The Medical NGO Campaign Against Israel
A network of politicized medical and health advocacy NGOs are leading campaigns accusing Israel of committing “genocide,” targeting children, using starvation as a weapon, and systematically destroying Gaza’s health system. These allegations, lacking credible evidence while ignoring Hamas’ documented exploitation of hospitals and other medical facilities for military purposes, have been amplified by the media, UN agencies, governments, medical journals, and academic institutions, thereby shaping international discourse and policy.
NGO Monitor documents the role of major medical NGOs in these campaigns, with a particular focus on Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF/Doctors Without Borders). Our publications examine the accusations advanced by these organizations under the facade of humanitarian and health advocacy, their institutional structures, decision-making processes, operational practices, staff antisemitism, funding, and links to Hamas and other terror groups.
Documenting the Antisemitic Organizational Culture of Doctors without Borders (MSF)
This report documents MSF’s internal staff conversations and culture regarding Israel and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and the personal experiences of Jewish staff members within the organization
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NGOs Cited in the The Lancet’s Promotion of a Boycott Targeting Israeli Doctors: Terror links and Fringe Activists
On June 13, 2026, The Lancet medical journal (UK) published an article headlined “Petition calls for boycott of Israeli Medical Association,” thereby greatly amplifying the blatantly political campaign led by a group of fringe activist NGOs – the People’s Health Movement (PHM), in partnership with the Dutch-based Artsen voor Gaza (Doctors for Gaza) and the Health Advisory Council of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP).
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NGO Malpractice: MSF (Doctors Without Borders) and the Gaza “Genocide” Campaign
In this report, we examine the role of MSF in the campaign, and the organization’s impact, reflecting the influence it carries in the medical, political, journalistic, scientific, and academic arenas.
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The Campaign to Whitewash the Director of a Hamas-Controlled Hospital
On January 31, 2026, the New York Post published an article, “Gaza ‘doctor’ who slammed Israel in NY Times op-eds is Hamas colonel, seen in military uniform: watchdog, IDF.” The piece was written on the basis of a photo posted in 2016 by the Gaza Military Medical Services (MMS) and uncovered by NGO Monitor, showing Dr. Hussam abu Safiya wearing a military uniform inside the Kamal Adwan Hospital, where he worked.
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[Opinion] The Humanitarian Mask
Professor Gerald M Steinberg and E Levenson discuss how activists at Médecins Sans Frontières shape Gaza disinformation.