‘Zionist settlers getting a taste of their own medicine’: Doctor at New York hospital terminated for Instagram story on Hamas attack

Dr Dana Diab graduated from Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Centre. She is a Palestinian but was raised in Qatar.

Dr Dana Diab was fired over an Instagram story in which she rejoiced at the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7.

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A hospital in New York City has terminated an emergency room doctor for her controversial posts online that applauded the Hamas massacre at a music festival in southern Israel. Dr Dana Diab, an ER physician at Lenox Hill Hospital, a non-profit medical centre, was fired over an Instagram story in which she rejoiced at the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7.

Sharing a video from the attack on her Instagram Stories, Diab wrote, “Zionist settlers getting a taste of their own medicine”. An account on X called Stop Antisemitism (@StopAntisemites) shared a screenshot of the Instagram Story posted by Diab and her Instagram account that contained a Palestine flag in the bio.

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“NYC – Dr. Dana Diab is an ER physician at Lenox Hill (@lenoxhill). Dina Diab took to Instagram rejoicing Zionist settlers [aka jews] were murdered, raped, beheaded, and kidnapped by the Hamas terror group on Saturday October 7th. Jewish patients beware,” it wrote on X.

NYC – Dr. Dana Diab is an ER physician at Lenox Hill (@lenoxhill).

Dina Diab took to Instagram rejoicing Zionist settlers [aka jews] were murdered, raped, beheaded, and kidnapped by the Hamas terror group on Saturday October 7th.

Jewish patients beware. pic.twitter.com/uS71Qz5oJh

— StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) October 16, 2023

Northwell Health confirmed on Tuesday morning that Diab no longer worked for the hospital system.
“We’re aware of offensive comments posted by a team member regarding the crisis in the Middle East & are deeply sorry for the hurt this has caused. These views don’t represent Lenox Hill Hospital & Northwell Health & go against our core values. They are no longer with Northwell,” it wrote on X.

We’re aware of offensive comments posted by a team member regarding the crisis in the Middle East & are deeply sorry for the hurt this has caused. These views don’t represent Lenox Hill Hospital & Northwell Health & go against our core values. They are no longer with Northwell.

— Northwell Health (@NorthwellHealth) October 17, 2023

“I will never go to Lenox Hill again,” an X user commented. “How can we be sure @lenoxhill will treat Jewish patients with the same care as other patients?” asked another. “How can there not be any consequences for this?” wrote a third.

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According to a post by the Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Centre on Instagram, Diab graduated from the institute. She is a Palestinian but was raised in Qatar, it said.

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