Ahmed Elkoussa, a 31-year-old dentist, and ‘Instagram model’ Xave Ramoul were caught on camera ripping down posters of Israeli hostages in Miami’s Brickell neighborhood Tuesday.
By Wednesday morning, Elkoussa was fired from his position at CG Smile, a dental office he was employed at in Miami.
‘We are very sad to see this situation upon waking up,’ the office wrote on Instagram. ‘Our office CG Smile is not in favor of any of the actions taken by Dr. Elkoussa. We do not support terrorist groups, actions or supporters.’
‘He has been removed from our staff, all of our social media pages and groups. CG Smile DOES NOT support terrorist groups actions or supporters,’ the post added.
The dental practice’s owner, Juan Carlos Izquierdo, said his office has faced severe backlash since Elkoussa’s actions, which he condemned.
‘I believe it’s not right. It’s against our position on the entire situation,’ Izquierdo said. ‘Later on, I got a call saying he wanted to explain and that after he explained, everything would be cleared, and I told him I don’t want to hear it,’ he said to NBC6.
In addition, many took to Yelp to give the dentist 1-star reviews, and call for his license to be revoked – claiming his repulsive actions show he is not fit to treat patients.
‘Doctors are supposed to take care of their patients. The Hippocratic oath literally says, “Never will I betray them or risk their wellbeing to satisfy my vanity. I will not hurt my fellow or put a knife to his flesh if I don’t know how, or give him an herb to soothe his pain, even if he begs for it in anguish, if it might take away his breath,”‘ a user noted.
‘Someone who supports a terrorist organization is going directly against this. His license should get suspended!’
