The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today called on all Americans, regardless of background, to demand that the American Medical Association (AMA) call for the release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, the director of Kamal Adwan Hospital in Gaza, who has been kidnapped by Israeli forces and is reportedly held in a detention center notorious for torturing prisoners.
World Health Organization (WHO) leader Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus demanded his release, as has Amnesty International and many others.
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Over the weekend, CAIR called on the Biden administration to demand the release of Dr. Abu Safiya, who was reportedly assaulted before being detained. An iconic photo of the doctor confronting Israeli tanks prior to his kidnapping is circulating online.
Euro-Med Monitor reported that survivors of the Israeli attack on Kamal Adwan Hospital said Israeli troops carried out “deliberate killings, field executions, as well as sexual and physical assaults on women and girls” in and near the medical facility.
CAIR recently reiterated its call for the American Medical Association (AMA) to condemn Israel’s attacks on medical facilities in Gaza as three hospitals in devastated northern Gaza are under siege or face forced evacuation.
SEE: CAIR Reiterates Call for AMA to Condemn Israeli Siege, Forced Evacuation of 3 Gaza Hospitals
Israel has killed more than 1,000 Palestinian health care workers and destroyed most of the medical infrastructure in Gaza. To date, CAIR has not received any reply to its letter to the AMA despite sending copies to all board members.
CAIR has repeatedly condemned Israel’s targeted attacks on hospitals and its killing, kidnapping and abuse of medical staff and patients.
Israel has slaughtered more than 45,000 people in Gaza, mostly women and children. The World Food Program now says Israel is forcibly depriving over two million people of access to food, water, shelter in Gaza.
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