Doctor ȷobs in illegal Israeli settlements advertised at “obscene” London event

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Medical jobs in Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank were reportedly advertised to UK doctors at a London jobs fair, drawing condemnation from medical charities. The event, MedEx, involved Israeli government ministries and took place amid the UK government's announced restrictions on imports and entities linked to settlements.

Medical jobs in illegal Israeli settlements in the West Bank were advertised to UK doctors in leaflets distributed at a London jobs fair, in what medical charities have condemned as an “obscene” enterprise.It comes just weeks after the UK government toughened its stance against Israeli settlements by announcing a ban on imports from such areas and also restrictions on “those who finance or facilitate illegal settlements.”1MedEx, an event organised in part by Israeli government ministries, was held in the London Borough of Camden and was reportedly attended by more than 130 British doctors.2Doctors and medical students looking to move to Israel were offered the opportunity to “network with representatives from leading Israeli medical centres and hospitals that will be recruiting on-site,” said a web page promoting the recruitment drive.Sky News reported that leaflets from Terem, which operates emergency clinics across Israel, were allegedly distributed at MedEx.3 The brochures listed “open...