BROOKLYN (JTA) – The yearlong battle between a doctor and a New York hospital trying to fire him over anti-Semitic and anti-gay posts will be back in court next week.
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New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital has tried to dismiss Walid Khass from his position as a pediatric resident since 2019, the Forward reported Thursday. In recent years, Khass has written on separate posts on social media “Go beat up a Zionist,” “You trust the Jews — I never did” and “I hope only Israelis get ebola.” He also wrote that Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi’s mother was Jewish, meaning that she belongs to a “higher group run the corrupt world.”
Khass was admitted to the hospital’s residency program, but then was informed he had been found unsuitable. He sued the hospital to be readmitted to the program and won.
The hospital, which treats many Jewish patients, appealed the decision and is due to argue its case at a Sept. 17 hearing in Brooklyn state Supreme Court, according to the Forward. It says Khass cannot remain because some of his posts condoned or encouraged violence.
“These posts would cause serious and extreme hardship on the Program because it would interfere with the Program’s ability to serve a patient population consisting of a large number of Orthodox Jews,” one filing said.
Khass’ lawyer did not respond to a request for comment by the Forward. Officials at New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital also were not available to comment, the report said.
Not only should he lose his job with the hospital he should lose his license to practice medicine.
You can’t fire a Muslim just because they spout Jew hatred, you can’t even condemn them, see Omar and Tlaib not only are they not condemned they are endorsed in their primaries by the Pagan Tehran Nancy
This bum never voted for President Trump or any Republican. This guy has the face of a Joe Biden supporter. A yid that votes for Kamala Harris is a partner with this thug.
This has nothing to do w VP BIDEN or Senator Mammala Harris. The nut that is deranged and keeps commenting about them actually amplifies thei names so that more people will VOTE DEM ON NOV 3! Keep up the good work, trumpoid!
Well I wish him the best of luck in his new career.
I was born in Brooklyn hospital, as a frum jew I oppose firing anyone for comments…firing an adult is a huge punishment with numerous ramifications that doesn’t fit the crime
As a doctor, it is unethical to attack Jews. He cannot save someone if he is threatening violence against them. He should go to an Arab country and practice his hatred there.
Fire his butt….
He has a basic Hippocratic Oath to heal. As a doctor he is dangerous. His ilk are needed on the frontline in Rwanda or Pakistan. Maybe Uber is hiring.