Investigation launched after video of man in NSW Health scrubs shown making threatening comments about Israeli patients

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Investigation launched after video of man in NSW Health scrubs shown making threatening comments about Israeli patients
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An investigation has been launched after a video showing a man wearing NSW Health scrubs and claiming to be a hospital doctor making what the health minister has described as 'dehumanising and unacceptable' comments.

Two people, including a man in NSW Health scrubs claiming to be a hospital doctor, and a woman speaking with Israel i content creator Max Veifer .

It is one of several videos on Mr Veifer's account that appears to feature conversations with people in different parts of the world — mainly the Middle East — on the app Chatruletka, which connects users with others at random. "You have no idea how many Israeli dog came to this hospital and I send them to Jahannam," he says.NSW Health Minister Ryan Park slammed the "appalling video" and said he had called on the health department to begin an investigation into the two people in the video."They made me sick to my stomach.""If the investigation concludes that this behaviour has occurred, these individuals will no longer be working for NSW Health," Mr Park said.

Australia Medical Association president Dr Kathryn Austin said the company condemned "in the strongest possible terms today's antisemitic commentary within the health system".

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