Antwerp – 90 Year-Old Jewish Woman Denied Treatment By Doctor In Belgium; “Go To Gaza,” Dr. Tells Her

Antwerp – A Belgian doctor manning a 24 hr. medical hotline twice refused to treat a 90 year-old Jewish woman suffering from a broken rib Wednesday night, telling her instead to “go to Gaza.”

JOODSACTUEEL.be (http://bit.ly/1u3jW2H) reports that the doctor later confirmed his denial, telling a family friend and Antwerp councilman that he made the comments in an “emotion frenzy” over the ongoing conflict in Gaza.

After hours in agonizing pain, Bertha Klein finally had her son, an American, call the hotline at 11 p.m. Wednesday night.

The doctor, who later confirmed that he knew immediately through the son’s American accent that he was calling on behalf of a Jewish woman, told the son “I will not come” before slamming the phone down.

Stunned, Bertha’s son called back only to be told by the doctor “send her to the Gaza Strip for a few hours, she will not feel any more pain.”

The son then called family friend, Antwerp councilman Samuel Markowitz, who in turn called the doctor, recording his conversation in process.

The doctor told Markowitz he made the comments in an “emotional frenzy.”

Markowitz, along with Kelin’s son, have filed racism and xenophobia reports with the Health Department and local police.

Klein’s son said his mother was in tears following the incident, saying, “This reminds me of what we went through in Europe 70 years ago. I never thought that day would be repeated.”