Israel has a free and relatively strong economy, which includes a robust and open health system. Israel operates as a rogue state, and it is this anomaly that helps it serve its own and other peoples indiscriminately around the globe.

Thus I described how Israel’s economic ability goes beyond the obvious parameters, taking aid to Syrian refugees as well as victims of natural disasters such as in Nepal.

I was prompted to have a second look at the call last week from the World Health Organisation to examine how Israel proffers medical services to Palestinians throughout the region. The terms of reference are carefully loaded to make sure that the final report is hardly likely to be balanced.

So, I was struck by the words of two commentators, which portray a very different picture to what the officials of the WHO are trying to conjure up.

Stuart Palmer’s blog “The Haifa Diary” makes a purpose in showing the side of Israel rarely reported in the foreign press. I was stunned by the size and scope of the stats he quoted in his latest posting.

According to the report, Israel’s Coordinator of Government Activities in the Territories Unit (COGAT) has issued roughly 27,000 permits for Gaza residents—including both patients and their families—to receive medical treatment in Israel and elsewhere. According to the World Health Organization, in 2013, the most recent year for which there are statistics, 3,840 Gazans were treated in Israel.

Stuart goes on to relate of specific incidents. And his observations are backed up by an independent source, which ironically is known as a frequent critic of Israel. The New York Times, also citing COGAT sources, observed that “the fact that Israel grants any permits is somewhat surprising given the years of hostilities with Hamas, an Islamic group sworn to Israel’s destruction.”

An analysis of the World Bank reports on the Palestinian economy will note that, whatever meager resources are available, they are often invested in the public sector – a euphemism for creating tunnels and fighting units to attack Israel. In contrast, Israel registers humanitarian efforts that cross borders and continents. And the reason such aid is available is because the economy has grown by around 3-4% on average each year since 2002 – despite the Intifada, the rockets from Gaza, and the incursions from the North.

The question for the WHO is will it be able to focus on economics – the science of the allocation of resources – or will it yet again waste international taxpayers’ money as it succumbs to standard, inaccurate yet politically correct dogma?