The Knesset’s Labor, Welfare and Health Committee will meet in emergency session to discuss MDA’s rejection policy of Ethiopia-born blood donors.
JERUSALEM — Israeli lawmakers called for an examination of Magen David Adom blood donation policies after an Ethiopia-born Knesset member was rejected as a donor.
MK Pnina Tamano-Shata of Yesh Atid – Facebook
Pnina Tamano-Shata of the Yesh Atid party tried to donate during a special blood drive Wednesday at the Knesset but was told she could not because she had “the special kind of Jewish-Ethiopian blood,” according to Ynet, which first broke the story.
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