Abstract
John S Yudkin a Yoram Blachar's accession to the Presidency of the World Medical Association1 comes with responsibilities. The World Medical Association was founded to work for the highest possible standards of ethical behaviour and care by physicians at all times. The Israeli Medical Association, of which he is also President, has on its website powerful position statements on health care during conflict2 and on torture,3 which deserve strong support. Yet despite these statements, the Israeli Medical Association has been criticised for its reluctance fully to endorse international humanitarian codes.4The Lancet has recently argued that it is the responsibility of medical professionals, and their professional bodies, explicitly to condemn unethical acts, even when such a challenge might prove unpopular.5 Blachar's Presidency of the World Medical Association offers the opportunity to restore respect for the Israeli Medical Association from the global medical community, and creates opportunities for doctors to play a vital role in the search for peace.
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