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London hospitals ban Palestine flags after Jewish patients complain (www.telegraph.co.uk)

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Staff at some of London’s biggest NHS hospitals have been banned from wearing pro-Palestine symbols after complaints they were “upsetting and intimidating” vulnerable patients.

The move came after UK Lawyers for Israel (UKLFI) raised the case of a young Jewish woman who attended Whipps Cross for a caesarean and encountered three members of staff wearing pro-Palestine badges in a 24-hour period.

Two wore “Free Palestine” badges on their lanyards and one had a watermelon symbol, a reference to the Palestinian colours, pinned to their uniform.

The woman, who attended Whipps Cross in January, said: “The display of these symbols made me feel extremely vulnerable, particularly given the level of anti-Semitic activity we’re all witnessing via the extreme elements of online activity and at the UK-wide marches.

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[–] SARGE@startrek.website 23 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Oh look, another person intentionally conflating ANTI-ISRAEL with ANTISEMITIC

They are not the same, and if you think they are then you might wanna check on your racist thoughts. Not all jews are Israeli, and not all Israelis are Jewish. The only ones who benefit from you thinking this is the Israeli government that uses this to shield themselves from criticism of their genocidal war crimes.

[–] scratchee@feddit.uk 2 points 12 hours ago

Hell, you can take the logic a step further: this isn’t necessarily anti-Israel even.

People can show support for Palestine without making any claim against Israel’s right to exist too.