On October 7, Israel suffered the bloodiest day in its history, as the most Jews were killed on any single day since the Holocaust: the death toll stands at 1,400 so far, with another 199 or more innocents, including Americans, held captive in Gaza. 80% of all bodies showed signs of torture. The terrorists targeted a youth music festival and murdered at least 260 young people, raping and kidnapping others.
Maheen Ahmed’s response to these attacks was to repost a series of inflammatory victim-blaming tweets, including calling Israeli civilian victims “complicit in the oppression of Palestinians,” saying that Palestinians are victims of “ethnic cleansing” and have the right of “armed resistance,” and one from blood libeller Mohammed El-Kurd saying “what’s happening in occupied Palestine will be in future history books as an example of revolutionary struggle.”
The Jewish and Israeli communities of California, a million strong, are reeling in the aftermath of this brutal assault. Many are grieving the loss of loved ones or anxiously awaiting news regarding a family member held hostage. To continue Maheen Ahmed in a sensitive and responsible position of employment after these hurtful, ugly, and racist comments sends absolutely the wrong message.
This is not about Israelis and Palestinians, it is about basic human rights. Maheen Ahmed must be removed from her position to demonstrate that the celebration of terrorism, rape, and human rights abuses is never appropriate.
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