Some stories you hear or read shock you, others its surprise. This particular story filled my stomach with churning rage, but no surprise. Somehow it is what I would expect of that fascist apartheid state, the anger is because they get away with it time and time again, while the international community looks the other way. This brutal state acts out its policy of land grabbing and genocide with impunity, so there is no surprise when they act against anybody who might try to help that neighbour, just anger. I am of course talking about the brutal state of Israel. A state that international justice seems incapable of criticising. It is up to the ordinary people of the world to do their damnedest to bring the state of Israel to its knees, We must boycott all Israeli goods, and publicise their every brutal and unjust action, of which there are many. So when purchasing goods, check the bar code number, and if it starts with 729, dump it, it was made in Israel. There are other codes for Israel,
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This is the story that didn't surprise me, but filled we with anger and disgust.
Norway's doctor of peace
for Gaza, Mads Gilbert, has been hit by a lifetime ban from entering
the region by the Israeli government on Thursday.
Israeli authorities cited security reasons as to why they have
shut doctor Gilbert out from the Gaza Strip.
The Norwegian 67-year-old has travelled to and from Gaza to treat
Palestinians. This summer, the chief physician who lives and works in
North Norway, was back working at Shifa hospital, Gaza, where he
treated over 50 days many of the 11,000 injured. The doctor was
attempting to return to the region in October to help in the hospital
and was stopped by Israeli officials from entering. Gilbert
says: “When we came back to the Erez border station, the
Israeli soldiers told me that I could not go in to Gaza.”
Now the Israeli government is stating it is for security reasons
that Gilbert is banned, according to an email from the Norwegian
embassy in Tel Aviv. The embassy took up the case on Gilbert's behalf
after he was refused entry last month.
Norway's Secretary of State, Bård Glad Pedersen, said to
VG: “From the Norwegian perspective, we have raised Gilbert's
exclusion from Gaza and asked Israel to change their decision. The
humanitarian situation in Gaza is still difficult and there is a need
for all health workers.”
Gilbert himself believes the decision is connected to his critical
comments against the state of Israel.
The outspoken peace activist wrote a letter to the global media in
July this year, evoking the extreme conditions at the Gaza hospital
he worked in.
Who is doctor Mads Gilbert?
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Born in Oslo, 1947.
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Head physician specialising in anesthesiology at University
Hospital of North Norway.
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Over 30 years working in international conflict areas,
especially Gaza.
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Awards include Fritt Ords Honorary Prize (2009).
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Appointed Commander to the Order of St Olaf (2013).
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Received PhD at University of Iowa.
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