Citigroup sacks personal banker over anti-Semitic comment
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The Hamas-Israel war has triggered sharp, polarising reactions across the world. Photo: PTI/AP

Citigroup sacks personal banker over anti-Semitic comment

Nozima Husainova, a Citibank employee, has slammed Jews in a social media, besides justifying what Hitler did to them


Citigroup on Friday (October 20) fired one of its personal bankers from her job over an anti-Semitic social media post, according to media reports.

Nozima Husainova, a Citibank employee, was sacked by her employers after she targeted Jews in a social media post and went on to justify the Holocaust after Israeli bombers hit a hospital in Gaza, killing many, including women and children. “No wonder why Hitler wanted to get rid of all of them,” Husainova wrote on her Twitter handle, with a smiling emoji.
The sacking came after StopAntisemitism, a ‘non-partisan US-based group fighting and exposing antisemitism’, took notice of the post and flagged it to Citigroup. “Is this vile antisemite to your employee @Citi?” the group asked the bank.


Responding to the comment, Citigroup condemned the post and assured they would investigate the matter. “We are investigating this matter and taking appropriate disciplinary action. We strongly condemn antisemitism and other hate speech,” the bank on Thursday (October 19) said in a post on X.

A day later, Citigroup sacked their 25-year-old banker and announced it on X. “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,” the bank said in its statement.

The post was taken down by the employee later.

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