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Israel Medical Association

Illustrative image of a scientist in a lab (anyaivanova; iStock by Getty Images)
June 25, 2023, 11:42 am
Israel Science Foundation announces new program to support physician-researchers
$100 million MAVRI initiative funded by government and philanthropists will create positions and carve out time for doctors who also want to work in the lab
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Israeli Medical Association chair Zion Hagay (Screenshot from YouTube; used in accordance with Clause 27a of the Copyright Law)
April 19, 2023, 7:03 pm
HMO, hospital boycott fertility conference in Jerusalem that excludes women doctors
Clalit pulls its sponsorship, Hadassah Medical Center cancels participation, Israeli Medical Association calls event ‘slap in the face’ to half the medical community
By Renee Ghert-Zand
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich signs a directive canceling a special tax on sugary drinks, March 28, 2023. (Finance Ministry)
March 28, 2023, 1:13 pm
Finance minister cancels tax on sweetened drinks; doctors slam move as irresponsible
Bezalel Smotrich says act will significantly reduce consumer costs ahead of coming Passover holiday; physicians union says government ‘ignoring voice of reason’
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Hadassah Mount Scopus Medical Center workers protest following recent violence attacks on the staff, May 19, 2022. Poster reads 'Strike! Stop the violence in the health system.' (Olivier Fitoussi/Flash90)
January 23, 2023, 9:50 am
Public health system strikes in protest of violence against medical staff
Hospitals, clinics and HMOs operate on weekend schedule with reduced services for 24 hours as union demands measures to keep health care workers safe from assault
By ToI Staff
Health Ministry Director-General Moshe Bar Siman-Tov at a press conference at the Prime Minister's Office in Jerusalem, March 11, 2020. (Flash90)
January 22, 2023, 6:57 pm
Health Ministry chief: Strike over violence against medical staff will harm patients
Bar Siman-Tov urges head of doctors union to call off Monday’s strike, vows to use all available means to ensure a safe health system for all
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Nurses strike at Jerusalem's Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in protest of violence against medical personnel, July 4, 2018. (Courtesy: Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital)
January 19, 2023, 9:11 pm
Public health system to strike next week over violence against medical staff
Union announces hospitals and clinics will offer reduced services on Monday after patient assaults doctor at women’s center in Ramle
By ToI Staff
Dr. Ahmad Mahajneh, at Hadassah Medical Center Ein Kerem, Jerusalem, (Courtesy)
January 9, 2023, 3:26 am
Hadassah hospital in talks to reinstate doctor falsely accused of praising terrorist
Deal will allow Dr. Ahmad Mahajneh to complete residency at Ein Kerem medical center, though sides reportedly still at loggerheads over how to deal with confrontation with cops
By ToI Staff
Dr. Idit Weisbach in an interview with Channel 12 news on June 19, 2022. (Screenshot)
June 19, 2022, 11:05 pm
‘I thought I was going to die’: Doctor recalls attack by patient bearing crowbar
Dr. Idit Weisbach says she required 7 stitches to her scalp and a CT scan after being beaten last week: ‘I just started to scream. It hurt so much and I was bleeding a lot’
By ToI Staff
A photo released by the Health Ministry shows Dr. Idit Weisbach following an attack by a patient at a clinic in Beer Yaakov on June 14, 2022 (Health Ministry)
June 15, 2022, 1:48 pm
Health Ministry chief decries latest ‘shocking’ attack on medical worker
Nachman Ash rails at ‘atmosphere that permits blood[shed] of healthcare providers’; nurses union announces it will join work slowdown
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Nurses strike at Jerusalem's Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital in protest of violence against medical personnel, July 4, 2018. (Courtesy: Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital)
June 15, 2022, 12:27 am
Hospitals, clinics to go on two-day strike to protest violence against medics
Labor action called after doctor is wounded in attack by patient with crowbar; ‘We will intensify our actions until someone wakes up,’ union chief says
By ToI Staff
A paramedic from Magen David Adom medical services, administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine to a woman at an Ikea store in Rishon Lezion, Israel, Feb. 22, 2021 (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
February 24, 2021, 3:40 pm
Knesset passes law to give cities info on unvaccinated residents
Meretz MK says bill is too quick to hand over medical, personal data; Likud committee head pushes back, says saving lives trumps privacy
By ToI Staff and Stuart Winer
An Israeli paramedic from Magen David Adom medical services, administers a dose of the Pfizer-BioNtech COVID-19 vaccine to a woman at an Ikea store in Rishon Lezion, Feb. 22, 2021 (AP Photo/Tsafrir Abayov)
February 23, 2021, 2:36 pm
Bill to give info on unvaccinated residents to cities faces final Knesset votes
Health union warns legislation will undermine trust in municipalities; labor union, businesses said close to deal on banning unvaccinated going in to work
By Stuart Winer and ToI Staff
Illustrative: Medical staff in the coronavirus ward of Ziv Medical Center in the northern Israeli city of Safed, on February 4, 2021. (David Cohen/Flash90)
February 13, 2021, 9:51 pm
COVID patients on ECMO machines reach record 52, passing ‘blackest’ prediction
Each device requires a team of at least 4, stretching hospital resources to limit
By ToI Staff
Illustrative: Doctors perform cardiac catheterizations at Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital, in Jerusalem, on January 20, 2020. (Hadas Parush/Flash90)
August 10, 2020, 3:48 pm
Finance Ministry, union agree: Doctors to be paid for days in virus quarantine
Unclear if compromise will stave off strike by Israeli Medical Association
By Stuart Winer
Illustrative: Workers in the coronavirus ward of Sheba Medical Center in Ramat Gan, July 27, 2020. (Yossi Zeliger/Flash90)
August 10, 2020, 8:13 am
Doctors union threatens strike over funding dispute with Finance Ministry
Israeli Medical Association announces labor dispute, says its 28,000 members will stop working if demands aren’t met within 14 days
By Stuart Winer
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