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A Muslim nurse in the Netherlands is under criminal investigation after allegedly posting death threats against Israeli patients on social media, raising serious concerns about antisemitic radicalization within the country’s healthcare sector.
Btissame Chait-Said, a home care nurse in the town of Driebergen-Rijsenburg, is accused of writing on Instagram that “all Zionists can die in healthcare and I’m happy to help.” In another post, she reportedly wrote: “You know what I do to Zionists: As a nurse practitioner, I give them an extra injection so they go to heaven.”
Dutch police confirmed they were investigating the posts, which were deleted shortly after they appeared online, along with Chait-Said’s Instagram and other social media accounts.
Chait-Said has denied authorship of the messages, claiming her account was hacked.
“I did not make the statements in question and I completely distance myself from them,” she told the Dutch paper De Telegraaf, adding that she bears no ill will “toward the Jewish people, nor toward any other people, race, religion, or orientation.”
But further reporting by De Telegraaf revealed a pattern of incendiary rhetoric tied to Chait-Said’s online presence. In August 2023, she allegedly posted, “Islam will always remain and there is nothing you pigs can do about it,” and warned, “Your time will come. Spare no one,” in reference to Zionists.
Authorities questioned Chait-Said last week. The investigation remains ongoing.
Pattern of Threats in Healthcare
This case follows a similarly disturbing incident earlier this year in Australia, when two nurses at a Sydney hospital — Ahmad Rashad Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh — were caught on video threatening to kill Israeli patients and vowing to deny them treatment.
The footage, posted by Israeli influencer Max Veifer, showed the pair expressing open hatred for Israelis and claiming to have sent “Israeli dogs” to “Jahannam” (Islamic hell). Both were suspended from their positions and charged with federal offenses.
Two NSW healthcare nurses from Bankstown Hospital were stood down and are under investigation by police after claiming on camera they killed Israeli patients. This horrific incident raises urgent concerns: How many individuals like this work in other Australian hospitals?… pic.twitter.com/F0ywNhQdtK
— Piazza Victoria (@Piazza_VIC) February 11, 2025
Such statements, particularly from licensed medical professionals, have sparked global outrage and heightened fears among Jewish communities. The expectation that healthcare workers operate without prejudice is a foundational ethical principle. Violations of that trust erode public safety and reveal dangerous ideological infiltration.
Record Levels of Antisemitism in the Netherlands
The incident comes amid a sharp spike in antisemitic incidents in the Netherlands following Hamas’s October 7th attack on Israel. In 2024, the Dutch Jewish watchdog group CIDI recorded 421 antisemitic incidents — an all-time high and an 11% increase over the previous record.
CIDI called the findings proof of “an antisemitism crisis, which requires crisis management measures.” Regarding the allegations against Chait-Said, the organization emphasized that if proven true, she “must be dealt with severely.”
As Europe contends with surging antisemitism, this case highlights the growing need for institutions, including hospitals, to enforce zero-tolerance policies for hate and ensure that those entrusted with public care are not compromised by violent ideologies.
