Overview

• The notation appeared in an emergency report at AZ Zeno Campus Hospital in Knokke-Heist for a nine-year-old with a forearm injury, where “Jewish (Israeli)” was entered under medical issues.
• A censored version of the record circulated on social media identified radiologist Dr. Qasim Arkawazy as the author, according to the coverage.
• Belgium’s Jewish Information and Documentation Center said it investigated the case and filed complaints with police and the Belgian Medical Council, calling the entry a breach of medical ethics.
• The European Jewish Congress urged disciplinary action, and Belgian lawmaker Sam van Rooy questioned whether Jewish patients could feel secure under the doctor’s care.
• Open-source researchers flagged antisemitic posts attributed to Arkawazy, and reporting situates the case within wider concerns over bias in healthcare, with no disciplinary outcome reported yet.