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Tibi threatens Channel 13 reporters with NIS 150,000 lawsuit for questioning medical credentials

The incident occurred during Saturday's broadcast, when the hosts were speaking with reporter Suleiman Maswadeh about American politician Dr. Abdul El-Sayed.

MK Ahmad Tibi attends a Joint List press conference presenting the party’s work plan for the next Knesset in Haifa, northern Israel, ahead of Israel’s upcoming general elections, October 20, 2026.
Masa Doctors ceremony at Haifa City Hall.

Masa doctors expands its medical fellowship

Illustration of arrested suspects on their way to hearing at the DIstrict Court in Jerusalem. August 18, 2026.

State Attorney seeks harsher sentence for doctor convicted of rape, sexual abuse of patients

Assaf Peleg, attorney specializing in civil and commercial law.

Assaf Peleg on medical licensing for doctors trained abroad


Artificial intelligence enters medicine – and doctors receive new boundaries

The Israeli Medical Association has published a position paper that sets boundaries for the growing use of artificial intelligence systems in medicine.

Illustration: A doctor using AI

'Medicine is no place for politics': IMA pushes back against proposed global boycott - interview

On Saturday, renowned medical journal The Lancet published a petition calling for the suspension of the IMA from the World Medical Association (WMA).

An illustrative image of a doctor holding a heart with an Israeli flag.

Myth or truth: Do air conditioners really make us sick?

Quite a few people find themselves with a cold precisely during the summer. But is the air conditioner to blame? A family physician answers.

Do air conditioners really make us sick?

Doctors must not become weapons in the campaign against Israel - editorial

A petition to suspend Israel’s medical association would punish doctors for government policy and set a dangerous precedent for global medicine.

Israeli doctors perform cardiac catheterizations at Hadassah Ein Karem Hospital, in Jerusalem, on January 20, 2020.

The Lancet publishes call to suspend Israeli Medical Association from global medical body

The World Medical Association however told The Lancet that it stands against exclusion of any of its members, pointing out that the IMA is a "strong advocate for WMA ethics and policies."

Israeli doctors perform cardiac catheterizations at Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital, in Jerusalem, January 20, 2020

The doctors choosing Israel in a time of war

At a New Jersey hotel, hundreds of medical professionals spent a Sunday deciding to move to Israel. I spent the day asking them why.

Medical professionals attend MedEx in New Jersey.

Groundbreaking in utero surgery performed for first time by Israeli doctors in Petah Tikva

The operation was led by Dr. Yuval Gielchinsky, Director of the Fetal Medicine Center at Clalit-Beilinson, alongside Dr. Kinneret Tenenbaum, Head of the Twin Pregnancy Clinic.

 A pregnant woman is seen alongside the Israeli flag in this illustrative image.

National Insurance to adopt new protections, accommodations for sexual assault survivors

If the person asks for a female doctor to be part of the panel, NII will try to grant the request, depending on whether a female doctor is available in the relevant medical field and location.

 The program is part of a national effort to alleviate the Israeli doctor shortage. (Illustrative).

'Antisemitism in medicine is a patient care crisis,' says AJMA CEO Eveline Shekhman - interview

AJMA CEO Eveline Shekhman warns that rising antisemitism in US healthcare is creating a patient care crisis, affecting doctors, nurses, and medical students.

Eveline Shekhman, AJMA CEO.

Trump in excellent health with leg swelling, hand bruising, doctor says

Trump's Tuesday visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Maryland was his third in 13 months.

US President Donald Trump reacts during a cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 27, 2026.