The management of Jerusalem's world-renowned Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital has reversed a suspension against Dr. Ahmed Mahajana, a doctor in the department of cardiothoracic surgery, who was accused of giving a hospitalized terrorist candies, drinks and showering him with praise. The Arab-Israeli doctor was not charged with any crime.
As part of the mediation that has been going on for the past few weeks between the doctor, the Hadassah management and the Israel Medical Association, which was first reported by “Israel Hayom”, an unsigned agreement has been drafted which will allow for the doctor’s suspension to end. The complaints against Dr. Mahajana were filed by two police officers who on October 26th were guarding a perpetrator who was wounded by Israeli forces as he carried out a stabbing attack in Jerusalem and was being treated in the surgical unit.
The management of Jerusalem’s Hadassah Medical Center has moved to fire one of its physicians following allegations that he gave food to a terrorist who carried out a stabbing attack in Jerusalem and called him a “martyr”https://t.co/tRfsYl80EY
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The police officers complained that the doctor served the patient refreshments and foods that were not standard hospital fare, and that he congratulated him and called the detainee a "Shahid" (martyr) in front of other employees in the department. The police officers claimed that when they confronted the Dr., he refused to identify himself and insulted one of them.
Following the complaints, on November 20th, Dr. Inon Buda, MD, Director of Hadassah Ein Kerem Hospital, held a hearing, at the end of which he delivered sharp criticism against Mahajana for "the most serious incident, for serious disciplinary violations that have the potential for a flare-up and serious injury In the public order; actions that severely damage the status and reputation of Hadassah, and they justify taking severe disciplinary measures and terminating his employment at the hospital." Following the complaint and the hearing, the doctor was suspended from his job.
Rahaf Muhammad Ali, a worker in the emergency room at Hadassah Hospital in Jerusalem, appears to have created a Palestinian Martyr’s Guide to the YMCA. Get on the dance floor and celebrate jihad!🕺🏽 pic.twitter.com/GgPeuQFbUW
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Dr. Mahajana clarified in the new agreement that as a humanitarian and a doctor he sees human life as the highest value and opposes any violent activity or harm to any person whatsoever, including acts of terrorism, and in the spirit of both that and the rules of medical ethics he acts accordingly.
The agreement that is being formed also states that the management Hadassah acted in good faith in this case, in view of the nature of the allegations made in this incident because it had to conduct a thorough investigation, and that there were no extraneous motives behind the investigation conducted by the hospital's management.
