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AP Interview: Israel doctors against force-feeding

By Karin Laub
Published June 20, 2014 1:40pm ET
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AP Interview: Israel doctors against force-feeding
Israeli Medical Association president Dr. Leonid Eidelman speaks during an interview with The Associated Press at his office in Ramat Gan, Israel, Thursday, June 19, 2014. Dr. Eidelman says in an interview that doctors "will absolutely refuse to cooperate'' if parliament passes legislation permitting the force-feeding of prisoners on hunger strike. (AP Photo/Dan Balilty) | Dan Balilty

RAMAT GAN, Israel (AP) — Israeli doctors “absolutely refuse” on ethical grounds to force-feed hunger-striking Palestinian prisoners, the head of the country’s medical association said in an interview ahead of a planned parliament vote on allowing the practice.

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