How donated cadavers from US universities ended up in Israeli military surgical training.
The University of Southern California has been selling bodies donated for scientific research and education to the U.S. Navy. Some are being used to train Israeli military surgical teams in Los Angeles – all without the donors’ consent.
Watch the AJ+ documentary here and read the students’ reporting here.
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Published On 13 May 2026
