Health Ministry Director General denounces 'racist discourse' around Rambam Medical Center

Health Ministry Director General Moshe Bar Siman Tov has strongly denounced what he termed "racist discourse" targeting the staff of Rambam Medical Center. During a visit to wounded soldiers at the hospital, Bar Siman Tov emphasized the noble mission of healthcare professionals in saving lives and alleviating suffering.

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The medical teams in our healthcare system are committed to the most noble mission that human beings carry out for others, saving lives, alleviating suffering, and improving quality of life.

"The medical teams in our healthcare system are committed to the most noble mission that human beings carry out for others, saving lives, alleviating suffering, and improving quality of life," Bar Siman Tov stated. He praised the system for its resilience during emergencies and peacetime, highlighting that the trust it receives stems from its commitment and the representation of all parts of Israeli society within it, both as caregivers and patients.

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Our shared existence within the healthcare system is not a constraint, but an ideal. It is the secret of our strength, and it should serve as a model for Israeli society as a whole.

Bar Siman Tov addressed complaints made by a family of a wounded soldier, confirming they were reviewed "professionally and objectively" by the hospital director and subsequently rejected. He expressed his full backing and trust in the hospital teams. Parents of wounded soldiers also directly informed the Health Ministry that they knew the Rambam teams were providing the best possible care.

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I give her and the hospital teams my full backing and trust them completely in the care they provide to every person.

Activists from the Standing Together movement visited Rambam Hospital to show solidarity with its employees, distributing flowers to medical teams. "We stand with the medical teams who are now under a racist attack. The first to embrace this attack were members of the government of blood, whose only offering is more division and more racism," said Amin Amara, a member of Standing Together's leadership. "People in hospitals work day and night to save lives- people who provide care with dedication and endless patience- and now they are being forced to endure racism simply because they are Arabs."

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We stand with the medical teams who are now under a racist attack. The first to embrace this attack were members of the government of blood, whose only offering is more division and more racism.