On 27 March 2025, the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) – one of the world’s most influential medical journals – published an article headlined “Health Care Bridges – Pathways toward Trust in Gaza and Beyond“.
It was only the second article in the journal to mention Gaza since Israel escalated its genocide against the Palestinian people in October 2023.
… the NEJM authors go beyond omission and recklessly echo Israeli propaganda. They repeat claims that Gaza’s hospitals were “militarised” and “weaponised” – language used by the Israeli regime to justify their obliteration.
Yet they avoid entirely the mounting evidence that Israel’s attacks on health infrastructure have been systematic, deliberate, and in clear violation of international law.
This rhetorical sleight of hand serves a purpose: to shift focus away from Israel’s criminal liability and obscure the destruction of the health system as part of Israel’s broader genocidal campaign.
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