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Gaza "Doctor" Who Slammed Israel in New York Times Op-eds Is Hamas Colonel
(New York Post) David Spector - A Gaza doctor who slammed Israel in a pair of New York Times op-eds is a colonel with Hamas. Hussam Abu Safyia was photographed in a Hamas uniform at a gathering celebrating the completion of the Kamal Adwan Hospital in 2016, according to Israeli watchdog NGO Monitor. "Those who platformed Abu Safyia must do some serious soul-searching, and figure out how they ended up promoting the propaganda of a literal Hamas terrorist," NGO Monitor senior researcher Vincent Chebat said. The Times referred to him as a "pediatrician," even though Palestinian media refer to him by his military rank. He is also referred to as a colonel in a 2020 Facebook post on the Gaza Strip Medical Services page. An IDF spokesman confirmed that Abu Safyia was a ranking member of Hamas.