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Nozima Husainova, a Citi personal banker, was fired by Citigroup over her anti-Israel social media post that appeared to support Hitler’s actions during the Holocaust.<\/p>\n
“No wonder why Hitler wanted to get rid of all of them,” she had posted attacking Israel, which was initially blamed for the recent\u00a0Gaza hospital bombing<\/a>.\u00a0Her remark, however, drew widespread criticism after the non-partisan group Stop AntiSemitism shared a screenshot of it on the platform X (formerly Twitter).<\/p>\n “Is this vile antisemite to your employee @Citi?” they wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cNo wonder why Hitler wanted to get rid of all of them\u201d. – Nozima Husainova<\/p>\n Unbridled antisemitism. pic.twitter.com\/GFdEMMdrI6<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) October 18, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Citigroup also took note of the comment and said that they were taking appropriate disciplinary action.<\/p>\n “We strongly condemn antisemitism and other hate speech,\u201d they wrote.<\/p>\n We are investigating this matter and taking appropriate disciplinary action. We strongly condemn antisemitism and other hate speech.<\/p>\n \u2014 Citi (@Citi) October 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Citigroup later confirmed that they had fired her and\u00a0condemned antisemitism.<\/p>\n “We terminated the employment of the person who posted the revolting antisemitic comment on social media. We condemn antisemitism and all hate speech and do not tolerate it in our bank,\u201d they said.<\/p>\n Update: We terminated the employment of the person who posted the revolting antisemitic comment on social media. We condemn antisemitism and all hate speech and do not tolerate it in our bank.<\/p>\n \u2014 Citi (@Citi) October 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Following her firing, StopAntisemitism expressed their gratitude to X, saying, “Thank you @Citi for saying NO! to antisemitism”.<\/p>\n UPDATE: Nozima Husainova has been fired from Citi.<\/p>\n A spokesman for Citi said Husainova’s comments were ‘revolting’ and said hate speech would not be tolerated in their bank.<\/p>\n Thank you @Citi<\/a> for saying NO! to antisemitism. https:\/\/t.co\/yTzBNXhIEu<\/a><\/p>\n \u2014 StopAntisemitism (@StopAntisemites) October 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Several other X users also commended the bank for taking \u201cswift action\u201d.<\/p>\n \u201cWell done. We must appreciate Citi for swift action,\u201d a person wrote on X.\u00a0<\/p>\n Well done. \u2014 Guru Amar ‘Balak’ (@Amar_Guru1) October 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n \u201cGreat news. Good to see that companies are reacting to appalling comments like this swiftly,\u201d\u00a0another person said.<\/p>\n Great news. Good to see that companies are reacting to appalling comments like this swiftly.<\/p>\n \u2014 Emil Pfeiffer Stenb\u00f8g (@StenbEmil) October 20, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Another user blamed Ms Husainova for her actions, saying, \u201cWhat was she thinking? Total disgrace.\u201d<\/p>\n What was she thinking? Total disgrace.<\/p>\n \u2014 Elliot (@elliotmedaglio) October 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n Ms Husainova’s firing comes not long after several business leaders threatened not to hire Harvard students<\/a> who signed a letter blaming Israel for Hamas’ violent actions.<\/p>\n According to a letter obtained by The New York Post, the students argued that Hamas’ attack didn’t happen on its own and that the Israeli government has kept Palestinians in what they call an “open-air prison” for more than two decades.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n
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We must appreciate Citi for swift action.<\/p>\n\n
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