Marked for Death? You Never Know

"It's Palestine's country, not your country, you piece of shit."

"When your time comes, I want you to remember my face so you can understand you will die the most disgusting death."

"I won't treat them, I will kill them [Jewish patients admitted to hospital under her tender loving care]."

"You have no idea how many Israeli dog[s] came to this hospital and I send them to Jahannam [hell]." 

Australian health worker Sarah Abu Lebdeh

Bankstown Hospital workers Ahmad Rashad Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh, seen in the video. 

Jahannam, Arabic for Hell Persian Miniature

"[This video is] one of the most vile, shocking and appalling videos I've ever seen." 

"I say to the people of New South Wales, but in particular the Jewish community, I as the New South Wales health minister am so very sorry that  you're having to deal with this, this morning."

NSW Health Minister Ryan Park

 

"[The Association condemns] in the strongest possible terms today's antisemitic commentary within the health system."

"This behaviour will not be tolerated."

Kathryn Austin, president, Australia Medical Association 

In an Australian hospital there were two of their health-worker employees of Arabic backgrounds who felt free to identify themselves as health workers so infused with hatred for Jews -- and Israelis in particular -- that they did not hesitate to threaten a young Israeli man with death, taunting him with reference to how they had treated other Israelis who had appeared at the southwestern Sydney, New South Wales Bankstown Hospital where they were employed.

 

The two workers were subsequently identified as having with great pleasure said they would not only refuse to treat any hospitalized Israelis that came under their care, but had gone further, actually killing patients who were known to be Israeli. An investigation is underway to determine whether their boasts of serving up death rather than health care to Israelis actually has taken place. In the interim, the two health care workers were relieved of their hospital positions.

 

The scenario unfolded when a vlogger from Israel, a man by the name of Max Veifer happened to connect with the pair on the Chatruletka app, which links users randomly. "Eventually  you're going to get killed and go to Jahanna [Hell], Inshallah", Ahmad Rashad Nadir, the male health care worker said to  Veifer once he had upfront identified himself as Israeli. 

 

The female health worker in a Muslim headscarf then entered the frame of the video and began her abusive threats against the life of the Israeli vlogger. It was explained to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation by the  woman's lawyer, Mohamed Sakr, that his client had forwarded a "very sincere apology to not only that individual, but to the Jewish community as a whole". Such a sincere apology is a reflection of reconsideration of consequences of lurid threatening language brought to the public eye and ear.

 

Mr Nadir and Ms Lebdeh's registrations were suspended. (ABC News: Jak Rowland)

 

Obviously, the Australian Jewish community will be on high alert, their antisemitism antennae set to high in any future hospital admissions where they might come to harm. From within the community as well as other critics of the current government of Australia comes the question whether the Jewish community in Australia would see less savage targeting if their Prime Minister Anthony Albanese cared enough to react appropriately in the instances of ongoing arson attacks on synagogues and childcare centres.

 

Australia's voting record in the United Nations -- when the usual sanctions against Israel that single out the tiny nation of Jews for human rights violations led in nominations for censure through the UN General Assembly by the membership United Nations countries that just so happen to be true violators of human rights -- has been impeccably damning, seeing fit to condemn a fellow democracy seated in a sea of countries in the Middle East that have repeatedly attempted, and failed, to destroy its presence in the Middle East.

Israeli content creator Max Veifer said he had served in the IDF in the longer video. (Supplied)

So that when, in this instance, Australia's prime minister stated that the video footage of the verbal and existential assault against the Israeli by the two medical workers, one of whom initially posed as a physician, stated his impression of the "sickening and shameful" attack, and his 'relief' by the removal from the NSW health system of the two offending health workers, Jews in Australia are somewhat less than comforted. 

The 115,000 Australian Jews have every reason to feel haunted and hunted as a result of the continual antisemitic, anti-Israel sympathies parading through their streets, particularly in the wake of the atrocities of October 7, 2023, and the subsequent retaliatory reaction against Hamas terrorists governing Gaza who have vowed their intention of committing many more October 7s, to no disavowal by their government.

 

Every time an Australian Jew sees yet another Swastika painted on walls and windows of vandalized Jewish-owned or -occupied buildings, and vehicles it represents a shocking reminder that their lives of secure citizenship are under duress, their future threatened.

 

 Bankstown Hospital workers Ahmad Rashad Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh, seen in the video.