Muslim nurse in New York fired after calling Israel's war in Gaza 'genocide'
Muslim nurse in New York fired after calling Israel's war in Gaza 'genocide'
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??
"Free speech" rotfl
That is not what free speech means.
Free speech means the government cannot prohibit free speech. A private institution can take any lawful action they want in retaliation/reaction.
I agree that it really sucks that saying something true can get you fired, but this isn't an infringement of the first amendment.
Free speech is certainly limited and it doesn't apply to your employer.
Damn, I ain't saying shit about this genocide at work.
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.
If Trump were to rule, she'd spend life in jail for saying that.