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Israeli politicians push to remove Arabic from hospitals
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Israeli politicians and pundits are calling to eliminate Arabic from hospital wards in a country where Palestinian citizens comprise a quarter of the population, Middle East Eye reported. The campaign characterizes the use of Arabic in medical settings as a threat to the nation's Jewish character, framing it as an effort to "Judaise medicine."
Palestinian doctors working in Israeli hospitals face mounting pressure as part of this broader push to marginalize the Arabic language in healthcare settings. The effort reflects escalating tensions over the role of Palestinian citizens and their cultural and linguistic rights within Israel's medical institutions.
