WASHINGTON, May 30 (Reuters) - A New York City hospital fired a Palestinian American Muslim nurse after she called Israel’s war in Gaza a “genocide” during an acceptance speech for an award for her work with bereaved mothers who lost their children during pregnancy and childbirth.
A spokesperson of the hospital, NYU Langone Health, said on Thursday that labor and delivery nurse Hesen Jabr had previously been warned not to bring her views “on this divisive and charged issue into the workplace.”
Jabr posted on Instagram that she was awarded on May 7, when she made her remarks, adding that she was handed a termination letter later in the month.
Fired after stating her empathy for the victims of genocide in Gaza, while accepting an award for her professional excellence. I think she might have fairly good grounds to sue.
Not just a Muslim nurse, a Palestinian nurse.
In a portion of her acceptance speech, she spoke about mothers who had lost babies during the war in Gaza, saying the award was “deeply personal” to her.
“It pains me to see the women from my country going through unimaginable losses themselves during the current genocide in Gaza,” Jabr said in the video of her speech that she posted online.
The hospital’s spokesperson in an email said Jabr had been warned in December, "following a previous incident, not to bring her views on this divisive and charged issue into the workplace.
She commented about the active genocide of her own people, and she was fired for it. Who is the coworker getting mad at someone discussing the genocide of their own people? Some zionist just couldn’t take it, had to run off to upper mgmt? And who’s the moron in charge who decided to fire their award winning nurse because she’s sympathetic to the plight of her own people??
The truth is divisive
Damn, I ain’t saying shit about this genocide at work.
Honestly it’s best to not bring up anything other then work at work lol.
I keep it pretty much complete separated from my real life.
Then =/= than
That’s the point; suppressing free speech. If you want the death of all Palestinians they won’t punish you for that.
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Citation needed. NYU hasn’t fired anyone for being pro Israel. In fact if anything they’re over sensitive to any criticism of Israel because of its large Jewish student body and the fact that they have a campus in Tel Aviv.
The only example I could see of anyone pro-Israel being punished was a doctor demoted for posting anti-Arab racist images on his social media. But anyone who posts pro-Israel comments in general or supports the war has no problems. Again, citation needed.
I’m not American, so maybe things are more sane here. I don’t see people being pro Israel here. But the UK doesn’t seem to treat world politics as a sports game…
Yes things are more sane there. I’m talking about NYU specifically as I was there for years, and America in general. UK is slightly more sane, look at the difference in support for Iraq war for example.
Also, If you’re not familiar with NYU or American politics then why are you calling me a liar?
Gut reaction to seeing something not reflecting my reality.
Something that sounds so insane, you immediately want to shout at it? I don’t understand at will employment.
History will remember those who tried to defend, downplay, and obfuscate the mass killing in Gaza.
Call me a pessimist… But no it won’t. The world will not see another Vietnam.
It’s no wonder the Nazis were able to get away with it for so long. Not only are people apathetic, but you’re not even allowed to talk about it.
So, boycott Langone Health, got it
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If Trump were to rule, she’d spend life in jail for saying that.
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Someone didn’t read the article. It’s now divisive to say you feel sad when others die? Are people that thin skinned?
Why speaking about something “politically divisive” should be a reason to get fired? You Yankees really deserve everything that happens to you.
