Israeli hospital fires Palestinian doctor from job for giving sweets to wounded Palestinian
Occupied Palestine (QNN)- A Palestinian doctor from 1948-occupied Palestine was fired from his job at an Israeli hospital for giving sweets to a wounded Palestinian boy in Israeli police custody.
The Israeli Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem reportedly dismissed Ahmad Mahajna on Sunday, following a weeks-long probe.
The cardiothoracic doctor was among the medical staff who held a party in the hospital and gave leftover refreshments to all the patients in the hospital. Among the patients was 16-year-old Palestinian Ahmed Abu Qutaish in police custody, who Mahajna and two other hospital staff gave some of the snacks to.
The boy was being treated for wounds he sustained after being shot by Israeli forces for allegedly stabbing an Israeli settler in Jerusalem days earlier.
The probe was launched in late October after officers securing the patient complained to the hospital management who then issued a statement calling Mahajna a “terrorist sympathiser” and called him in for a hearing, according to the Tel Aviv-based Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) who said the termination was the result of “racist, nationalist, and populist witch hunt”.
“Letters of support from patients and colleagues, all describing him as a caring and dedicated physician, proved useless,” PHR said in a Monday Twitter.
PHR added, “The hospital’s conduct is a vile attempt to pacify those demanding the blood of the detained patient and the physician caring for him.”
“These actions have an influence on the medical staff, particularly Palestinian employees, and promote a culture of oppression and silencing.”
Dr. Ahmad Mahajna, a dedicated and valued cardiothoracic resident at Hadassah Hospital, recently became the victim of a racist, nationalist, and populist witch hunt.
According to our inquiries, it all began with a naive gesture. >> pic.twitter.com/rolDeVaBR8— Physicians for Human Rights Israel (PHRI) (@PHRIsrael) November 28, 2022
