New York University Fires Jewish Head of Prestigious Cancer Center, Is Sued, After the Doctor Reposts Pro-Israel Cartoons on Social Media
Dr. Benjamin Neel sues NYU after he was fired due to ‘patient and employee complaints’ after he reposted political cartoons that denounced Hamas and supported Israel.
A professor at New York University’s medical school is suing the university after it removed him from his prestigious position as director of NYU Langone Health’s Laura and Isaac Perlmutter Cancer Center for “reposting” social media posts supporting Israel in its war with Hamas.
According to a statement from the law firm representing the doctor, Benjamin Neel has been “terminated” from his role at the cancer institute after retweeting three political cartoons on X, formerly Twitter, that supported Israel’s military operations at Gaza.
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