Canada

Are we still a democracy? Is dissent not allowed? Are we in Israel or Canada? How is taking an advocacy position for one people religious hate? Are we then to take all the pro-Israeli advocates as anti-islamic and should those not be deemed as religious hate as well? This sounds like a right-wing hell we are descending into Canada. [I don't have a dog in this war.]

This is the best summary I could come up with:

A petition is calling for the reinstatement of a doctor who says he was suspended from his medical residency at the University of Ottawa after posting pro-Palestinian messages on social media.

Earlier this month, Dr. Yoni Freedhoff, an associate professor of family medicine at the University of Ottawa, drew attention to a number of Ge's posts.

When asked whether Ge was suspended, and for what reason, University of Ottawa spokesperson Jesse Robichaud said that it had received complaints about an alleged breach of professional standards by a medical resident.

Ge confirmed to CBC over social media that he was suspended about two weeks ago, but declined to comment further on the situation, as did his lawyer.

In June 2020, the University of Ottawa featured Ge in an article that celebrated him for turning "passion into action for health and social equity."

Last month, a nephrologist at Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital was suspended after posting pro-Palestinian views on social media.

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Damn I typed out a summary of Dr. Freedhoff's complaint against Dr. Ge but then closed the app. Facepalm.

I'm not doing that again. Here is the complaint that seems to have started it:

https://yonifreedhoffmd.substack.com/p/more-antisemitism-from-the-canadian

I don't think that skepticism of IDF statements is antisemitic.

I don't think supporting the idea of a free Palestine is inherently antisemitic.

I think stating that Zionism is genocide is quite inflammatory, and probably anti-semitic (though possibly unintentionally so). Zionism ie the existence of a Jewish state is not inherently genocidal, and to say that it IS is antisemitic, but Israel's support of illegal settlements (what Zionism means to people today) might be genocidal. I can see why people argue about this.

I think that a hospital/school receiving a report of antisemitism by an employee/student should restrict that employee's interaction with the public (and coworkers?) while they figure out what's going on.

I think it was correct to suspend Dr. Ge and that it would be correct to reinstate Dr. Ge.