Meet Camesha Hart, The Nurse Who Refuses to Treat Jews, Calls Them “Vermin,” “Dogs”
A group of American physicians has created a call-to-action against an Oregon registered nurse who posted proudly that the now-deceased Shiri Bibas “was fair game” for Hamas to kill, and that Jews are “rats” and “vermin of any kind”.
The nurse — Camesha Lynn Hart, of Beaverton Oregon — works at the Oregon Health and Science University Hospital (OHSU) and has written a number of missives towards Jewish physicians and people this past week.
“May they all meet their ancestors soon!” she commented on a post about Jewish people in the war. In response a Jewish woman, she wrote “I would refuse to treat you. I don’t take care of animals. Dogs. Rats. Vermin of any kind.”
To a Jewish man who supports Israel, she said: “I couldn’t care less. I would refuse to treat you anyway. I would refuse. Because I’m not a vet and I don’t treat dogs.”
Later, in reference to a post about the death of Shiri Bibas, Oregon nurse Camesha Hart wrote: “She was fair game as military personnel” and that the surviving Bibas’s family should “be thankful [to Hamas] that they weren’t returned in blue body bags and zip ties.”
Her employer indicated that she was being investigated, after I asked if they had any comment on the situation, saying they are “actively investigating reports of an employee making antisemitic comments on social media.”
DOCTORS FIGHTING ANTISEMITISM
The group Physicians Against Antisemitism (PAA)has publicized her social media posts on Instagram and their community of 25K followers reacted with shock and dismay. Later, the nonprofit Stop Antisemitism also posted a call-to-action to their 330K followers, asking people to express their concern about Hart to the university hospital’s human resources department.
Since the PAA published their post about Hart on Monday, she has taken to GoFundMe to raise money to fight her online bullies after receiving what’s likely to be hundreds if not thousands of messages from people shocked about her words about the Bibas family, Israelis, and statements made to Jews and those she deems as supporters of Israel.
She is now pleading for money to hire a lawyer, claiming she was doxxed. Surprisingly, she did not mention that any of her private information was leaked to the public, such as her address or phone number, which is what doxxing refers to. Her Instagram comments were leaked, but those were written on a public forum.
“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!”
While I expected to find evidence of doxxing in the photos she posted to go along with the fundraiser, she mostly reposted evidence of her making the aforementioned statements, shocked at the idea that groups that fight antisemitism want her removed from her nursing job.
REACTION FROM BROADER COMMUNITY
One netizen noted on X that Hart’s conduct may violate the American Nursing Association’s Code of Ethics.
“Nurse’s licensure (sic) prohibits such refusal of treatment and debasement of people as a registered nurse. This constitutes a threat in relation to her nursing practice,” said one netizen about Hart on X.
Meanwhile, OSHU, her employer, has seen their social media pages flooded with comments about Hart’s alleged antisemitism.
“Stay away from this place...They have their own version of Dr. Mengele working here…”
“OHSU must fire her & she must get her nursing license permanently revoked & ensure she never works in the healthcare industry again. Search for Camesha Hart & learn for yourself.”
“Why are you allowing antisemites to work on your staff? Is it your policy to hire nurses who hate Jews and call them pigs and dogs?”
“I will NEVER take a single family member to this hospital. You have a DISGUSTING antisemitic nurse on your payroll.”
“What a gross human. Let’s pray she has a change of heart from the Holy Spirit.
While this article was being published, OHSU replied to my inquiry about Camesha Hart. While they likely cannot say she specifically is being investigated, they sent this 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.”
Camesha Lynn Hart did not respond in time for publication.
This report was brought to you by Toni Airaksinen, Senior Editor of Liberty Affair and a journalist based in Delray Beach, Florida. Follow her on Substack , on X @ Toni_Airaksinen and Instagram @Toni_Airaksinen.
