Yoal Donchin Quotes

Doctor at secret military field hospital accused of torture

3 Quotes by Yoal Donchin

1. Reading what Gideon Levy wrote ("Haaretz", 7.4), I find out that I may stand trial for performing life-saving medical operations there. It also turns out, according to the article, that there was only one righteous doctor in the hospital and that "limbs are amputated as a routine" - a whitewashed expression to clarify the loathsomeness and lack of adherence of the nurses and doctors to their medical duties and to the highest order of their profession, which is different from the profession of journalism, which are committed both to the truth and to the honor of every creature of the world.

2. Doctors working there, like me, are fighting for the life of the patient lying in front of them, handcuffed and blindfolded.

3. Medical and nursing staff work in this impossible place. Dedicated nurses and conscience-imbued doctors understand that "In a place where there are no men, strive to be a man," according to a senior nurse there.