A clinic in Ohio's second-largest city of Cleveland has confirmed that a female employee who posted anti-Semitic comments on social media had been fired, according to local media.
"She is no longer working at Cleveland Clinic. In no way do these beliefs reflect those of our organisation. We fully embrace diversity, inclusion and a culture of safety and respect across our entire health system," the clinic said in a statement.
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The former employee, identified as Lara Kollab, worked as a supervised resident at the clinic in 2018, between July and September.
Her social media accounts have been deactivated since the clinic administration was made aware of Kollab’s anti-Semitic remarks, which were first documented by the Canary Mission and provoked predominantly negative reaction from Twitter users.
— LORD SCREWTAPE (@screwtape1a12) 31 декабря 2018 г.
Mengale pic.twitter.com/VaG9YT4WA4
— guns & moses,USA/IL (@Yracha2) 31 декабря 2018 г.
Her license will be revoked within days. I hope she is forced to pay her med school tuition IN FULL & can be deported ASAP, & kept out of America FOREVER.
— Blondini (@ln419) 1 января 2019 г.
If the so-called medic who tweeted out this hate, Lara Kollab, would have any idea of how medical care is given in the Jewish State, without hate, without divisiveness, with love, dignity and compassion, maybe she would change her hateful view of Jews.
— Michael Dickson (@michaeldickson) 1 января 2019 г.
The new face of American medicine: pic.twitter.com/EhpYqld5Cl
— Spinoza's rose (@Spinozasrose) 31 декабря 2018 г.
How do you not vet someone like this? How does someone this stupid not get vetted by the @ClevelandClinic?? It’s a disgrace, both your institutions should be held accountable for not protecting the public from such monsters!!! #larakollab #drkollab #drlarakollab
— Bob Loblaw 190 (@bobLoblaw190) 2 января 2019 г.
Why has #LaraKollab NOT been charged with “attempted murder” &/or Terrorism charges….. not to mention immediate cancellation of her medical license forever!? #ClevelandClinic #antisemitism #AbuseOfPower #NotToBeTolerated
— Debbie Pozniak (@DebPoz) 2 января 2019 г.
Take away her license. https://t.co/LLA2gQnXBJ
— Laura Rambeau Lee (@_RightReason) 1 января 2019 г.
Geez…. she’s still active as a doctor, so be careful. #LaraKollab #antisemitism #ClevelandClinic
— Sarah (@shmeysarah) 1 января 2019 г.
LARA KOLLAB a doctor resident and Anti-Semitic threatened to give Jewish people "THE WRONG MEDS" was just fired by the Cleveland Clinic for her social media outburst. GOOD!!!!!!!!!! pic.twitter.com/5nfjl40TNz
— Liberalslapper (@Liberalslapper1) 2 января 2019 г.
The new face of American medicine: pic.twitter.com/EhpYqld5Cl
— Spinoza's rose (@Spinozasrose) 31 декабря 2018 г.
Kollab's comments specifically included threats to mistreat Jewish patients.
"Hahha ewww.. I'll purposely give all the [Jews] the wrong meds," she wrote in a tweet dating back to 2012, according to Canary Mission.
The group accused Kollab of comparing Israel to Nazi Germany, spreading anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and hatred of Israel, as well as accusing the Jewish state of exploiting the Holocaust.
