‘Jewish Supremacy’ rant doctor reportedly suspended from North London hospital
A social media account attributed to Dr Ellen Kriesels also described 7 October as 'Always trying to frame the Jews as victims. So ridiculous,. So excruciating. So exhausting'
A doctor whose rants about ‘Jewish supremacy’ were exposed by Jewish News has reportedly been suspended from her role as a consultant developmental paediatrician at a North London hospital.
Dr Ellen Kriesels, who is also a named doctor for child protection at the Whittington Hospital in Highgate, which has many Jewish patients, was photographed at an anti-Israel demonstration on Saturday 6 September, holding a sign featuring a flag of Israel – with the six points of the Star of David emblazoned with the words “Rape”, “Steal”, “Cry”, “Lie”, “Cheat” and “Kill”.
Last week, Jewish News reported how a social media account featuring Kreisels’ name and picture was found to have been sharing extreme messages directed at Jews – including anti-Zionist Jews, whose denunciations of Israel’s actions in Gaza appear to have not been satisfactory enough for her.
“Virtually every Jew has some feelings of supremacy (result of their Zionist upbringing) and they might oppose Zionism, but they are not going to challenge their precious community. That just doesn’t feel right to them!” Kreisels said in a response to Rahmeh Aladwan, another doctor notorious for diatribes about “Jewish supremacy”.
Another read: “When one claims to oppose Zionism but goes on and on about their Jewish heritage and Jewish millennia of persecution, one shows their feelings of Jewish supremacy, never mind they oppose the political ideology of Zionism. Jewish supremacy underpins Zionism.”
Last week, a Whittington Health NHS Trust spokesperson said that it was “taking appropriate action to investigate”, but that “it would not be appropriate to comment further on an internal management issue.”
However, The Telegraph has now reported that a source within the trust has confirmed Kriesels has been suspended from her position.
Talking about 7 October 2023, when Hamas murdered 1,200 men, woman and children, the paediatrician said “Some Jews ‘merely’ say it was a progrom [sic]. Other Jews ‘merely’ say that it was antisemitic. Always trying to frame the Jews as victims. So ridiculous,. So excruciating. So exhausting.”
Specifically describing Hamas members killed in Gaza, Kriesels said: “The non-civilians are Hamas and whether they are 1% or 18% of the Palestinians slaughtered, they should not have been killed either. Do not whitewash the murder of Hamas members. They are a political party and oppressed resistance fighters. NOT terrorists.”
Last week, the Whittington NHS spokesperson said: “We do wish to make clear that there is no place at Whittington Health for any form of discrimination, racism, antisemitism or islamophobia and that any opinions any employee may express in their private capacity do not reflect the views of the Trust in any way.”
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