This research paper was written by Ghada Majadle in light of incidences of persecution of Palestinian physicians and other healthcare providers during the war on Gaza, cases that reveal a troubling increase in the repression and silencing of Palestinian voices within the Israeli healthcare system. There has been a flood of reports of Palestinians in Israel being dismissed from their workplaces for making expressions of solidarity with Gaza’s victims, which have been labeled ‘support for terrorism’ and used as grounds for termination. Documented cases include firings, disciplinary actions, and even police interrogations of Palestinian healthcare professionals accused of endorsing terrorism and inciting violence. In recognition of the urgent need to monitor, study, and conceptualize this unprecedented situation, it examines the escalating dynamics of control and persecution and provides critical insights into their broader implications.
The research paper concludes that the Israeli healthcare system is deeply embedded within state structures, and is not a politically neutral space. Health facilities have publicly declared their support for the war effort, and reservists in the system have continually moved back and forth between military service and their regular medical work in hospital departments. Their support has also extended to suppressing dissent and criticism of the war by Palestinian medical professionals and working to sway global public opinion in the aftermath of October 7th, thereby aligning the Israeli healthcare system with the state’s broader military and political objectives.
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