A longtime Washington University professor says he was fired for posting an anti-Hamas message on social media that was condemned by Muslim advocacy groups as a call for the 'ethnic cleansing' of Palestinians.
A longtime Washington University professor says he was fired for posting an anti-Hamas message on social media that was condemned by Muslim advocacy groups as a call for the "ethnic cleansing" of Palestinians.
The post reportedly outraged several Muslim groups, which claimed Crosby was dehumanizing the Palestinian population. "I am so very sorry for the anger I have caused by my clumsy words," he wrote. "Israel is targeting Hamas, an organization which has taken the life's of thousands of Israeli citizens. I did not intend to imply that the deaths of the Palestinian people was in any way acceptable."
"The opinions he has expressed as an individual do not represent the university's position," spokesperson Julie Flory said. "We are following up as appropriate, according to our policies and processes." Conversely, more than 50,000 people have signed a petition to fire Columbia University Modern Arab Politics and Intellectual History professor Joseph Massad after he penned an article that the petition says praises Hamas for its deadly attack on Israel.
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