AIBU - problems with antisemitism amongst NHS medical staff?

Dr. Ahmed Sewehli said regarding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “you need to be dead".

I agree with that statement. All warmongers need to go. Does that really make me antisemitic?

Are we not distinguishing between “Israel” and Jewish person anymore?

psychiatrist Dr. Ahmed Sewehli said regarding Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu “you need to be dead”

Wishing Netanyahu dead is antisemitic? Who knew? What is wishing Trump or Putin dead then OP?

I think if you're supporting or excusing October 7th then you have a very warped and frightening mind. And therefore any sane person would be concerned about being treated by them when you are at your most vulnerable in hospital. And particularly if that warped mind has a thing against Jewish people.

Thank you for clarifying this. Your OP raises a lot of different issues which probably explains the YABU votes- they're probably more aimed at the fact the criticism of Netanyahu isn't a sign of antisemitism, not people voting that antisemitism is OK fron health care workers!

However I also don't think that 'being included in a report investigating antisemitism in the NHS' is evidence that they are saying all of those comments are antisemitic. Any balanced report on this will have to present a range of examples and evidence that does and doesn't support the conclusions.

I agree with several of the comments given as examples (not the false flag one obvs). However, I don't think a frontline worker should be wearing a Palestine badge given the worry and uncertainty this may cause Jewish patients. And the evidence re the reduction in requests for kosher meals does suggest that Jewish patients are feeling like they have to conceal or play down their Jewishness whilst in hospital- this is awful.

Have we Brits forgotten our own less than stellar history as colonialists when we bleat about Israel?

So because Britain has a colonialist past, British people shouldn’t criticise Israel’s actions in the present? What an extraordinary, and totally illogical, suggestion.

Also, since when is speaking up against a genocide “bleating “?

So if someone rants about Donald Trump and his actions does that make them racists against Americans?

Yes, POC women for example are 3-5 x more likely to die in pregnancy. They’re still “looking into that” and every BW I know has a tale about being dismissed by medical professionals and having their pain or symptoms downplayed and a lot of research backs this up . This goes on in the U.S. too.

Yes all women’s health is downgraded and overlooked to an extent but it’s the intersection of being a female and being a POC especially a BW which makes it worse for certain groups of women.

Now these are actual issues for what is a highly visible community , not someone criticising Netanyahu ffs

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It doesn't have anything to do with British jews. That's the point.

Staff expressing on social media, their personal feelings of support for victims of conflict happening in another country, is not unreasonable. The UK supports free speech. They, and the OP, are entitled to their views.

I express my support for Ukraine against the illegal & unprovoked invasion by Russia. That doesn't mean I would offer an iota less service or support for a russian client in need.

A political badge while in NHS uniform and on duty is not acceptable though.

So no evidence of these health professionals treating Jewish patients to a lower standard of care or making racist comments tot them then, just anti-Zionist/Israel posts on social media.

What does a supposed genocide in the Middle East have to do with the safe, unbiased treatment of Jewish patients in the UK?

@Twiglets1 Can you show us how the rates of antisemitism in the NHS compares to the rates in the hairdressing profession or catering or logistics? Because you seem to be suggesting the NHS is racist? Racism, antisemitism or any other form of discrimination is abhorrent but it is highly likely to be equally as prevalent in any other organisation or sector. Why pick on the NHS? Are you concerned about antisemitism or just looking for new ways to bash the NHS?

The issue is we allowed political insignia with Ukraine.
Ukrainian flags being flown in hospitals, fundraisers for Ukraine being advertised in trust emails, bake sales for Ukraine.

It never should have been allowed, because it has opened a can of worms. I completely agree that hospitals should be apolitical, but to enforce that now is problematic and it seem to be favouring one country over another.

I never saw any posts complaining that Russian patients in hospital felt under threat.

You're not likely to get good answers on here. It's all going to be "what about Israel?" And I don't support the Israeli government at all.

Dr Rameh Aladwan (who was suspended) has gone absolutely mask off on her twitter. We're talking conspiracy theories about the Talmud.

certainly you can criticise Israel without being an antisemite. But there's an experience I've had more than once (as a British-American Jew) of people bringing up the conflict in a pointed way, knowing I'm Jewish, looking for my reaction.

I did once experience antisemitism on the NHS but I couldn't have proved it. I have a very obviously Jewish surname and at the time lived in a very Jewish part of north London. I was questioning th midwife about some test results, and she said something about how I was being very inquisitive (not the exact word she used, I can't remember it now) and then "but you people always are" and I knew precisely what she was referring to.

Yes that is and needs addressing but you will get some people with extreme views in every profession

Like Rwanda, the Holocaust or Srebrenica?

You shouldn’t throw words around when you don’t know what they mean

www.justthefacts.media/p/genocide-for-dummies

Like Rwanda, the Holocaust or Srebrenica?

You shouldn’t throw words around when you don’t know what they mean

www.justthefacts.media/p/genocide-for-dummies