A nurse Union was closed because he mentioned Islamophobia in his official response to the dismissal of two NSW health workers who were caught on video, saying that they would not treat Jewish patients and instead 'kill'.
Bankstown Hospital employees Ahmad 'Rashad' Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh – both have Islamic background – appeared in an online video chat – app recorded by the Israeli social media influencer Max Veifer.
“It is the land of Palestine, not your country that your piece of S ***,” said Abu Lebdeh in the video that went viral on Wednesday.
“One day your time will come and you will die the most terrible death.”
“You have no idea how many (Israelis) came to this hospital and I sent them to Jehannam (hell),” Nadir said, made a throat -distributed gesture.
When asked what she would do if an Israeli patient was presented in her neighborhood, Abu Lebdeh replied: “I will not treat them, I will kill them.”
The Australian nursing and midwife Federation responded with a statement that said “all forms of racism, intolerance and hatred, including deeds of anti-Semitism and Islamophobia.”
The Australian Jewish Association, however, described the Union's reaction as tone deaf and claimed that adding 'Islamophobia' to the explanation diluted the issue of anti-Semitism.
Jewish interest group The Australian Jewish Association focused on the Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation on the recording of 'Islamophobia' in a statement that denounces the comments from two Bankstown Hospital nurses
Images released by a Jewish influencer of a public video chat trout showed two people in NSW health uniforms who swing to Jews and claim that they would not treat them
“This was the habit of having to refer to any form of discrimination instead of just having to condemn anti -Semitism,” said Robert Gregory, CEO of the Australian Jewish Association.
“There is no big issue of 'Islamophobia' in Australia's health care system and in fact the nurses who threatened Jewish patients are both Muslims.
“The Australian Nursing and Midwifery Federation tries to paint Australians as racist and intolerant if they are not.”
He argued that the video that appealed to the statement was clearly anti-Jewish and organizations that try to be 'part of the problem'.
The ANMF, which represents more than 326,000 members, said that it “stands for peace, love and respect for everyone and we defend the global human right to healthcare.”
Abu Lebdeh and Nadir have both apologized for the comments.
Nadir, 27, shocked his face when the media confronted him in his house in West Sydney and it said that the comments were “a joke and a misunderstanding.”
Nadir originated from his nursing position in the Bankstown Hospital
Nadir, 27, covered his head in shame when he was confronted with seven news on Wednesday
“I will use social media, everything, to apologize to apologies, but I have to look at the detectives first,” he said Wednesday.
He was born in Afghanistan, but fled with his family at the age of 12 after his father was killed.
He and his mother crossed Asia before they risked their lives on a boat on their way to Australia, and he got Australian citizenship four years ago.
“After spending four nights and five days, we reached international waters, and the Australian navy saved us and took us on board,” he said in an interview three years ago.
He revealed how his family was brought to Christmas Island and Darwin after he was picked at sea before he finally settled in Sydney.
In addition to his role in the Bankstown Hospital, Nadir had also worked one day a week in Observatory Hill Medical Center in Central Sydney.
Dr. Nirmal Singh Grewal, who founded the general practice 25 years ago, said Daily Mail Australia that Nadir was very nice, but was dismissed from his work about the incident.
Lawyer Mohamad Sakr said that his client is trying to “make up for what happened.”
“My client sends a very genuine apology to not only that individual, but also to the Jewish community as a whole,” he added.
It is understood
Nurses and medical professionals gather during a nurses and midwives collect against hate speech, in Sydney on Thursday
In the meantime, Abu Lebdeh's uncle spoke out yesterday and claimed that she suffered an 'extreme panic attack' after the video had gone viral.
“I try to calm her down to see what the F *** happened,” he said.
“She has been a nurse because God knows how long. She has never done anything to hurt someone. '
The incident has encouraged Bankstown Hospital to remove a photo uploaded to the Instagram page with a woman in a 'free Palestine' t-shirt, which was included in the hospital newsletter.
It is understood that Nadir and Abu Lebdeh have not yet formally spoken with the police, but have contact with officers.
Detectives have also asked Mr. Veifer for the full, rough version of the video he recorded with the nurses who make the common comments because they assess which charges, if present, can be laid.
Nurses say that the anti-Israeli video is not how we are as a profession '
An extensive evaluation of the incident takes place, while police investigations continue, said NSW -Premier Chris Minns
NSW Premier Chris Minns admitted that the incident had broken confidence in the public health system.
“We can't have examples of nude racism from officials who are exhibited on social media or somewhere,” he told reporters on Thursday.
“I can't promise that every caregiver does not have the same hatred or the same views, but what I can say is the proof that it is a small, small fraction,” said Mr Minns.
An extensive overview of the incident would take place, he added.
The comments were convicted by political, medical and community leaders and led to urgent audits of patient care in the Bankstown-membercombe Hospital.
Earlier, Minister of Health Ryan Park said that a 'conversation' would happen on Thursday with hospital staff to make it clear that such comments were unacceptable and ensuring that people feel confident to seek care if they were sick or injured.
“If we have a cultural problem or challenge in certain hospitals, then we will pick it up to the bottom,” he said Nine's TodayShow.
A first study by NSW Health found no evidence that the care for Israeli patients was affected, but will follow a more thorough examination.
