She hoped he would operate on her - and then told him what she would do if an Arab doctor arrived

Prof. Fuad Azzam from Ichilov called on the Health Minister and the medical establishment to speak out against racism, following a racist attack against a doctor at Assaf Harofeh Hospital. In an interview with Radio 103FM, he recounted a patient who said she would leave if an Arab doctor operated on her, unaware that he himself is Arab.

Prof. Fuad Azzam, an Arab doctor from Ichilov Hospital, called on the Health Minister and the medical establishment to speak out against racism, following a racist attack against a doctor at Assaf Harofeh Hospital. In an interview with Radio 103FM, he described the rising wave of racism toward the Arab population, comparing the situation to the tale of 'The Emperor's New Clothes.' He criticized media publications he termed 'an anti-Arab trend' and argued that the lack of governmental condemnation allows the phenomenon to expand. Prof. Azzam told of a patient who said she would leave the hospital if an Arab doctor treated her, unaware that he himself was the Arab doctor. After he revealed his identity, she stayed for treatment. The article presents Prof. Azzam's statements without a response from official sources.

She hoped he would operate on her - and then told him what she would do if an Arab doctor arrived