Palestine: the assault on health and other war crimes: Personal view was one sided and unhelpful

doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7474.1101

BMJ 2004;329:1101 (6 November), doi:10.1136/bmj.329.7474.1101

Letter

Palestine: the assault on health and other war crimes

Personal view was one sided and unhelpful

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EDITOR—I have lived and worked as a doctor in Israel.I have little sympathy for the government of Ariel Sharon, andI have had the privilege of meeting Yitzhak Rabin, as well asmany other Israelis who were and are committed to peace. ButI am dismayed by Summerfield's comments and appalled by theBMJ's decision to publish them.¹

The BMJ and Summerfield have to ask themselves two questions.

Firstly, is Summerfield's article a fair portrayal of Israel'sapproach to the health of Palestinians? In my view it is not.When I worked in Israel we gave world class health care to Palestinianchildren from Gaza, in an atmosphere of respect and of culturalsensitivity. That continues to this day. By not mentioning Israel'spositive contribution to health of Palestinians, Summerfielddistorts the truth, with the connivance of the BMJ.

Secondly, is the Israeli government so . . . [Full text of this article]

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Mark Berelowitz, consultant child and adolescent psychiatrist

Royal Free Hampstead NHS Trust, London NW3 2QG m.berelowitz@btinternet.com

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