Belgian doctor refuses to treat Jewish woman, citing Gaza conflict

[KamaAina]

http://www.jta.org/2014/07/31/news-opinion/israel-middle-east/belgian-doctor-refuses-to-treat-jewish-woman-citing-gaza-conflict

A Belgian physician who refused to treat a Jewish woman with a fractured rib suggested she visit Gaza to get rid of the pain.

The physician made the remark on Wednesday while manning a medical hotline in Flanders, Belgium’s Flemish region, whose capital, Antwerp, has a sizeable Orthodox Jewish population, the local Jewish monthly Joods Actueel reported Thursday....

“I’m not coming,” the doctor reportedly told the son and hung up. When the son called again, the doctor said: “Send her to Gaza for a few hours, then she’ll get rid of the pain.” According to Joods Actueel, the doctor confirmed the exchange, saying he had an “emotional reaction.”

Health ministry officials were looking into the incident, according to the monthly’s online edition. According to Joods Actueel, the doctor knew the patient was Jewish because of Klein’s son’s American accent.

[cabot]

1. Disgusting

There's been a lot of anti-semitic behaviour in Europe....mostly small groups making noise but this is the first I've heard of a doctor refusing to treat a patient. He/she should lose his/her license.

[Erich Bloodaxe BSN]

4. Yup.

I don't know about Belgian doctors, but in nursing school, we had it drilled into us that you give the worst excuse for a human being in the world your best care, just as you would for your most loved relatives or friends. You do not let personal moral judgements about drug users, murderers, rapists, child molesters or whatever affect the care you provide a patient.

Much less simply for being a specific ethnicity. (Edited to remove comment about 'country', I first skimmed the post and thought she was an Israeli, but rereading more carefully, she was simply Jewish.)

[get the red out]

2. The hate sure is sky-rocketing

All over the world the hate just comes more and more out in the open!

[Coventina]

3. Because one member of a group is guilty of ALL crimes committed by ANYONE in that group.

Humans never cease to disappoint me.

[Behind the Aegis]

5. Disgusting.

But like the cleaning of a house....it never ends. It simply shows, to some, certain forms of anti-Semitism are excusable and serve as a source of mockery.

[Rhinodawg]

7. ^^^^^ this.

[JI7]

6. people like this were bigots even before the current situation in gaza

they are just using it to be open about it an as an excuse.

[MrBig]

8. Exactly n/t

[Behind the Aegis]

9. Seems to be more common than many might think. n/t