Rambam denies claims Arab staff mistreated wounded soldier after family sounds alarm
Stav Levaton is a military reporter for The Times of IsraelThe Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa on Sunday denied allegations of malpractice, after relatives of a soldier recently injured in Lebanon accused the hospital’s Arab staff of mistreating their loved one.The accusations were quickly echoed by far-right politicians, while Arab MKs hit back, saying the incident was another example of widespread racism against Arab-Israelis who are deeply integrated in Israel’s health care system.One of the accusers, Yehoshua Shani, chairman of the right-wing Gvura Forum for families of soldiers killed fighting in Gaza and father of the late Cpt. Ori Mordechay Shani, is the uncle of one of four soldiers who were seriously wounded last week after being hit by an explosive device in the southern Lebanon town of Majdal Zoun.Shani took to X on Sunday to accuse the hospital’s night-shift nursing staff, which he described as “Arabic-speakers,” of depriving…
Rambam Health Care Campus in Haifa has denied allegations of mistreatment from the family of a soldier wounded in Lebanon, who accused the hospital's Arab staff of neglect. Relatives claimed Arabic-speaking night staff deprived the soldier of water and roughly handled him. Defense Minister Israel Katz and National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir called for investigations, with Ben Gvir suggesting potential "harassment on a nationalist basis." Rambam, however, stated, "After reviewing the incident, we reject the claims that the patient was treated inappropriately." The hospital's response drew criticism from some Arab staff who felt unsupported. Prof. Hagai Levine of the Israeli Association of Public Health Physicians condemned the accusations as "dangerous blood libel," while Arab MKs Ayman Odeh and Ahmad Tibi criticized the politicians and defended the hospital's diverse staff.
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