New York, November 28 (RHC)-- In New York City, the former director of NYU Langone hospital’s cancer center has filed a lawsuit after he was fired for sharing racist cartoons of Arab people on social media, as well as several messages against Palestinians, including one questioning the scale of the death toll in Gaza due to Israel’s nonstop bombardment. 

Dr. Benjamin Neel is accusing NYU Langone Health of violating city and state human rights laws.  Neel’s firing came after NYU Langone first removed a Palestinian medical resident from one of its hospitals. 

Dr. Zaki Masoud posted messages on social media in solidarity with Palestine.  Neel responded, saying he had been “offered up as a sacrificial lamb” so NYU Langone could claim impartiality.