The attack on Arab medical staff at Rambam exposes the limits of Israel’s liberal discourse. Calling out racism is not enough when Palestinians are treated as non-persons
The blood libel against the Arab medical team at Rambam Hospital reminds many in the liberal camp, which is busy preparing for the general election, that Israel is a racist and violent country. In the online posts and articles that have been written about the incident and will no doubt be written after the next one, it’s easy and convenient to call out racism as the other side’s problem.