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Petition against anti-Israel activity and campaigns in the medical press.

Dear Dr. Edward Hill and Dr. Otmar Kloiber,
We, the undersigned (physicians), wish to express our support for WMA president Dr. Yoram Blachar and our strong opposition to any cynical attempt to intervene in the internal affairs of the World Medical Association in order to advance a political agenda.
As you know, neither Dr. Blachar nor the IMA in any way endorses or accepts acts of torture, degrading or inhuman treatment. The IMA Ethics Committee recently re-issued and re-publicized their guidelines forbidding the involvement of physicians in torture. In addition, they drafted a re-affirmation of the Declaration of Tokyo at the most recent WMA Council meeting, held in Tel-Aviv, Israel.
This is in addition to the efforts Dr. Blachar and the IMA have made on behalf of the Palestinian population, including attempts to cooperate with the Palestinian Medical Association, petitions to the Israeli Supreme Court on behalf of ill Palestinians, meetings with government and army officials, with human rights organizations, with the International Red Cross and with the WHO, in an effort to determine what can be done to improve the situation, creating a hotline which physicians could call in order to get ethical advice regarding morally questionable situations that might arise, and more.
As you are aware, during the recent war Dr. Blachar personally approached Israeli authorities to obtain security for all health personnel and to initiate the creation of a field hospital to provide medical help to the Palestinian population.
If an attempt had been made to present a more balanced picture, the above facts would have been cited, along with the fact that Israeli Physicians, IMA members, treat thousands of Palestinian patients, volunteer in various medical and humanitarian capacities with refugees and Palestinians, and work alongside their Palestinian colleagues on a daily basis. Were the same efforts expended on the part of the signatories to find ways to bridge our differences and help those suffering on both sides of the conflict, to promote peace instead of trying to destroy and expel, much more could be accomplished.
We would like to express appreciation for your unwavering support of Dr. Blachar and the IMA in the past and to urge you to remain steadfast in the face of political pressure from interested parties.
Sincerely,

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mark d ehrenpreis md usa i support the ims and all of their fine efforts
Moshe Rosenblatt Hadera International law does not blame Israel for the killing of arab civilians. The blame falls on the shoulders of Hamas and the Palestinian Authority. For a better understanding, read THE 4th GENEVA CONVENTION - Part III - Section 1 - Articles 28 and 29.
Davi Bogomoletz Sao Paulo - Brazil I personally witnessed many muslim patients being cared for in Israeli hospitals, so I STRONGLY support this petition.
Herman Hertzberg USA I am in support of this petition
BRAJER Jean-Marc PARIS je soutiens cette pétition contre tous les antisémites qui se nourrissent de la haine contre tous juifs et encore plus les meilleurs d'entre nous.
John Wurzel, MD Merion, PA The petition speaks for itself
Marx Golgher Belo Horizonte Brasi The petition speaks for itself
Jonathan A. Isserlin Ottawa. Canada Dr. Summerfield and his like are typical of people who are so blinded by hatred that they feel that they can translate that hatred into a boycott of the State of Israel. Dr. Mengele would have been proud of him.
Stuart Hersh Jerusalem, Israel Politicizing Medicine is like a physician removing a patient's vital organs under the pretext of curing him.

Those who support this boycott are simply adhring to the Hypocritic oath.
Elaine Fox, MD, MPH Stony Brook, NY/USA The petition speaks for itself.
Wendy Miller Buffalo NY I support this petition...going against Israeli/Jewish physicians and medicine is like cutting off your nose despite your face...you'll probably need it one day...
Dr. Tudor Luncean Montreal, Canada Full Support for this petition, we treat patients regardless our differences, we will always rise above, that's what Doctors Do!
Thank you !
Alexis Celona Canada I support Israel physicians who treat their own citizens and even their enemies.
Julie Paris Pittsburgh I support this petition and the depoliticizing of international cooperation among medical professionals.
Avis R. Wals Rye Brook, NY I support this petition. I support Israel medics who treat not only their own citizens but also their sworn enemies.


 

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Petition was opened on June 15, 2009


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