New #McCartism in #US: Hesen Jabr, a labor and delivery nurse, a New York City #hospital, has been fired after referring to Israel’s war in Gaza as “genocide” during a speech accepting an award.
Jabr, a Palestinian-American, was being honored by #NYU Langone Health for her compassion in caring for mothers who had lost babies when she drew a link between her work and the suffering of mothers in #Gaza.
from #NewYorkTimes [expires in 30 days] #NYU Nurse Is Fired After Calling the #Gaza War a ‘Genocide’ in Speech
NYU #LangoneHealth gave the nurse, #HesenJabr, an award for her work. She said hospital officials then fired her because she made pro- #Palestinian remarks in an acceptance speech.