https://blogs.timesofisrael.com/can-jews-still-trust-their-doctors/
Imagine being a visibly Jewish person in the Netherlands today. Or imagine being an Israeli living, working, or traveling here. One day you need urgent medical care. You need a doctor. You need someone whose profession is built on trust, neutrality, and the commitment to save lives.
Would you feel completely safe?
This is why the recent controversy in Rotterdam was so disturbing. Reports emerged about an out of hours medical clinic near Zuidplein where videos were displayed on a large screen. The lyrics reportedly included phrases such as “Boom boom Tel Aviv”, “Humanity expects no good behavior from you Jews”, and “It is your time to bleed.”
Whether one supports Israel, Palestine, or neither side should be irrelevant. A medical facility should never be associated with messages that glorify violence against civilians or target people because they are Jews.
There is nothing new under the sun, is there.
ReplyDeleteChazal warned us about using Gentile doctors because they might kill us. And those of us today learning abou tthis tought "Nahhhhhhh". And turns out that we now once again have to worry.