The letter criticizes politicians and the media for ignoring Israel’s actions in Gaza, while criticizing the prompt response to the incident.
An open letter denies what they call “selective anger” in response to an incident involving two Sydney nurses who boast to hurt Jewish patients I signed it.
The letter accused politicians of ignoring Israel’s actions in Gaza, and after it was first aired publicly, the incident quickly criticised public criticism.
The controversy is that two hospital nurses in Bankstown, Ahmad Rashad Nadi and Sarah Abu Lebde, are now known to be the ones who are in uniform, and are told that Israeli content creator Max Weifer is a video chat platform that has fallen into uniforms and that Israeli patient is being violated by Israeli patients. It started when he got caught up in a video chat platform while he was boasting about it when he refused to refuse treatment. A previous patient was killed.
The response was quick, with health minister Ryan Park calling a press conference a few hours later and ordered a nurse.
They are currently prohibited from practicing anywhere in the country and are faced with ongoing investigations by the New South Wales Police.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and NSW Prime Minister Chris Mins also denounced the nurses’ comments and federal leaders.
Claims of “calculated, politically motivated anger”
A letter from a group of Muslims on February 18th denounced the nurse’s comments, but argued that the response was disproportionate and politically driven.
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“As representative of the Australian Muslim community, we assert that all forms of discrimination based on race and religion are unacceptable and that health care should be provided justifiably to all. But this statement addresses selective anger and political motivations surrounding recent controversy.”
The signatories denounced politicians and the double standard media, noting that Israeli military action in Gaza often received little or no condemnation.
“Frustration and anger directed towards Israel are not expressions of hatred towards Jews, but are direct responses to violent and inhuman policies,” the statement said.
The letter further argued that criticism of nurses was “designed” to manipulate public opinion.
“This is not a failure of consistency. It is the intentional engineering of public morality,” it states.
In response, former Queensland Premier Campbell Newman said it was a “worriing moment.”
“At this stage they seem ready to defend the ineffectiveness. That’s not acceptable.”
The divided Muslim response
The statement was signed by the Islamic Council of Australia, the Islamic Council of Victoria, the Islamic Council of Western Australia, and several local Muslim groups and leaders.
It was specifically approved by Hizb Ut-Tahrir Australia, a Muslim group that is banned in several countries, including the UK and Germany. He also signed the letter, as did the Al Madina Dawa Centre, where leader Wissam Haddad has been accused of spreading hate speech.
Grassroots political groups, Muslim votes, and Muslim votes also supported the letter.
However, some of Australia’s largest Muslim organizations, including the Australian National Council of Imams and the Lebanon Muslim Association (LMA), did not sign the letter.
LMA secretary Gamel Kheir has signed individual signers.
