Commentary: Community Health Workers and Peace Building Through Health in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict After October 7th.

Abstract

Health professionals, despite increasing challenges, with notable exceptions, always pursue peace through health because it is who we are-we are here to heal both at the individual and the community level. This applies to the long-standing Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Unfortunately, till now, nongovernmental organizations have had minimal impact on the conflict. This commentary makes 2 recommendations for donor countries after the fighting subsides: Do not insist on Israeli-Palestinian joint ventures at least for the short term and focus as much as possible your funding on interventions that improve community health.