'Racist incitement': Israeli medical orgs. decry allegations against Arab medical staff at Rambam
The Mersham organization of medical professionals in Israel has denounced allegations of racism against Arab staff at the Rambam Health Care Campus, labeling the claims as "racist incitement." The organization emphasized the importance of the joint work between doctors, nurses, and medical staff, regardless of religion, nationality, or political position.
Professor Hagai Levine, Chairman of the Israel Association of Public Health Physicians, echoed these sentiments, stating that public figures' involvement in the attack on Rambam Hospital damages the entire health system. The organization warned that false claims about treatment at Rambam on social media are not just "fake news" but a dangerous "blood libel" aimed at undermining the only functioning system in Israel that promotes equality and sanity.
Defense Minister Israel Katz has called for an investigation into the allegations, which claim that Arab hospital employees mistreated four recently wounded soldiers. However, Rambam Hospital denied all claims of wrongdoing and stated that its staff treated the soldiers with respect.
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