Hesen Jabr, a nurse at NYU-Langone Hospital, was given an award for her work with bereaved mothers on May 7th. At the awards ceremony, she briefly mentioned Palestine in her remarks. On May 22nd, Jabr's first day back at work following the ceremony, NYU-Langone fired her.
In the US you cannot be recognized for your humanitarian good deeds *and* express humanitarian concerns about Palestine. It's one or the other. There is no more stark illustration that in this country Palestinians are not really considered human.
Here’s Hesen’s post on IG. 
Thanks to all who have reposted. Please keep at it. Everyone should know this story.
& (since this is "doing numbers") if anyone wants to buy my book about Palestine, I'd be grateful. Paperback comes out July 2nd. bookshop.org/p/books/the-ne…
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