Posted on 02/12/25
| News Source: FOX News
Two Australian healthcare workers are being investigated after threatening to kill an Israeli man on camera, claiming they had previously killed Jews in their care.
The man and woman, who said they were doctors, spoke with the man via Chatrouletka, a website where strangers are matched internationally to have conversations.
After the Israeli man revealed his nationality, the female worker said "it's Palentine's country, not your country you piece of s---," according to the video.
As the Israeli man asked for peace, the conversation escalated, and the woman said "when the time comes, I want you to remember my face, so you can understand that you will die the most disgusting death."
The pair went on to say they would not treat the man and would kill him if he came to their hospital.
The man in scrubs said "you have no idea how many Israelis came to this hospital and…," while sliding his arm across his neck in a throat-slashing motion.
New South Wales Premier Chris Minns confirmed the two individuals are workers at Bankstown Hospital.
Minns and Australia Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed the pair were identified quickly and were "stood down" by NSW authorities.
"They have rightly been referred to the NSW Police for criminal investigation," Albanese wrote in a statement Tuesday on X. "Individuals found to have committed criminal antisemitic acts will face the full force of our laws."
Albanese described the comments as "vile," and condemned the healthcare workers' actions.
"The antisemitic video circulating today is disgusting," he wrote. "The footage is sickening and shameful. These antisemitic comments, driven by hate, have no place in our health system and no place anywhere in Australia."
A synagogue was fire-bombed in Melbourne on Dec. 6, which authorities are now investigating as a likely terrorist attack. Other reports indicate cars have been set aflame and buildings have been vandalized in Sydney Jewish communities.
The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) has reported more than 2,000 antisemitic incidents in Australia since Palestinian militants attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023. Data was collected between Oct. 1, 2023 and Sept. 30, 2024.
In a news conference on Tuesday, Alexander Ryvchin, ECAJ co-chief executive officer, said members of the community have felt unsafe at Australian hospitals."Hospitals are a place where people should never feel unsafe," Ryvchin said. "It's the exact contrary. People should feel entirely comfortable that they'll be treated based on their condition and humanity, not in the way that we saw in that video."