Harvard Medical School cancels 'one-sided' lecture with Gaza patients

Harvard Medical School has cancelled a lecture on healthcare during war and a panel discussion featuring patients from Gaza getting medical care in Boston after complaints it would present only one side of the conflict and not the Israeli side as well, according to a report by Harvard Crimson. 

The lecture, by Tufts Professor Barry S Levy, was supposed to focus on wartime healthcare followed by a student-organised discussion with patients from Gaza and their families.

The decision has received widespread criticism online this week, with many calling it “censorious” of Harvard to take such a decision. 

Instructors and students were notified on Tuesday morning that the events scheduled for that evening would not be held, The Harvard Crimson reported. According to the report, Harvard’s Medical School dean, George Q Daley, wrote in an email on Wednesday that his office began receiving complaints from students and faculty within days of publicising the event.

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