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<div class="field field-field-text"><p>Forty-one US lawmakers have called on Secretary of State Mark Rubio to press Israel for the release of Palestinian healthcare workers. </p>
<p>“They are arbitrarily being detained without formal charges or due process,” Wisconsin 2nd District Representative Mark Pocan wrote on X.</p>
<p>The letter led by Pocan and Representative Mike Quigley said the detention of Palestinian medical workers does further harm to Gaza’s devastated healthcare and erodes access to care in the occupied West Bank. </p>
<p>It added that medical professionals are entitled to protection under International Humanitarian Law, and “it is critical that the United States emphasises the importance of protecting medical personnel from arbitrary detention without due process”.</p>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">Rep. Quigley and I led a letter signed by 41 members of Congress calling on Secretary Rubio to work with Israel to ensure the release of Palestinian healthcare workers. They are arbitrarily being detained without formal charges or due process. <a href="https://t.co/w38riTm2pM">pic.twitter.com/w38riTm2pM</a></p>
— Rep. Mark Pocan (@RepMarkPocan) <a href="https://x.com/RepMarkPocan/status/2103551177640067484?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 25, 2026</a></blockquote>
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September 26, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Forty-one US lawmakers call for release of Palestinian healthworkers - https://www.middleeasteye.net/live-blog/live-blog-update/forty-one-us-lawmakers-call-release-palestinian-healthworkers
Israel is currently detaining and torturing 83 Palestinian healthworkers.
Since October 2023, the occupation has abducted 446 healthworkers — including students, people who have retired, doctors, nurses, and healthworkers across the medical sector.
Israel’s genocide has targeted health
Since October 2023, the occupation has abducted 446 healthworkers — including students, people who have retired, doctors, nurses, and healthworkers across the medical sector.
Israel’s genocide has targeted health
August 31, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Israel is currently detaining and torturing 83 Palestinian healthworkers.
Since October 2023, the occupation has abducted 446 healthworkers — including students, people who have retired, doctors, nurses, and healthworkers across the medical sector.
Israel’s genocide has targeted health
Since October 2023, the occupation has abducted 446 healthworkers — including students, people who have retired, doctors, nurses, and healthworkers across the medical sector.
Israel’s genocide has targeted health
Past 2 weeks:
—4500+ filmworkers launch boycott of genocide-complicit institutions
—International soccer boycott campaign begins
—One of largest caucuses in Congress endorse Block the Bombs
—UK, Portugal, Australia, Canada, France recognize Palestine
—500+ Jewish healthworkers demand end to genocide
—4500+ filmworkers launch boycott of genocide-complicit institutions
—International soccer boycott campaign begins
—One of largest caucuses in Congress endorse Block the Bombs
—UK, Portugal, Australia, Canada, France recognize Palestine
—500+ Jewish healthworkers demand end to genocide
September 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Past 2 weeks:
—4500+ filmworkers launch boycott of genocide-complicit institutions
—International soccer boycott campaign begins
—One of largest caucuses in Congress endorse Block the Bombs
—UK, Portugal, Australia, Canada, France recognize Palestine
—500+ Jewish healthworkers demand end to genocide
—4500+ filmworkers launch boycott of genocide-complicit institutions
—International soccer boycott campaign begins
—One of largest caucuses in Congress endorse Block the Bombs
—UK, Portugal, Australia, Canada, France recognize Palestine
—500+ Jewish healthworkers demand end to genocide
“Politicians making critical decisions about the public health system - to cut funding, defer maintenance, or implement restructures - should not be allowed to "insulate" themselves against the consequences, they write. Healthworkers want politicians to waive private healthcare while in office.”
Healthworkers want politicians to waive private healthcare while in office
A group of specialists, nurses, GPs, and paramedics says politicians should rely on the public health system they're in charge of.
www.rnz.co.nz
July 23, 2025 at 9:03 PM
“Politicians making critical decisions about the public health system - to cut funding, defer maintenance, or implement restructures - should not be allowed to "insulate" themselves against the consequences, they write. Healthworkers want politicians to waive private healthcare while in office.”
🚨 Tell your MP - Protect healthworkers
Israel is escalating its genocide on Gaza and its attack on Palestinian healthworkers. Write to your MP to demand they push the govt to #StopArmingIsrael, and protect healthcare workers (1/5)
Write here: palestinecampaign.eaction.online/healthcarewo...
Israel is escalating its genocide on Gaza and its attack on Palestinian healthworkers. Write to your MP to demand they push the govt to #StopArmingIsrael, and protect healthcare workers (1/5)
Write here: palestinecampaign.eaction.online/healthcarewo...
Write to your MP: Palestinian healthcare workers under attack
palestinecampaign.eaction.online
January 3, 2025 at 6:50 PM
🚨 Tell your MP - Protect healthworkers
Israel is escalating its genocide on Gaza and its attack on Palestinian healthworkers. Write to your MP to demand they push the govt to #StopArmingIsrael, and protect healthcare workers (1/5)
Write here: palestinecampaign.eaction.online/healthcarewo...
Israel is escalating its genocide on Gaza and its attack on Palestinian healthworkers. Write to your MP to demand they push the govt to #StopArmingIsrael, and protect healthcare workers (1/5)
Write here: palestinecampaign.eaction.online/healthcarewo...
Reading that someone's really into getting "special interest groups out of politics" hits a bit different when you realise the "special interests" he opposes are things like teachers, healthworkers, and unions.
January 16, 2026 at 9:14 PM
Reading that someone's really into getting "special interest groups out of politics" hits a bit different when you realise the "special interests" he opposes are things like teachers, healthworkers, and unions.
Politicians making critical decisions about the public health system system - to cut funding, defer maintenance, or implement restructures - should not be allowed to "insulate" themselves against the consequences, they write.
#nzpol
#nzpol
Healthworkers want politicians to waive private healthcare while in office
A group of specialists, nurses, GPs, and paramedics says politicians should rely on the public health system they're in charge of.
www.rnz.co.nz
July 23, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Politicians making critical decisions about the public health system system - to cut funding, defer maintenance, or implement restructures - should not be allowed to "insulate" themselves against the consequences, they write.
#nzpol
#nzpol
NEW ZEALAND: 17,000 healthworkers strike for the second time in a month www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
17,000 healthworkers strike for the second time in a month
Mental health and public health nurses, allied health workers and policy staff will strike from 1pm to 5pm.
www.rnz.co.nz
November 28, 2025 at 3:24 PM
NEW ZEALAND: 17,000 healthworkers strike for the second time in a month www.rnz.co.nz/news/nationa...
🇵🇸 🇱🇧 NOW: We're outside of the American Medical Association Annual Meeting holding a vigil for the Palestinian and Lebanese healthworkers abducted and murdered by Israel.
The AMA must speak out for their colleagues.
The AMA must speak out for their colleagues.
June 10, 2026 at 2:14 AM
🇵🇸 🇱🇧 NOW: We're outside of the American Medical Association Annual Meeting holding a vigil for the Palestinian and Lebanese healthworkers abducted and murdered by Israel.
The AMA must speak out for their colleagues.
The AMA must speak out for their colleagues.
Sounds great!
Let’s make sure the federal government takes a stand to shut down the paywalled private “boutique” primary care clinics sprouting like mushrooms & siphoning off essential healthworkers and health facilities.
We don’t need boutiques we need community-based primary care teams.
Let’s make sure the federal government takes a stand to shut down the paywalled private “boutique” primary care clinics sprouting like mushrooms & siphoning off essential healthworkers and health facilities.
We don’t need boutiques we need community-based primary care teams.
April 22, 2025 at 1:05 AM
Sounds great!
Let’s make sure the federal government takes a stand to shut down the paywalled private “boutique” primary care clinics sprouting like mushrooms & siphoning off essential healthworkers and health facilities.
We don’t need boutiques we need community-based primary care teams.
Let’s make sure the federal government takes a stand to shut down the paywalled private “boutique” primary care clinics sprouting like mushrooms & siphoning off essential healthworkers and health facilities.
We don’t need boutiques we need community-based primary care teams.
Hey Internet, I'm looking for a favour:
- Anyone who is or knows doctors or healthworkers who operate in the UK and would like to talk about their experiences working during heatwaves... please DM me
Thank you in advance!
- Anyone who is or knows doctors or healthworkers who operate in the UK and would like to talk about their experiences working during heatwaves... please DM me
Thank you in advance!
July 30, 2026 at 8:57 AM
Hey Internet, I'm looking for a favour:
- Anyone who is or knows doctors or healthworkers who operate in the UK and would like to talk about their experiences working during heatwaves... please DM me
Thank you in advance!
- Anyone who is or knows doctors or healthworkers who operate in the UK and would like to talk about their experiences working during heatwaves... please DM me
Thank you in advance!
February 16, 2025 at 8:43 PM
To our #HealthWorkers:
While everyone else hunkers down for #GodzillaElNino across the US northeast today
YOU💪🏾report for work
Thank you
#FrontlineClimateHealth heroes everywhere.
@nynurses.bsky.social
@nationalnurses.bsky.social
@maineaflcio.bsky.social
@seiu.org
@irishdocsenv.bsky.social
While everyone else hunkers down for #GodzillaElNino across the US northeast today
YOU💪🏾report for work
Thank you
#FrontlineClimateHealth heroes everywhere.
@nynurses.bsky.social
@nationalnurses.bsky.social
@maineaflcio.bsky.social
@seiu.org
@irishdocsenv.bsky.social
September 26, 2026 at 2:07 PM
To our #HealthWorkers:
While everyone else hunkers down for #GodzillaElNino across the US northeast today
YOU💪🏾report for work
Thank you
#FrontlineClimateHealth heroes everywhere.
@nynurses.bsky.social
@nationalnurses.bsky.social
@maineaflcio.bsky.social
@seiu.org
@irishdocsenv.bsky.social
While everyone else hunkers down for #GodzillaElNino across the US northeast today
YOU💪🏾report for work
Thank you
#FrontlineClimateHealth heroes everywhere.
@nynurses.bsky.social
@nationalnurses.bsky.social
@maineaflcio.bsky.social
@seiu.org
@irishdocsenv.bsky.social
Oo. Oo. Now do private education!
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Healthworkers want politicians to waive private healthcare while in office
A group of specialists, nurses, GPs, and paramedics says politicians should rely on the public health system they're in charge of.
www.rnz.co.nz
July 23, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Oo. Oo. Now do private education!
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
www.rnz.co.nz/news/politic...
Israel kills Palestinians by imprisoning healthcare workers. Israel rapes, starves, and tortures Gaza's HEALTHCARE WORKERS.
An Israeli human rights org's new report exposes Israel’s arbitrary detention of 250+ healthcare workers since Oct 2023.
More than 70 healthworkers have died in custody.
An Israeli human rights org's new report exposes Israel’s arbitrary detention of 250+ healthcare workers since Oct 2023.
More than 70 healthworkers have died in custody.
February 27, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Israel kills Palestinians by imprisoning healthcare workers. Israel rapes, starves, and tortures Gaza's HEALTHCARE WORKERS.
An Israeli human rights org's new report exposes Israel’s arbitrary detention of 250+ healthcare workers since Oct 2023.
More than 70 healthworkers have died in custody.
An Israeli human rights org's new report exposes Israel’s arbitrary detention of 250+ healthcare workers since Oct 2023.
More than 70 healthworkers have died in custody.
We can’t, as healthworkers, claim to be doing patient-centred care if we won’t wear a mask when asked.
We need routine masking in healthcare, and a recognition of aerosol spread.
Until then: don’t wait to be asked. See a mask, wear a mask.
Be aware of the power imbalance and act accordingly
We need routine masking in healthcare, and a recognition of aerosol spread.
Until then: don’t wait to be asked. See a mask, wear a mask.
Be aware of the power imbalance and act accordingly
Had my first healthcare worker refuse to mask for me.
My chart is documented that I’m immune compromised & require staff to mask. The facility had a policy that if asked, staff will wear.
I was told “no I need to breathe to do my job”.
I stood firm & said I’m high risk and masks are required 🧵
My chart is documented that I’m immune compromised & require staff to mask. The facility had a policy that if asked, staff will wear.
I was told “no I need to breathe to do my job”.
I stood firm & said I’m high risk and masks are required 🧵
February 9, 2025 at 3:49 AM
We can’t, as healthworkers, claim to be doing patient-centred care if we won’t wear a mask when asked.
We need routine masking in healthcare, and a recognition of aerosol spread.
Until then: don’t wait to be asked. See a mask, wear a mask.
Be aware of the power imbalance and act accordingly
We need routine masking in healthcare, and a recognition of aerosol spread.
Until then: don’t wait to be asked. See a mask, wear a mask.
Be aware of the power imbalance and act accordingly
National-led government wants health workers to just do as they're told, regardless of professional obligations.
Doctors fear law change would gag healthworkers from speaking out
But Health Minister Simeon Brown insists the bill does not restrict workers from raising safety concerns.
www.rnz.co.nz
September 3, 2025 at 10:47 PM
National-led government wants health workers to just do as they're told, regardless of professional obligations.
I'd never disparage a union of healthworkers so I guess I should stop typing here.
April 28, 2025 at 5:26 AM
I'd never disparage a union of healthworkers so I guess I should stop typing here.
#Israel deliberately targerts journalists and medics. Around 1500 healthworkers and up to 274 journalists have been killed in #Israeli occupied #Palestine's #Gaza.
July 1, 2025 at 3:38 PM
#Israel deliberately targerts journalists and medics. Around 1500 healthworkers and up to 274 journalists have been killed in #Israeli occupied #Palestine's #Gaza.
Jaysus. Imagine visiting a pregnant friend if you knew you had rubella. I can't understand why MMR vaccine is not mandatory for ob/gyn healthworkers - or all healthworkers, come to that
March 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Jaysus. Imagine visiting a pregnant friend if you knew you had rubella. I can't understand why MMR vaccine is not mandatory for ob/gyn healthworkers - or all healthworkers, come to that
This week, CODEPINK Britain joined Healthworkers for Palestine in honouring the life of Dr. Adnan al-Bursh, who was tortured to death by Israel in April 2024.
We honour him and the over 1,200 healthcare workers who have been killed by Israel in the past 18 months.
We honour him and the over 1,200 healthcare workers who have been killed by Israel in the past 18 months.
May 16, 2025 at 9:18 PM
This week, CODEPINK Britain joined Healthworkers for Palestine in honouring the life of Dr. Adnan al-Bursh, who was tortured to death by Israel in April 2024.
We honour him and the over 1,200 healthcare workers who have been killed by Israel in the past 18 months.
We honour him and the over 1,200 healthcare workers who have been killed by Israel in the past 18 months.
January 22, 2025 at 10:41 AM
If private healthcare didn't exist we would have the best funded most well resourced public health system that money can buy.
Everyone knows that.
Ditto for private education.
Ditto for dental healthcare.
#nzpol
Everyone knows that.
Ditto for private education.
Ditto for dental healthcare.
#nzpol
Healthworkers want politicians to waive private healthcare while in office
A group of specialists, nurses, GPs, and paramedics says politicians should rely on the public health system they're in charge of.
www.rnz.co.nz
July 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
If private healthcare didn't exist we would have the best funded most well resourced public health system that money can buy.
Everyone knows that.
Ditto for private education.
Ditto for dental healthcare.
#nzpol
Everyone knows that.
Ditto for private education.
Ditto for dental healthcare.
#nzpol
Pulling funding from PEPFAR hurts HIV+ babies and healthworkers.
That's who is hurting babies.
That's who is hurting babies.
January 30, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Pulling funding from PEPFAR hurts HIV+ babies and healthworkers.
That's who is hurting babies.
That's who is hurting babies.
🚨 Rally for Palestine 🚨
🏥 Save Gaza's healthworkers 🏥
⏰ Monday 6 January, 6pm
📌 Parliament Square
🏥 Save Gaza's healthworkers 🏥
⏰ Monday 6 January, 6pm
📌 Parliament Square
January 3, 2025 at 3:30 PM
🚨 Rally for Palestine 🚨
🏥 Save Gaza's healthworkers 🏥
⏰ Monday 6 January, 6pm
📌 Parliament Square
🏥 Save Gaza's healthworkers 🏥
⏰ Monday 6 January, 6pm
📌 Parliament Square