Anesthesiologist at Toronto's SickKids hospital investigated for anti-Israel comments

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Anti-Israel comments posted online by a SickKids anesthesiologist, who is also a University of Toronto teacher, are under investigation by the hospital.

“We consider Israel to be absolute evil. There is nothing worse than Israel. If Israel and the devil fight each other, we will stand with the devil,” reads Christian Zaarour’s Instagram post.

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It was reposted on X by @HonestRepCanada who asked: “Why would any Jewish person feel comfortable getting treatment or being taught by him?”

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Christian Zaarour, an anesthesiologist at SickKids, is being investgated by the hospital after some anti-Israel comments he posted on Instagram. Photo by Post by @HonestRepCanada

SickKids responded Friday saying: “Some concerning anti-Semitic social media activity related to the war in Israel and Gaza has been brought to our attention, which is being investigated in relation to SickKids’ Code of Conduct. For confidentiality reasons, we are not able to provide more information.”

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Originally posted 2023-11-18 02:33:44.