An alarming case has come to light in the Belgian town of Knokke, where a 9-year-old girl seeking treatment at a local hospital discovered that her medical file contained what appears to be an antisemitic remark.
The child had been treated for “traumatic pain in the lower part of the left arm.” However, in the section of the official report listing allergies, the attending physician recorded the entry as “Jewish (Israeli)” — a statement entirely unrelated to her medical condition and without any clinical basis. The fact that this was written in an official medical document has raised serious concerns about professional misconduct.
According to the JID organization, which monitors and combats antisemitism, the doctor involved is of Middle Eastern origin and has previously shared anti-Israel messages in Arabic on his social media accounts. JID announced that it plans to file formal complaints with both Belgian law enforcement authorities and the country’s medical regulatory board.
“This is not only an antisemitic slur recorded in a child’s medical file, but also a blatant violation of medical ethics,” JID said in a statement. “Such actions by a medical professional tarnish the integrity of the entire Belgian healthcare system.”
The organization further stressed that this incident reflects a larger, troubling trend that has been emerging across Europe, particularly since October 7. Jewish patients in several countries have reported feeling increasingly unsafe when seeking medical care. JID cited additional reports from Ireland, Britain, Norway, and elsewhere, where Jewish individuals have encountered bias or felt compelled to conceal their identity out of fear of discrimination.
“Antisemitism must never become the norm, especially not in official medical documentation concerning a child,” JID urged. “We expect the hospital and the Belgian Medical Council to address this matter with the utmost seriousness.”
Ralph Pace, chairman of JID, described the situation as “a case of maximum severity,” vowing to pursue all possible legal and disciplinary actions against the doctor. “Writing such a note in a medical report crosses every red line,” he declared.
This is embarrassing for Matzav to post. “geen allergie” in Dutch means No Allergies. So the next line is probably just listing race but definitely not listing jewish as an allergy
Such a shame that you reported this inaccurately.
Sure this is driven by antisemitism but still it should be reported accurately as reporting like this plays into the hands of antisemites who will claim to be anti Israel but not anti semitic.
Being anti any nationality is bad and being anti israeli is driven by antisemitism but inaccurate reporting plays into the hands of these evil people.
The medical document stated ‘israeli’ not ‘jewish’ as you reported