Current sectionU.S. NewsPro-Palestinian groups charge the association with a failure to speak up for the release of Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya, director of Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital, who has been held in Israel without charge since late 2024Share to FacebookShare to XArticle printing is available to subscribers onlyPrint in a simple, ad-free formatSubscribeComments: Zen reading is available to subscribers onlyAd-free and in a comfortable reading formatSubscribeBen Kroll02:47 PM • August 09 2026 IDTPro-Palestinian groups are calling on U.S.-based healthcare workers to quit the American Medical Association, claiming that the organization failed to fulfill its "moral obligation" to demand that Israel release Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya – the director of Gaza's Kamal Adwan Hospital who has been held without charge since late 2024.Loading...Click the alert icon to follow topics:PalestiniansGazaHuman rightsIsrael-Gaza WarPro-Palestinian protestCommentsLoading...In the NewsIn the News: Live UpdatesMossadLebanonWest BankNetanyahuDefense PactMichigan PrimaryElection PollsHaQuizHaaretz PodcastU.S. Campaign Targets Medical Association for 'Silence' on Jailed Gaza DoctorIsraeli Faces Charges After Smashing Entrances at Haaretz, Channel 12 OfficesWhy Did Israel's Defense Minister Ditch Security Cabinet to Kiss a Rabbi's Ring?The Israeli Bladesmith Who Elevated Kitchen Knife Forging to an Art FormIsraeli Soldiers Reveal How Jewish Settlers Call the Shots in the West BankRemembering and rebuilding two years laterICYMIIsrael's Leading Philosopher on Manipulation, Morality and the Future of ZionismHow Israel's Elbit Armed the United Arab EmiratesIsrael Captured 230 Square Miles of Lebanon, Razed Villages and Built New BasesHow a Teen, Not a Journalist, Debunked Israel's Gaza 'Voluntary Emigration' Plan'I Saw Pictures of Dead Kids. In the Army They Told Us We Only Kill Terrorists'Former Mossad Chief Appointed to Lead U.S. Defense Technology Company