Miami dentist fired after viral video showed him ripping down posters of Israeli hostages
Hindustan TimesA dentist fromSouth Florida was reportedly fired on Wednesday, October 18, after he was seen in a video ripping down posters of Israeli hostages. He has been removed from our staff, all of our social media pages and groups.” ‘He was concerned that those posters could potentially trigger conflict’ However, Ahmed said he and his friend tore the images only in good faith. “His personal opinion was that posters from either side may potentially incite conflict and he did not want there to be any conflict escalation in his local community,” Hassan Shibly, ElKoussa’s representative and lead attorney at Muslim Legal, told New York Post. “And he was concerned that those posters could potentially trigger conflict — rightfully or wrongfully, he was concerned that they would trigger and escalate conflict,” Hassan added. He was just concerned someone may see these posters and react with a hate crime and that may trigger a counter-hate crime and it just becomes endless conflict,” Hassan said.
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