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Mads Fredrik Gilbert (born June 2, 1947) is a Norwegian physician, humanitarian, activist and politician for the revolutionary socialist Red Party.〔 〕〔''Deep Journal'', (January 30, 2009). (Unconventional weapons used in Gaza, says Norwegian surgeon based in Gaza )〕 He is a specialist in anesthesiology and head of the emergency medicine department at the University Hospital of North Norway and Professor of emergency medicine at the University of Tromsø. Gilbert has a broad range of experience from international humanitarian work, especially in locations where medical and political issues merge. He has done volunteer work at a kibbutz.〔Arbetaren Zenit, Nr 21/2009, page 9〕 Since the 1970s, he has been actively involved with solidarity work concerning Palestinians, and he has served as a doctor for several periods in the Palestinian territories and Lebanon for NORWAC. His efforts have been central to leading the city of Tromsø, since 2001 a twin town of Gaza, to claim to be the city that has sent more health workers to the Palestinian territories than any other in the world.〔Tromsø Kommune (June 1, 2001). (Ordføreren til Gaza ) 〕 His 2009 book on the Gaza War, ''Eyes on Gaza'', has been translated into several languages. Gilbert has been lauded as a "hero" on social media for his work in Gaza;〔http://www.tv2.no/a/2494892〕 his humanitarian work has been hailed by Prime Ministers Kåre Willoch, Jens Stoltenberg and Erna Solberg, and Foreign Minister Jonas Gahr Støre.〔http://www.dagbladet.no/tekstarkiv/artikkel.php?id=5001090034213&tag〕 On 6 May 2013, King Harald V appointed Gilbert as a Commander of the Order of St. Olav for his "wide-ranging services to emergency medicine."〔(St. Olavs Orden til Mads Gilbert ), 06 May, 2013, Aftenposten, 〕 Gilbert has been the subject of controversy for his political activism. In November 2014 it was announced that Israel had indefinitely banned Gilbert from entering Gaza for "security reasons".〔("Gaza doc named Norway's person of year" ), ''The Local/AFP'', 19.12.2014〕〔("'This is what hell must look like'" ), ''The Guardian'', 16.01.2009〕〔("Gilbert utestengt fra Gaza på livstid" ), ''VG'', 14.11.2014, 〕 The decision sparked outrage and the Norwegian government subsequently requested that the decision be reversed.〔〔(Mads Gilberts sykehusdirektør har sendt helseministeren brev med bønn om Israel-hjelp ), 14. november 2014, Dagbladet, 〕 The Israeli Foreign Ministry later clarified that the ban regarded setting foot in Israel, not Gaza. Israel, ''Haaretz'' noted, is the only available transit point for entering the Gaza Strip.〔('Norwegian doctor banned from Israel, not Gaza, Foreign Ministry says,' ) Haaretz 17 November 2014.〕 == Early life and education == Gilbert was born 2 June 1947 in Porsgrunn, Telemark, to a family of French Huguenot ancestry. His father Mads Fredrik Gilbert was an electrician, while his mother was a nurse. His family soon relocated to his grandmothers one bedroom apartment in Oslo and he grew up in the borough of Majorstua until the age of 10 and later in Lambertseter. In the mid 1960s he enrolled in the Oslo Cathedral School. After finishing high school, he briefly studied veterinary medicine, however he switched to general medicine following an accident involving his younger brother. He graduated from the University of Oslo in 1973. He describes growing up in a "very political household" with lots of political discussions. He describes his parents as well informed about the world and his father specifically as very well read. He describes his mother as an inspiration, who taught him to think critically and awareness about siding with the weak.〔 〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mads Gilbert」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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