by Sir Michael Ellis, Telegraph
If we fail to address this issue the consequences will soon affect not just Jews, but the whole of British society
A ceasefire may largely be holding in the Middle East, at least for the time being, but anti-Jew hatred in the UK very much continues, and it has infected our institutions.
Hatred of Jews is as old as the pharaohs. But history shows that when the very institutions of a state fail to protect their Jewish minority then the threat starts to apply to the future of the state itself, not just of its Jewish population. Britain is moving with frightening rapidity in this dangerous direction.
Some of the institutions that make Britain what it is and what has drawn so many from around the world to our shores to live in our tolerant and benevolent society are showing signs of this disease:
The NHS
Around 500 complaints of anti-Semitism relating to 123 doctors were submitted to the General Medical Council in the last two years, according to figures collated by Jewish News. But the even more worrying figure is that the responsible bodies simply shut down 84 per cent of these complaints at the triage stage.
The Health Secretary Wes Streeting has rightly said that medical institutions are “completely failing to protect Jewish patients”. The Prime Minister has ordered a review of anti-Semitism in the NHS from the Government’s independent adviser on anti-Semitism, saying there are too many cases “simply not being dealt with”.
Well, if the Prime Minister does not have confidence in the system how does he think Jewish patients feel?