivotal role in creating the International Criminal Court (ICC) and the International Court of Justice (ICJ), along with other key institutions meant to uphold international law…
• May 7, 2024

  US Healthcare Institutions and the Genocide in Gaza

  Algeria’s 1962 independence was marked by one million deaths from French colonial brutality, a grim reminder of the costs of liberation. Frantz Fanon, a Martinican psychiatrist aligned with the Algerian National Liberation Front, brought attention to the role of physicians in facilitating genocide. In “Medicine and Colonialism,” Fanon critiques that physicians, the healers of humanity,…
• January 5, 2024

  Echos of Empathy

  As dedicated healthcare professionals, our commitment extends universally. We view hospitals as sanctuaries where humanity seeks solace and care during times of vulnerability. The targeting of hospitals and healthcare professionals strikes at the very core of our principles. The 4th Geneva Convention, Article 18, states that “civilian hospitals organized to give care to the wounded…