To Austin Bender and Steve Ritea:
As a citizen, a person of conscience, and a graduate of NYU, I am writing to protest NYU-Langone's cowardly decision to fire Hesen Jabr, RN, honored for her outstanding work with bereaved mothers.
The highest court in the world, the International Court of Justice, has determined that according to the Genocide Convention--ratified by the US--the current slaughter in Gaza is plausibly genocide. The UN Special Rapporteur said in March that there are "reasonable grounds" to believe that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Countless people in the US and elsewhere have also concluded that what we are witnessing constitutes genocide.
What arrogance, then, for you to shame and punish Ms. Jabr for using the word, ostensibly because "some people" were offended by it. Who are those people? Why do you listen to them? Why do their sensibilities matter more than the sensibilities of people who are grieving and outraged by the massive destruction of Gazan lives and society?
I am profoundly offended by Israel's genocide. And I am profoundly offended by your betrayal of a devoted employee for expressing her humanity.
I call on you to reverse the decision. I call on you to apologize to Hesn Jabr and to reinstate her employment.
Sincerely,
Jo Salas
As a citizen, a person of conscience, and a graduate of NYU, I am writing to protest NYU-Langone's cowardly decision to fire Hesen Jabr, RN, honored for her outstanding work with bereaved mothers.
The highest court in the world, the International Court of Justice, has determined that according to the Genocide Convention--ratified by the US--the current slaughter in Gaza is plausibly genocide. The UN Special Rapporteur said in March that there are "reasonable grounds" to believe that Israel is committing genocide against Palestinians in Gaza. Countless people in the US and elsewhere have also concluded that what we are witnessing constitutes genocide.
What arrogance, then, for you to shame and punish Ms. Jabr for using the word, ostensibly because "some people" were offended by it. Who are those people? Why do you listen to them? Why do their sensibilities matter more than the sensibilities of people who are grieving and outraged by the massive destruction of Gazan lives and society?
I am profoundly offended by Israel's genocide. And I am profoundly offended by your betrayal of a devoted employee for expressing her humanity.
I call on you to reverse the decision. I call on you to apologize to Hesn Jabr and to reinstate her employment.
Sincerely,
Jo Salas