Pediatric doctor describes tragedies in Gaza at first Palestinian human rights panel at DNC
Dr Tanya Haj-Hassan was part of the panel at the Democratic national convention, which hundreds attended
A pediatric doctor who has treated patients in Gaza during the war told the Democratic party faithful about the horrors she witnessed there - children who lost their entire families, suffered debilitating injuries and amputations. So many left on their own that a term was coined: wounded child, no surviving family.
Dr Tanya Haj-Hassan was part of a panel centered on Palestinian human rights at the Democratic national convention, the first time the Democratic party has directly hosted an official panel on the topic. Haj-Hassan is one of dozens of medics who sent a letter to Joe Biden's administration in July to share what they have witnessed while caring for people in Gaza.
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