This week, “human rights” group Physicians for Human Rights accused Israel of causing the deaths of sick palestinians by manipulating “security reasons” to reject their requests to cross the border for treatment in Israel or elsewhere.
Five Palestinians, including a one-year-old baby, have died in Gaza over the past two months after Israel rejected on security grounds or delayed their requests to cross the border for treatment in Israel or elsewhere, Physicians for Human Rights announced Thursday.
“The Israel Security Agency (Shin Bet) misuses and overuses security reasons for rejecting requests by Palestinians of all ages,” said PHR in a press statement. “These deaths point to the urgent need for public oversight of the ISA, which has been given unlimited power in this matter. These cases, like others, are examples of the fact that the manipulative use made of ‘security’ by the ISA costs lives.”
These Physicians must be really good, given their G-d given abilities to treat the sick and read the minds of Shin Bet officials. Especially considering the fact that the Shin Bet seemingly have very good reasons to not automatically grant such requests.
Meanwhile, I’m guessing there could be a hell of a lot more such requests in coming weeks.
Palestinian health minister Fathi Abu Maghli confirmed on Friday that investigations are continuing into the smuggling of counterfeit medicines and expired food products that are being sold in the Palestinian market.
He added that a report will be issued within the next few days that will include data, facts and figures about the extent of the problem.
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He added that the majority of those involved in the smuggling of an estimated four tons of counterfeit medicines seized in the Ram this week have been arrested. He said it has been established that there is a link between all the smuggling gangs in the West Bank.
According to Abu Maghli, a large number of expired medicines were seized in Nablus on Thursday. He added that the quantity seized is estimated to be worth around two million US dollars and includes around 16 different kinds of medicines, including cancer treatments.
Needless to say, I’m not expecting Physicians for Human Rights to blame the palestinian smugglers in case these expired medicines and food products cause fatalities.
