Authorities are investigating two healthcare workers who threatened an Israeli man online, boasting of past killings of Jewish patients.

Identifying themselves as doctors, the man and woman interacted with the Israeli man on Chatroulette, a random video chat platform.

Upon learning the man’s nationality, the woman responded with a threat, using offensive language and stating, “it’s , not your country you piece of s—,” according to the video.

When the Israeli man appealed for peace, the threats escalated, with the woman declaring, “when the time comes, I want you to remember my face, so you can understand that you will die the most disgusting death.”

They refused to treat him, adding that they would kill him if he came to .

The man, wearing scrubs, made a throat-slashing gesture while saying, “you have no idea how many Israelis came to this hospital and…,”

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns confirmed their employment at Bankstown Hospital.

Minns and Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed the swift identification and suspension of the pair by NSW authorities. 

“They have rightly been referred to the NSW Police for ,” Albanese stated on X. “Individuals found to have committed criminal antisemitic acts will face the full force of our laws.”

Albanese condemned the “vile” comments and actions.

“The antisemitic video circulating today is disgusting,” he wrote. “The footage is sickening and shameful. These antisemitic comments, driven by hate, have no place in our health system and no place anywhere in Australia.”

A recent arson attack on a Melbourne synagogue on December 6 is under investigation as a potential hate crime. Other incidents of car arsons and vandalism have targeted Sydney’s Jewish community.

The Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) reported over 2,000 antisemitic incidents in Australia since October 7, 2023, based on data collected between October 1, 2023, and September 30, 2024.

In a Tuesday press conference, Alexander Ryvchin, ECAJ co-chief executive officer, highlighted the growing insecurity felt by Jewish community members in Australian hospitals.

“Hospitals are a place where people should never feel unsafe,” Ryvchin stated. “It’s the exact contrary. People should feel entirely comfortable that they’ll be treated based on their condition and humanity, not in the way that we saw in that video.”

He described the incident as “the tip of the iceberg,” believing similar ideologies exist among other Australians.

“Antisemitism has sadly taken root in Australia, and we need to expunge it root and branch,” Ryvchin said. “There need to be consequences.”

Australia recently enacted a hate crimes bill introducing mandatory minimum sentences, including six years for terrorist offenses, three years for financing terrorism, and one year for displaying hate symbols.

“There have been similar instances of such behavior in Sydney and Perth where perpetrators have been convicted and given only a token fine,” the ECAJ stated on its website. “That is also unacceptable because perpetrators come to regard such fines as merely the cost of “doing business” and not as a real deterrent.”

Despite facing increased intolerance, Australia’s Jewish population (0.4%) remains significantly smaller than its Muslim population (3.2%).

The Australian Federal Police previously launched an operation targeting threats, violence, and hatred against the Jewish community, Digital reported. 

Additionally, the Prime Minister allocated $25 million (approximately $15 million USD) starting in 2022 to enhance security for Jewish organizations, according to a He also acted against hate speech, banning the Nazi salute.

‘ Beth Bailey contributed to this story.