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Doctors blast hospital's African refugee isolation policy
Sarit Rosenblum
Published: 04.07.12, 20:03
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31. Apartheid? Give me a break!
Phoenix ,   Israel   (07.05.12)
These illegals are only giving us more problems using the services we pay with our taxes! They are an expesinve not invited guest! We need to get rid of them before is too late. We owe them nothing! They are in our country illegally for the love of reason! Stupid leftist, lets see them taking these African savages to their houses.
32. i dont want any infintlator lays next to me. period
alex   (07.05.12)
33. one has to be a moron to call this "apartheid"
rick ,   walnut creek   (07.05.12)
however advised or ill-advised the decision, for Israelis to use a potent slander hurled by Israel's mortal enemies constitutes unforgivable stupidity. of course, "apartheid" is a system based exclusively on racial distinctions. the issue in this case is NOT racial. it is about the legal status of the illegal immigrants (and the idiocy of those who feel that Israel can and should absorb anyone who can drag him or herself across the border; HOW MANY BILLIONS OF REFUGEES CAN ISRAEL ACCEPT?). so, the morons who slander Israel in this way are doubly despicable. DON'T BE STUPID.
34. #6 Charles
Sarah B ,   U.S.A. / Israel   (07.05.12)
Are you second guessing me idiot?
35. #32 alex
Avi ,   Israel   (07.05.12)
With the way you smell Alex, you do not have to worry because 'Infiltrators' would not want to lay next to you...
36. #27 Judith Horowitz
Avi ,   Israel   (07.05.12)
I disagree with you Judith, you are assuming that this Sarah B is human and this is where you went wrong...
37. heyyyyyyyy
seare ,   german   (07.05.12)
this is stupidity and dirtness.shame fore u guys how come u say u r first world
38. The fence
Philip . ,   Afula Israel   (07.05.12)
They came across the border illlegally and dont pay health insurance and they are not welcome.I say shoot to kill anybody trying to enter without permission.Not P.C I know but thats what I really feel and think. Enough already.
39. To Sarah B & others who don't see the racism in this
HW2012 ,   Jerusalem, Israel   (07.05.12)
First of all, I HAVE sat with people who have TB & I do not have it (have been tested). It takes prolonged exposure, such as by a family member, to get tuberculosis. Secondly, TB was never totally eradicated & exists even in the US. The Asian population actually has 3 Xs the rate of TB than the African born population, so where is that mentioned here? If you tested the Israeli population there would be some symptomless TB existent & also the Asian foreign workers probably have much higher rates...So, isolating & testing only "Africans" is a bit counterproductive if you're not going to check the overall population which the "Africans" could have picked it up from....
40. Only infectious people should be isolated.
Clap Hammer ,   TA Israel   (07.05.12)
'It is incumbent upon the State of Israel to protect the weakest among us -- hospitalized Israelis -- who should not be brought into contact with these life-threatening illnesses. ' If, and only IF a person is shown to have an infectious disease, then they should be isolated. Whatever their skin color or origin.
41. 29
zionist forever   (07.05.12)
I don't think its about racism I think alot of it is about MONEY. These people have neither health insurance or enough money of their own to pay for treatment and as Israel does not have a national health service thats free for all then if the patient or their insurance don't pay for the treatment then the hospital is out of pocket. There are 60,000+ Africans in the country 99% can't pay their bills. If each one of them needed just 100 Shekel worth of treatment that would end up costing the hospitals 6 million Shekel so if you were running a hospital would you want to be treating these people? This is another reason why they should all be kept in government run detention centre's where they can get medical care.
42. something missing in the article
Ruth ,   IL   (07.05.12)
We learn from the article that ilegal African patients in the hospital cannot receive visitors. This is obviously because other patients need to be protected against the risk of infection by the visitors. Only for African women giving birth it is considered to open a separate ward. Why? The question is not even asked in the text and certainly not answered. The explanation making most sense to me would be that they should be able to receive visitors.
43. to 34 , no , but sure is sure
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (07.05.12)
I wanted to write YES .
44. To # 24 , And you know .....TRY # 3
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (07.05.12)
it better as all the doctors who protest at this hospital ? Do you thinkk that infected people , ill , can make the journey to Israel in those bad conditions ? Are our Jewish brethren , those from Ethiopia , also infected with all those diseases ? Now , the next time you need a vet , for you , ask him first if he's a leftist ....
45. AVI , 36 . I don't agree
Charles ,   Petach Tikva   (07.05.12)
She's INHUMAN , another of her "qualities"
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