Opinion: Doctors in the U.S. can learn a lot about advocacy and activism from their Israeli counterparts
Organized medicine in the United States has failed to meet its moment.
Israeli doctors are bracing for a fight. On Sept. 12, the Israeli Supreme Court is set to hear challenges to a core component of Prime Minister Netanyahu’s judicial overhaul — and he has refused to commit to abide by the ruling. Thousands of Israeli doctors have announced they will go on strike if Netanyahu chooses to ignore an adverse ruling.
As the current Israeli government is pushing legislation designed to curtail judicial independence, Israeli doctors have emerged as unexpected protagonists in the popular protests against the government’s anti-democratic campaign. Sporting T-shirts proclaiming “There’s No Health Without a Democracy,” Israeli doctors have taken to the streets, joining weekly pro-democracy protests.
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