Antisemitic Nurse Facing Two Investigations After Refusing to Treat Jews, Calling them "Vermin," "Rats"
“I would refuse to treat you. I’m not a vet. I don’t treat dogs”
The nurse who infamously said she’d refuse to treat Jews and called them “vermin” and “rats” is now under investigation by both the university hospital where she works as a nurse and the Oregon State Board of Nursing.
As I reported last week — Camesha Hart is a nurse at Oregon Health And Science University Hospital (OSHU)— and she was caught writing a number of antisemitic comments on Instagram calling Jews and Israelis “rats” and “vermin”.
Camesha also wrote on Instagram that “I would refuse to treat you” to multiple Jews in a comments section.
Further, she also wished death on Israelis, likely due to her infatuation with the idea of “liberating Palestine.”
“May they all [Israelis/Jews] meet their ancestors soon!” she wrote on an Instagram post, under the handle “hartgirl.pdx.” Since then, her Instagram account has been shut down, and it appears all her other social media accounts have been wiped.
WHO IS CAMESHA HART ACCOUNTABLE TO?
OHSU replied to my inquiry about Camesha Hart with the following statement.
“Hate speech, harassment, racism and discrimination are wholly unacceptable and have no place at Oregon Health & Science University. We are actively investigating reports of an employee making antisemitic comments on social media through our internal investigatory processes.”
Additionally, since Hart’s statements may violate the State Nursing Code or the Florence Nightingale Pledge (similar the Hippocratic Oath, but for nurses), dozens if not hundreds of angry Americans have sent the Oregon Board of Nursing complaints about Hart.
On Wednesday morning, Barbara Holtry of the OSBN said that all investigations are confidential.
“There is no way to predict the length of any investigation or when a case might be brought to the board for action. It all depends on the complexity of a case and how long it may take to gather the necessary information. I can tell you that, in general, investigations may take several months,” said Holtry.
Today, someone affiliated with the nursing board said they couldn’t comment publicly. But they did explain that the board is in the process of investigating, which may result in some type of punishment or Hart’s nursing license being revoked.
At this moment, it’s unclear if Camesha Hart is still working at the hospital. Some sources at the hospital say they haven’t seen her show up to work, while others claim she’s been spotted still working since the hospital opened their investigation. Neither Hart nor the hospital have confirmed or denied this.
Camesha Hart is also listed on a “Who’s Who’s” list of nurses at Portland Community College (PCC), where she may teach classes. But PCC spokesperson James Hill said Wednesday afternoon her employment there ended in 2018.
COMMUNITY RESPONSE: PHYSICIANS AGAINST ANTISEMITISM
After Physicians Against Antisemitism (PAA) brought Camesha Hart’s comments to light, Camesha took to GoFundMe to try to raise money for a lawyer.
The total raised stands at 220$ for her legal fund, and in it, Hart asserts that she’s not antisemitic. But oddly enough, after claiming she was not antisemitic, she posted comments illustrating that she said she wouldn’t treat Jews. Whether that was an intentional dog whistle to her friends in Hamas, or an accidental faux-pas is unclear.
In broken English, she pleaded to her GoFundMe supporters:
“i am being bullied online by antisemitic groups bc I do not support the GENOCIDE!
Now my nursing job is being threatened by them.
It is also an online smear campaign called DOXXING.
So I am hiring a Torts ATTORNEY to defend myself!
I DO NOT support antisemitism!
I DO support humanity and not killing others, especially families!
Would you PLEASE support me in this activism?
Please help me fight the online bullies!
Thank you so much!”
In an interview with the PAA, their spokesperson speculated that it’s likely that OSHU will fire Hart, but that the nursing board itself wouldn’t eventually revoke her license. Rather, the nursing board would possibly give Hart something like remediation training, such as anti-racism classes or inclusivity training.
Both her employment at OSHU, and her nursing license itself, are at risk.
“The only overlap would be if Hart lost her nursing license, then she would definitely have to stop working as a nurse and lose her job as a result,” PAA said.
CAMESHA HART DOUBLES DOWN
After Hart was called out for her antisemitism, she promptly responded on Instagram.
“This is me,” she wrote, “showing up for all the Palestine haters flooding my account. Bring it on [clown emojis]. Because the world sees THE UGLY TRUTH! And no matter what, Palestine will be free!
Regarding Shiri Bibas — the Jewish mother who was returned in a body bag by Hamas after her two children were killed by Palestinians — Camesha later claimed that Shiri deserved her death.
“She was fair game as a military personnel (sic). And Hamas let her take her children [Kfir and Ariel, who are dead now] out of pity and kindness. Israel are the ones (sic) who sent this family home in boxes. And they should be thankful they weren’t returned in blue body bags and zip ties!!”
This piece was brought to you by Toni Airaksinen, Senior Editor of Liberty Affair and a journalist based in Boca Raton, Florida. Follow her on X @Toni_Airaksinen, where she frequently tweets about Israel and antisemitism.
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Despicable is the best term I have for this person.
I'm Jewish. I'm an emergency physician. I've never considered asking my patients (some of whom have been Nazi sympathizers, mohammedan terrorist supporters, rednecks - you know, morons) and I've always given them excellent medical care.
Just wanted to make a quick comment that her IG has not been deleted or removed, she just changed her username and removed her face from the profile pic to avoid being identified. Her username is careforjustice, although she is on private now. I still follow her so lmk if you want more receipts