Gaza resident Bassam Waheidi is slowly going blind, but he won't pay what he says is the price of regaining his sight — spying for Israel in exchange for medical treatment.
Waheidi is one of 32 Palestinian patients who claims Israel's Shin Bet intelligence agency tried to bully them into giving information about militants, according to the Israel branch of Physicians for Human Rights. The group documented the Palestinians' claims in an 80-page report released Monday.
"I would say it's self-explanatory and clear that you shouldn't extort patients," said Miri Weingarten of the group.
What's the big deal? Israel isn't required to give medical attention to anyone. If this guy can't pay for the hospital stay, then he needs to go to a hospital that he can afford.
We're not talking about your casual guy who knows something about a drug dealer. We're talking about people who may be able to save Israeli lives with the information they may be able to provide.
Don't like it? Go back to your home and ask Hamas to give you medical treatment. You elected them as your government, you get to deal with the consequences of that action.
Travis
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