I am a US citizen & Surgeon who took care of the Boston Maraton Bombing victims in 2013. I paid for 7 years to own a small apartment in downtown #Beirut for my 3 kids to enjoy summers there. Today, #Israel reduced my dream home to rubble, with american weapons, paid by my taxes.
.@UNRWA has more schools, medical facilities, warehouses & staff than all other humanitarian agencies in the Occupied Palestinian Territory combined.
No other entity has the capacity or reach to deliver lifesaving aid at the scale needed.
UNRWA an irreplaceable lifeline for millions of Palestinians.
“I don't know whether to scream or to cry.”
Earlier this week, our spokesperson, @1james_elder, met two-year-old Ali in Beirut, Lebanon.
Ali was buried under rubble for 14 hours after his home collapsed in an airstrike. His entire family was killed in the war.
Ceasefire now.
US law is clear: No nation blocking US humanitarian aid can receive US weapons.
Palestinian children are forced to eat pet food and bug infested flour, but @SecBlinken says there’s no need to change our policy. The Biden administration is refusing to comply with US law.
“To Destroy An Entire Place, An Entire People, is Never Justified”
My opening statement, versus former Israeli government spokesman Eylon Levy, at the Gaza debate over the weekend, in New York, hosted by @OpentoDebateOrg.
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I’m deeply alarmed by reports that a large number of communication devices exploded across Lebanon & Syria, killing at least 11 people, including children, and injuring thousands.
All actors must exercise maximum restraint to avert any further escalation.
I condemn the Israeli airstrike this morning on a «safe zone» in Khan Younis.
All parties have an obligation to protect civilians in warfare.
The presence of armed groups does not nullify the obligation to comply with international humanitarian law.
The war must end.
I strongly condemn the killing of civilians in an IDF strike on a refugee camp in Khan Younis declared safe zone.
War laws must be respected, civilians protected and accountability ensured.
We cannot normalise the humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza.
What's happening in Gaza is totally unacceptable.
A school turned shelter for around 12,000 people was hit by Israeli airstrikes again today.
Six of our @UNRWA colleagues are among those killed.
These dramatic violations of international humanitarian law need to stop now.
🚨BREAKING: 179 health workers gathered outside St Thomas’ Hospital to demand the release of the 179 Palestinian health workers held in secret detention by Israeli forces.
These brave health workers were taken by Israeli forces while risking their lives to provide medical care.
This is my mom.
She was an asylum seeker.
She slept in a church b/c she had nowhere else to go.
She is a housekeeper & a waitress.
She is my hero.
These degrees are for her.
Harvard Medical School, M.D. ✅
Harvard Business School, M.B.A. ✅
Harvard Kennedy School of Government, M.P.P. ✅
You made history happen, mom.
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Today a @UN vehicle was struck in Gaza, killing one of our colleagues & injuring another.
More than 190 UN staff have been killed in Gaza.
Humanitarian workers must be protected.
I condemn all attacks on UN personnel and reiterate my urgent appeal for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire & the release of all hostages.
An assault on Rafah would be a strategic mistake, a political calamity & a humanitarian nightmare.
I appeal to all those with influence over Israel to do everything in their power to help avert even more tragedy.