I saw them killed by sniper fire and drones. Why doesn’t Labour condemn it? Why do arms keep flowing in Israel’s direction?I had never imagined, when working as a professor of transplant surgery at a large teaching hospital in London, that one day I would find myself operating on an eight-year-old child who was bleeding to death, only to be told by the scrub nurse that there were no more gauze swabs available. But I found myself in that situation last August while operating at Nasser hospital in Gaza as a volunteer with Medical Aid for Palestinians (Map). Reduced to scooping out the blood with my hands, I felt an overwhelming wave of nausea – I was anxious that the child would not survive. Luckily she did, although many others did not.Having retired from the NHS, I decided to go to Gaza because it had become clear that there was a desperate need for surgical help, and I had the skills to contribute. Life as a transplant surgeon in London had been tough but hugely rewarding, and as a...
The main conceptual idea of the text is the author's profound shame and anger at Britain's role in the suffering of children in Gaza.
Nizam Mamode, a retired surgeon, volunteered in Gaza and witnessed the horrific injuries inflicted on children, describing his helplessness in the face of shortages and limited resources. He directly connects Britain's arms sales to Israel with the violence and suffering he witnessed, demanding accountability and a change in policy from the Labour party.
The main conceptual idea of the text is the author's profound shame and anger at Britain's role in the suffering of children in Gaza. Nizam Mamode, a retired surgeon, volunteered in Gaza and witnessed the horrific injuries inflicted on children, describing his helplessness in the face of shortages and limited resources. He directly connects Britain's arms sales to Israel with the violence and suffering he witnessed, demanding accountability and a change in policy from the Labour party.
