Bram Wispelwey presents himself as a humanitarian and public health advocate—but behind the academic credentials is a long record of politicizing medicine, partnering with anti-Israel groups, and using his authority as a physician to legitimize extremist rhetoric. Through publications, public letters, and Harvard-affiliated programs, Wispelwey has repeatedly framed the Jewish state as a source of structural violence, settler colonialism, and genocide.
Embedding Extremism in Healthcare Advocacy
Wispelwey’s work revolves around politicizing healthcare as a weapon against Israel.
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Co-founder of Health for Palestine, a project operating in refugee camps with the stated aim of integrating healthcare with anti-Israel activism.
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Routinely collaborates with activists who label Israel a settler-colonial regime and accuse it of targeting healthcare systems as a weapon of war.
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March 2025: Spoke at a panel titled “The Destruction of Healthcare Systems in Gaza: Realities, Ramifications & ACTIONS”—a political event, not a scientific forum.
Publishing Anti-Israel Propaganda as “Medical Research”
Wispelwey has turned academic writing into a tool for framing Israel as a genocidal actor, contributing to numerous articles that blur the line between healthcare analysis and anti-Israel activism:
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May 2024: “Civilian Mortality and Damage to Medical Facilities in Gaza” — blames Israel for medical crises without acknowledging Hamas’s exploitation of civilian infrastructure.
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Dec 2022: “Settler Colonialism and the Reconception of Palestinian Health” — positions Jewish presence in Israel as a structural health hazard.
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Jul 2022: “Unchilding and the Health of Palestinian Children in Jerusalem” — uses terms like “unchilding” to suggest Israel systematically destroys Palestinian childhood.
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Nov 2024 & Jun 2020: Co-wrote multiple pieces framing Gaza resistance movements like the Great March of Return as examples of “mass resistance and mental health resilience.”
In each case, medical discourse is repurposed to accuse Israel of genocide, racism, and apartheid—while never condemning Hamas terrorism or its impact on healthcare.
Radical Public Statements & Letters
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Jan 2024: Signed multiple letters via Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine, including one calling for “liberation” and another demanding boycotts of Israeli universities.
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Jan 2024: Co-wrote a letter titled “Health Faculty Call for Ceasefire in Gaza and Centering Palestine in the Classroom.”
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Nov 2024: Wrote in Al Jazeera: “As genocide rages, doctors must choose: Care or collaborationism.”
He accused fellow medical professionals of collaborating with genocide if they remain neutral or work with Israeli institutions.
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Sep 2020 – Present: Co-authored numerous essays tying Zionism to racism, colonialism, and ethnic cleansing, all under the guise of public health discourse.
Quotes & Dangerous Language
“As genocide rages, doctors must choose: care or collaborationism.”
— Bram Wispelwey, Al Jazeera, 2024
“The health impacts of Zionist settler colonialism are undeniable.”
— Jul 2022 article co-authored by Wispelwey
These are not the words of a neutral academic—they are accusations of genocide and apartheid from a Harvard-affiliated physician, lending dangerous credibility to extremist talking points.
Summary: Medical Credentials, Political Agenda
Bram Wispelwey is not advancing global health—he’s weaponizing it to promote a hostile political agenda. His involvement in radical faculty groups, his deeply politicized writings, and his role in Harvard’s activist ecosystem represent a serious threat to academic neutrality and Jewish student safety.
He amplifies libel, excuses terror, and disguises it all as humanitarianism. Harvard must ask: should its name be used to give this rhetoric a platform?
