NewsLocal News

Actions

Florida doctor weighs in on violence in Isreal

Dr. Amy Wecker lived in Israel during her medical studies
Florida doctor weighs in on violence in Isreal
Posted
and last updated

WFTX — As an infectious disease doctor, Dr. Amy Wecker keeps a close eye on any new developments with Covid 19.

But there's another story in the news that also has an intense connection for her - the escalation of violence in Israel and the Gaza Strip.

Dr. Wecker, who previously practiced medicine in Southwest Florida before moving to Miami, attended medical school at Ben-Guiron University in Be'er Shiva as part of her medical degree from Columbia University New York.

We asked her about the latest developments. Here is a shortened transcript of our conversation:

WFTX: When you see what's happening between Israelis and Palestinians, what are you feeling?

DR. AMY WECKER/ATTENDED MEDICAL SCHOOL IN ISRAEL: It just makes me sad because this is obviously a conflict that's going on for a long, long time. And there just seems to be no way to resolve it. I want us all to have peace and love each other.