AIBU - problems with antisemitism amongst NHS medical staff?

That's not fair. The thread title claims it's about antisemitism but 90% of the OP is about criticism of Israel and support of palestine. (The minimalisation/denial of the horror at Bondi Beach obviously not in this category) so don't blame people for "immediately making it about Israeli crimes" when that's what the OP is about.

People should keep their political views out of their workplace, especially in a healthcare setting where they're dealing with vulnerable people.

I'm appalled that any nurse or medic is allowed to wear a Palestine badge, or the badge of any country.

For me it calls into question why we have allowed our NHS to become so over-reliant on foreign nationals.

Halal food should be banned in the UK as we’re a civilised country so that’s not the best example but I otherwise agree

The issue is that people like yourself are viewing people against genocide (or alleged genocide in your opinion) and people in support of Palastine as anti-semetic. Is there real racism and ostracism or are people perceiving it as that when it is just in fact just people being anti-genocide?
You even say in response to a PP asking about examples of mistreatment towards patients
"Would you consider it a problem for healthcare professionals being racist against your race or religion on social media, as long as it couldn't be proved that they would treat you worse at work?"
There's no clear evidence that those people you quoted in your OP are anti-semetic, just that they are against the Israeli government and genocide, yet you and many others use that as 'evidence' of antisemitism.

Your examples are about people's views on Palestine and Israel, not British Jews. Someone being against genocide and the Israel administration does not make them anti-semetic. That's like saying someone who speaks out against Al-Queda is xenophobic and won't treat Muslims well.

The op brings up making posts opposing Netanyahu as one the the examples of senior NHS figures being anti-semetic. I'm saying I disagree.

What has this got to do with the NHS? If patients are being treated in hospital, they are not interested in your politics. They deserve compassionate care that is free of triggers and of any kind of bias, including racism and antisemitism.

I do not accept it is anti-Semitic to speak against Netanyahu. I believe he's a war criminal that's engaging in genocide.

That view has no more bearing on how I feel about Jewish people than my dislike of Hitler informs how I feel about Christians.

We cannot possibly have a situation where any country is permitted to do anything they like, no matter how morally reprehensible, and are immune from criticism. That criticism is made towards individuals and their actions, not their faith.

Only an alleged genocide! So don’t worry about the thousands of deaths of Palestinians! Continue as you are

People in professional positions should keep their political views to themselves.
Is the hippocratic oath optional now?

It does by definition in the eyes of some.

But its not alleged though is it 🙄

And anti Isreal/anti Zionism is not the same as antisemitism

The media always focuses on what they see as the better/ more provocative story, and it depends on what news is available any given day. Many people are worried about the violence of Israel, some of them will be journalists.

Yes this.

Why do many Jews see no future in the UK?

I don’t want to speak for this poster, but I have heard marchers for Palestine say things like Israel shouldn’t exist.

Some Jews see Israel as the one place they know they can turn to if life becomes hostile elsewhere. Jews have been expelled, persecuted and massacred across Europe and the Middle East, culminating in the Holocaust.

As a result, when people say Israel should not exist, many Jews hear not just criticism of a government, but opposition to the existence of their only guaranteed refuge.

Coupled with rising antisemitism in recent years, this leaves some Jews questioning how secure their future in the UK really is. Whether or not others agree with that assessment, the concern is rooted in both historical experience and lived experience of antisemitism in the present-day.

I’ll decide where my focus lies.

Someone starts a thread about antisemitism and people immediately make it about Israeli crimes, while also saying anti Zionism isn't antisemitism. I can't imagine why we'd be sensitive about it.

(And for the record I recognise that while some people equate all anti-Zionism with antisemitism, I don't.)

the issue is that Jews in other countries get judged according to Israeli actions. Assumptions are made. It isn't always overt though it can be. I'm regularly asked if I'm a Zionist or what my opinions are, even though I'm not from Israel and have never lived there.

Are you suggesting that it's the media that are anti semetic in focusing their attention on violence involving the Jewish state rather than other incidents of violence? That its their fault for making people interested in Gaza over everything else?

Or is it rather that they know their audience. And what their audience would prefer they pay attention to.

"Pro Palestine". Even the language used is glib and polarising.

Clearly Jewish people feel vulnerable in the UK due to various attacks on Jewish buildings and a rise in anti semitism. Which means there's a huge rise in racism. Its happened since October 7th. Theres a clear causal link between Gaza and attacks on Jews in the UK. So wearing a badge is supporting the cause of the types of people who are attacking Jews.

How does supporting the cause of Palestinians equate to being prejudiced against Jewish people in the UK?