{"id":75487,"date":"2020-09-25T23:17:11","date_gmt":"2020-09-25T20:17:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/nyc-pol-demands-suspension-of-alleged-anti-semitic-hospital-resident\/"},"modified":"2020-09-25T23:17:11","modified_gmt":"2020-09-25T20:17:11","slug":"nyc-pol-demands-suspension-of-alleged-anti-semitic-hospital-resident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/nyc-pol-demands-suspension-of-alleged-anti-semitic-hospital-resident\/","title":{"rendered":"#NYC pol demands suspension of alleged anti-Semitic hospital resident"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#NYC pol demands suspension of alleged anti-Semitic hospital resident<\/strong>”<\/p>\n

\n A Brooklyn state assemblyman is demanding that the state Health Department take immediate action against a hospital resident for allegedly making anti-Semitic statements on social media<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Assemblyman Simcha Eichenstein (D-Brooklyn) wants the DOH to suspend resident Dr. Walid Khass from New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital for allegedly tweeting nearly 60 anti-Semitic messages, said a letter the politician sent to state officials.<\/p>\n

Eichenstein\u2019s letter highlighted three of Khass\u2019 Twitter messages spanning from 2012 to 2017 in which he allegedly wrote, \u201cSpit on you, Jew dogs!,\u201d \u201cGo beat up a Zionist\u201d and \u201cJoin Hamas. You don\u2019t gotta tell me twice.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cAt least fifty seven of Dr. Khass\u2019 tweets have been documented as calling for violence, spreading anti-Semitism, supporting terror, and calling for the destruction of Israel,\u201d Eichenstein wrote. \u201cClearly, Dr. Khass\u2019 decision making ability is compromised and does not live up to the high standards of his noble profession.\u201d<\/p>\n

The hospital has been wrapp<\/a>ed up in a court battle in an attempt to fire Khass since last year. But a Brooklyn Supreme Court judge in February ruled that the hospital should honor its commitment to provide medical training to Khass.<\/p>\n

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The hospital is awaiting its appeal of that decision.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am deeply disturbed by the NYS Supreme Court\u2019s decision to restore the residency of Dr. Walid Khass \u2014 a virulent anti-Semite whose disturbing history of anti-Semitic posts on social media undermines medical ethics and basic moral standards,\u201d Eichenstein said.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe his conduct renders him unfit and even dangerous to treat a significant portion of patients, many of which are my constituents, at New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital,\u201d the letter continued.<\/p>\n

Eichentstein told The Post that the DOH \u201cshould step in. They could suspend him now instead of waiting on the court.\u201d<\/p>\n

StandWithUs, a nonprofit dedicated to Israel education, wrote a similar letter to the DOH<\/a> on Sept. 17 demanding that the department investigate Khass for his alleged speech.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuch hatred poses serious ethical violations, puts the lives of Jewish and Israeli patients in jeopardy, and has no place in the medical profession,\u201d the organization said in the letter.<\/p>\n

The hospital said in a statement, \u201cPursuant to court order, Dr. Walid Khass joined NYP Brooklyn Methodist as a first-year resident. As the matter is in litigation, it would be inappropriate for us to discuss it further.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery member of the NYP team is expected to provide the highest level of care regardless of a patient\u2019s race, age, disability, national origin, ancestry, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, parental status, or any other individual characteristic,\u201d the statement said.<\/p>\n

It was unknown if the DOH is investigating or plans to investigate Khass, as the department can\u2019t say whether investigations exist until charges have been mounted.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is no place in our society for racism or bigotry of any kind, and we deplore the type of despicable conduct described in Assemblyman Eichenstein\u2019s letter,\u201d DOH spokesman Jonah Bruno said. \u201cThe Department\u2019s Office of Professional Medical Conduct (OPMC) aggressively investigates any physician who may have committed misconduct, and the Board for Professional Medical Conduct takes swift action when warranted, including suspending and revoking licenses and referring cases to law enforcement.\u201d<\/p>\n

Khass\u2019 civil lawyer declined to comment.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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