Mads Gilbert Editorial Photo

Mads Gilbert at a May 1st demonstration in Tromsø, Norway 2011. Gilbert (born June 2, 1947, Porsgrunn) is a Norwegian doctor and solidarity worker. Gilbert has broad range international experiences, in particular from locations that merge medical and political issues. He has done volunteer work at a kibbutz.[3] Later he became actively involved with solidarity work concerning Palestinians since the 1970s, he has served as a doctor during numerous periods in the Palestinian territories and Lebanon. During the 2008–2009 Israel–Gaza conflict, Gilbert served on emergency assignment for the Norwegian Aid Committee (NORWAC) with the surgeon Erik Fosse at al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza. During the conflict, foreign journalists were barred from entering the Gaza Strip. As international media reported from outside the conflict zone, Gilbert maintained frequent contact with Norwegian media,as well as segments of the world press, including CNN, BBC, ABC and Al Jazeera.