Joint Statement on Gaza

Joint Statement on the Armed Assault on Ships to Gaza

Palestinian Physicians For the Prevention of Nuclear War (PPPNW) and the

Israeli Physicians For Peace and the Preservation Of The Environment (IPPPE)

Affiliates of International Physicians For the Prevention of Nuclear War,

Agree as follows:

Our two organizations condemn the armed assault in international waters on ships carrying humanitarian aid to Gaza and deplore the resulting loss of lives.

As physicians on both sides, we agree that the health of the population of Gaza is of deep concern and that medical aid is urgently needed.
We are calling for an international inquiry into this incident, and an immediate end to the blockade of Gaza.

We call upon the Israeli and the Palestinian leaders to enter into serious negotiations in goodwill to find a nonviolent, peaceful resolution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Dr. Abdelaziz Alabadi, MD — President, PPPNW, Palestine

Prof. Ernesto Kahan M.D. — President and Councilor, IPPPE, Israel

Dr. Mustafa Ghanim, MD, PhD— External Relations, PPPNW, Palestine

Dr. Ra’anan Friedmann M.D., Ph.D. — Vice President, Vice Councilor and Spokesman, IPPPE, Israel