Antisemitism can spread its ugly wings anywhere and in any shape or form.
It’s bad enough that unruly, uneducated mobs are out there in force spreading the lies from terrorists hellbent on destroying Israel and killing the Jews. But the antisemitic plague is spreading through society where officialdom is adopting a political platform in preference to professionalism.
Let’s look at the incident experienced by Dr. Amit Frenkel last September 2025.
Dr. Frenkel is head of the intensive care unit at Soroka Medical Center in Beersheva.
On October 7, 2023, he was multi-casualty incident manager at the Soroka Hospital.
During the morning hours, helicopters, ambulances and private cars poured into the hospital with soldiers and civilians badly injured, many fighting for their lives.
On that day Dr. Frenkel oversaw and performed 318 life-saving surgeries in 3 hours.
By the end of the day he treated more than 600 patients.
In early September 2025, he was requested to give lectures in Holland about the medical response and treatment of the 600 patients. The request came from a staff member of Raboud Medical Centre.
Holland Amsterdam University Medical Centre, and Leiden University Medical Centre staff were also anxious to hear the lectures.
However, the request was denied. A blatant rebuff.
Nothing to do with the vast experience and expertise of Dr. Frenkel during the emergency in Israel, but in a letter to the staff member, the Radboud Dean professor cited serious concerns about the request.
He was seriously concerned over safety, referring to the possibility of violence by anti-Israel activists.
“The topic of medical response to terrorists calamities is indeed an important subject, however considering the broader tragedy of the Israel-Hamas war it cannot be done in a politically neutral fashion.”
Pretty language, just another way of saying Israelis are not welcome in Holland.
Later, in an interview with a Dutch newspaper, Dr. Frenkel commented.
“I am here as a doctor, not as a politician. When we put on our medical uniform, we leave our opinions behind. It is a shock to feel this hatred.”
The Dutch Jewish Community expressed anger at the decision from Raboud Medical Centre.
A former leader of the Central Jewish Board of the Netherlands remarked that the administration of Raboud is fully in the grip of extremists.
“They feel free to incite against Israel and Zionism every day.”
An employee of Raboud, Harry Pettit, has repeatedly called for violence against Israelis.
He tweeted that “Israel will only be dismantled by force.”
It is abundantly clear that education about Israel and the Jewish world will not stamp out or contain the growth of antisemitism in universities or other educational institutions.
When administrators of universities around the world consider political action on campus as acceptable, we should query the level of tuition they provide.
Education, they say, is the key to stamping out antisemitism.
Let’s look at the facts, not the theory.
After more than 80 years, there are still people who believe the Holocaust was a myth designed by the Jews.
And the Jews have also been targeted by others who claim that 911 was a Jewish plot.
Perhaps education is highly commendable, but to spend millions of dollars over time trying to stamp out antisemitism has had little, if any, affect in changing the status quo that has existed for some 2000 years.
