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| DATE | 2023-11-17 |
| FROM | Ruben Safir
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| SUBJECT | Subject: [Hangout - NYLXS] Crushing Jewish rights at John Hopkins...
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This man said nothing that was not abjectivively true.
and he never threateneed to kill an race or a tribe of people in these
posts.
Johns Hopkins doctor on leave after calling Palestinians 'blood thirsty
morally depraved animals'
Yaron Steinbuch
5–7 minutes
A top doctor at Johns Hopkins University has been placed on leave after
making a series of disturbing statements about Palestinians on social
media, calling them “blood thirsty morally depraved animals,” according
to reports.
Dr. Darren Klugman, the director of pediatric cardiac critical care at
Hopkins, posted the offensive remarks on X after Hamas attacked Israel
on Oct. 7, the Baltimore Banner said.
“These are the Palestinians. Blood thirsty morally depraved animals who
want nothing short of every inch of Israel and all Jews dead,” he wrote
a day after the massacre, according to screenshots shared online of the
since-deleted posts.
“Stop telling me about peace partners … time to reclaim every inch of
Israel for Jews,” he reportedly wrote. “Israel has no peace partner w
the Palestinians. Barbaric animals w no concern for life.”
Klugman, an associate professor at the Johns Hopkins University School
of Medicine, also reportedly wrote that Palestinians are “showing the
world exactly who they are & what they want- dead Jews & no more
#Israel. Just savage animals. … Don’t talk moderation, peace, Israeli
aggression. Time to reclaim Gaza since 2005 & end Iran nuclear program.”
Dr. Darryn Klugman
Dr. Darryn Klugman, a top pediatrician at Johns Hopkins University, has
been placed on leave over a series of hateful comments posted on social
media about Palestinians.
Johns Hopkins Medicine
The X account with his name also responds to a post about a “large scale
slaughter” of Palestinians with “G-d willing,” according to the Banner.
Johns Hopkins Medicine spokesperson Kim Hoppe announced the prestigious
institution’s actions in a lengthy statement.
“We at Johns Hopkins share the concern of many about the deeply
disturbing social media posts made by a faculty member in the School of
Medicine regarding the ongoing crisis in the Middle East,” she wrote.
Klugman's comments on X
“These are the Palestinians. Blood thirsty morally depraved animals who
want nothing short of every inch of Israel and all Jews dead,” Klugman
reportedly wrote.
“The faculty member who made these statements has been placed on leave,
and thus will have no interaction with students or patients while we
conduct a thorough investigation under our policies and procedures,”
Hoppe continued.
“Statements that explicitly threaten or extol violence against groups or
individuals on the basis of national origin, race or religion violate
our policies and do not represent our values,” she added.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations has filed a complaint against
Klugman with the Maryland Board of Physicians.
Dr. Darryn Klugman
Klugman is the director of pediatric cardiac critical care and an
associate professor at Hopkins.
LinkedIn / Darren Klugman
“A doctor who harbors views that any ethnic group is less than human and
expresses support for their extermination cannot be trusted to
diligently uphold their ethical and moral obligation to serve the
medical needs of their patient population to the best of their ability,”
the council said in a release.
It called for Klugman’s medical license to be revoked if the board
determines he made the anti-Palestinian statements, according to the
Banner.
In a statement, the medical board said it “cannot disclose whether or
not Dr. Darren Klugman is under investigation,” WMAR2 News reported.
“By law, all complaints and subsequent investigations are confidential
and not subject to public inspection,” it added.
Klugman's message of apology.
Klugman’s message of apology.
Zainab Chaudry, director of the Muslim advocacy group’s Maryland office,
said Klugman’s comments communicated a “deep-rooted animus” toward
Palestinians that has “deeply shaken the trust” of Arab Americans, the
Baltimore Sun reported.
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“The last thing any family should be worried about is, ‘will this doctor
harbor any animus toward my child?’” she told the outlet.
“Someone with that level of animus who’s called for the wholesale
slaughter of an entire ethnic group, who’s called barbaric animals … The
kind of language that was used in the posts, it really was very
troubling,” Chaudry told CBS News.
She said her group wants the Maryland Board of Physicians to revoke
Klugman’s medical license if it determines the authenticity of the
hateful posts.
“Hopkins, they need to take this seriously,” Chaudry said. “They need to
take the appropriate measures by terminating his position there.”
Klugman has issued an apology to his colleagues in which he said he was
writing the “note with a heavy heart,” CBS News reported.
“I wrote a series of regrettable, hurtful messages on X (formerly
Twitter). These messages in no way reflect my beliefs, me as a person, a
physician, a friend, or colleague,” he wrote.
The Johns Hopkins Hospital
Johns Hopkins said Klugman “will have no interaction with students or
patients” during a probe.
TNS
“I cannot undo the harm and hurt that those messages have caused, and I
am devastated by the impact it has had on my Hopkins family and others,”
the doc continued.
“Other than my family, there is nothing I value more than my job and the
privilege of taking care of the sickest patients and most vulnerable
families,” he said, adding that he is “fully committed to repairing the
damage.”
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