The Editor of the Lancet, Dr. Richard Horton, has made a number of visits to Israel over the past 5 years to witness and learn first hand the reality on the ground, and he has published several objective balanced  Editorials on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, and a very recent Editorial on Anti-Semitism Offline: Medicine and the Holocaust—it's time to teach https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)31608-3/fulltext

These recent developments were acknowledged today in a Letter to the Editor published in the Lancet https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(19)31760-X/fulltext

This entire episode, starting with the Manduca letter, has taught us all a great deal. Most importantly, we are reminded that principles, ethics, fairness and objectivity, matter a great deal, in science, medicine, and in the global community we inhabit.

Credit to all who raised their voices in concern 5 years ago, and yes, credit to Dr. Horton for the gradual evolution of his position in this matter.

Thanks to all of you who made a difference.

Daniel Drucker