César Chelala
Dr. César Chelala is an international public health consultant and a
winner of several journalism awards.
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Views Friday, July 11, 2014 Gaza's Heavy Price The new Israeli attacks against Gaza, which have already resulted in more than 80 deaths, will prove, once again, to be counterproductive. Violence against Palestinians will not diminish their rightful demands for freedom from occupation and for a normal, peaceful life. Why, then, if Gazans want to... Read more |
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Views Saturday, June 28, 2014 Messi or Maradona? Two splendid goals by Lionel Messi against Nigeria (which Argentina beat 3-2) prompts this question among many soccer fans. Who is a better player, Messi now or Maradona then? To answer that question it might be useful to seek help from a Greek oracle, since both are, or were, in Maradona’s case,... Read more |
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Views Saturday, June 21, 2014 Gaza Will Live As Gaza reaches seven years of occupation the situation continues to deteriorate, causing enormous and unnecessary civilian suffering to a population whose main sin is to want to remain alive and proper in their own land. As a result of the Israeli government actions, a “separation policy” between... Read more |
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Views Wednesday, June 18, 2014 Why Bush and Blair Should Be Prosecuted for War Crimes Former British Prime Minister Tony Blair recently stated that air strikes and drones should be used once again on Iraq to stem recent gains by extremists in that country. Mr. Blair is oblivious of the responsibility he shares with former U.S. president George W. Bush on account of one of the most... Read more |
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Views Wednesday, June 04, 2014 Netanyahu Is Running Out of Excuses The formation of a new unity government between Fatah and Hamas, although strongly resisted by the Israeli government leadership, may offer some hope for eventually leading to renewed peace talks between the Palestinian Authority and Israel’s government. For Mr. Netanyahu to resist this union is a... Read more |
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Views Saturday, May 31, 2014 The Israeli Army's Policy of Intimidation During the Nabka Day protests last May 15, two Palestinian youths, Muhammad Abu Thahr, 15, and Nadim Nuwara, 17, were shot in the chest in the town of Beitunia near Ramallah, in the occupied West Bank. Both adolescents died as a result of the injuries they suffered. Although the Israel Defense... Read more |
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Views Wednesday, May 28, 2014 Force-Feeding Prisoners Is a Criminal Act The decision by U.S. District Court Judge Gladys Kessler determining that the U.S. military can force-feed a Syrian detainee at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is a well intentioned but wrong decision. It allows the U.S.government to continue a criminal practice that has been widely... Read more |
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Views Saturday, May 24, 2014 The CIA and the Wrong Uses of Public Health One of my most persistent memories of my friend Dr. Albert Sabin, who developed an oral vaccine against polio was how, when we met after one of my health-related missions overseas, he would question me about the polio situation in the country I visited. I am sure he would be dismayed at the return... Read more |
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Views Saturday, April 19, 2014 The Lost Legacy of Gabriel García Márquez I met Gabriel García Márquez and Fidel Castro at the Convention Palace in Havana during a medical meeting I attended in Cuba in the early eighties. I also had the honor of being extensively quoted in one of his articles, “Con las Malvinas o sin ellas,” (With or Without the Malvinas). My article (... Read more |
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Views Tuesday, April 15, 2014 Gaza Corrodes Israel's Soul As Israel continues its unlawful siege of the Gaza Strip, the health situation for the Palestinians continues to be critical. In a comprehensive report, B’Tselem, the Israeli Information Center for Human Rights in the Occupied Territories, described the health situation in Gaza on January 1 st ,... Read more |