Religious Zionism-Identity candidate: "Arabs have taken over Israel's healthcare system"

Rabbi Yitzchak Zaga, a candidate for the Religious Zionism-Identity party, claimed at an activist conference that Arabs have taken over Israel's healthcare system. He spoke of nurses afraid to work with Arab doctors and claimed that Arab students receive licenses despite low grades, without providing evidence or names.

Rabbi Yitzchak Zaga, the eighth-place candidate on the 'Religious Zionism-Identity' list, made a series of statements against Arab citizens at an activist conference last night (Tuesday), claiming they have taken over Israel's healthcare system and other sectors of the economy. Zaga spoke of nurses who, he claimed, are afraid to work shifts staffed only by Arab doctors, and alleged that Arab medical students receive licenses to practice even though they do not meet academic requirements. According to him, this constitutes a 'danger to life.' Zaga did not name those involved or provide details of the cases he referenced. He added that Arab doctors allegedly receive preferential treatment over their Jewish counterparts in hospitals, declaring that 'they have taken over Israel's healthcare system.' Zaga clarified that his claims are not limited to the healthcare system, stating that 'in many sectors, they have taken over us.' Toward the end of his remarks, he presented his party as capable of addressing the situation he described.