US Donor Bodies Sold for Israeli Military Training

AI Summary

The University of Southern California has been selling bodies donated for scientific research and education to the US Navy, which are then used to train Israeli military surgical teams in Los Angeles without the donors' consent.

The University of Southern California's Involvement

The University of Southern California has been selling bodies donated for scientific research and education to the United States Navy.

The Use of Donor Bodies for Military Training

Some of these bodies are being used to train Israeli military surgical teams in Los Angeles – all without the donors’ consent.

Investigative Reporting and Documentary

Watch the AJ+ documentary here and read students’ reporting here.

Episode Credits and Contributors

Dena Takruri (@denatakruri), AJ+ senior presenter

This episode was produced by Chloe K. Li with Spencer Cline, Catherine Nouhan, and our host, Malika Bilal. It was edited by Tamara Khandaker.

Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Our video editors are Hisham Abu Salah and Mohannad al-Melhem. Alexandra Locke is The Take’s executive producer.