US Donors Unaware: American Cadavers Used to Train Israeli Military Surgical Teams in Los Angeles
May 20, 2026
A massive investigative documentary by AJ+ senior presenter Dena Takruri, alongside student journalists who broke the story, has exposed that the bodies of deceased Americans—altruistically donated to science—are being quietly sold and weaponized.
Without the knowledge or consent of the donors or their grieving families, these American cadavers are being used to train elite Israeli military surgical teams in Los Angeles.
The investigation reveals that the University of Southern California (USC) has been operating a lucrative, little-known body donation program. Instead of using these bodies for local medical students or standard civilian research, USC has been selling them to the U.S. Navy.
Through this military partnership, the U.S. Navy has been facilitating highly specialized surgical training courses right in Los Angeles. The beneficiaries? Israeli army medics and surgical teams who fly in to practice invasive, battlefield trauma procedures on the bodies of dead Americans.
The most sickening aspect of the scandal is the absolute violation of consent. Everyday Americans sign up for body donation programs believing their final act on earth will help cure diseases or train local doctors. Instead, their remains are treated as corporate commodities to train foreign soldiers for active warfare.
When people donate their bodies to science, they expect honor, dignity, and a contribution to humanity. Turning deceased citizens into military training props for a foreign army is a grotesque betrayal of everyday people and their families.
SHAME ON USC!
Source: @ajplus
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