'' From Beirut to Jerusalem : A Woman Surgeon With the Palestinians '' is a book by Swee Chai Ang , an orthopaedic surgeon who worked with civilians during the Lebanese Civil War . The book details her eye-witness account of the Sabra and Shatila massacre . Dr. Ang , a graduate of the Royal Victoria Infirmary in Britain , testified before the Kahan Commission . The commission was responsible for investigating the nature of the Israeli involvement in the massacre of perhaps 800 to 1000 Palestinians . Dr. Ang established a British charity following her first hand account of the massacres known as the Medical Aid for Palestinians ( MAP ) which she discusses in her work
Sabra and Shatila massacre
Sabra and Shatila massacre
From Beirut to Jerusalem: A Woman Surgeon with the Palestinians