Education Minister Yifat Shasha-Biton condemns an incident in which a parent verbally attacked and threatened a nurse who was present at a school in Beersheba to provide COVID vaccinations to students.
In video from today’s incident, which appears to have been recorded by the threatening parent and has circulated on social media, the man follows the Health Ministry nurse as she exits the school carrying supplies.
“Who gave them permission to enter with all this poison,” the man shouts. “Who let you in here, who are you? Murderers! Villains! Killing children in cold blood!”
“Dogs, dogs,” he shouts as the woman walks to her car. “Let’s see where you’re going, sweetie, let’s photograph your car, your details.”
When another Health Ministry employee began to film the man, he shouts: “You’re a bunch of murderers!”
A police complaint has since been filed against the man, according to the Kan public broadcaster.
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