"A State of Passion" is about Dr. Ghassan Abu Sittah, a British-Arab plastic surgeon who is described as "a face of Palestinian resistance" from his activities in Gaza during wartime.
The film will not discuss Abu Sittah's penchant for making up lies about Israel. Nor will it discuss his antisemitism.
During the Gaza war, for example, Abu Sittah claims that he - and he alone - saw photographs taken by Al Jazeera that he says proved that Israeli doctors "expertly" removed organs from living Palestinian prisoners. This is a blood libel; it is absurd to think that any such photographs exist yet they weren't publicized where doctors worldwide could confirm it. Al Jazeera colluded with Abu Sittah - because they know that he will say anything to condemn Israel, no matter how far from the truth it might be.
He has a history of doing exactly that.
I found an Arabic language interview where he claimed that Israel had targeted every Palestinian Red Crescent hospital in the first days of the 1982 Lebanon war.
It was a lie.
He further claimed that Ben Gurion said "I cannot bear to think that we will have to live in the same country as these people." Another lie.
He further alleged that when Israel arrested Shifa hospital director Dr. Mohammed Abu Salmiya, "They broke his arms. They made him walk on all fours with a chain around his neck. They made him eat from a plate on the floor in front of the other doctors, because he refused to go on TV and say that the Israelis were right."
Salmiya himself never made any such claims when he was released and gave a press conference, and his arms were clearly not broken. It was a lie.
Abu Sittah also is a fan of terrorists who attack Jews, retweeting one who said “We congratulate our brothers in Hamas and our comrades in the Popular Front on the anniversary of their inception.”
He also praised the PFLP terrorist who bombed a cinema in Tel Aviv in December 1974, killing two.
Beyond his lies and love of murderers, Abu Sittah is also a rabid Jew hater.
He has repeatedly compared Israel to Nazi Germany, for example calling Gaza a "Final Solution."
Abu Sittah also falsely claimed that 66% of Israelis are allergic to olive tree pollen, linking to a study that says no such thing. It was only looking at people who already had allergies and who lived near olive groves. Allergies are correlated with exposure. Lebanese people with allergies are more likely to be allergic to cedar and cypress pollen.
When a doctor misrepresents a medical paper to push an antisemitic theory, it casts doubt on his competence as an activist as well as his medical credentials.
Abu Sittah is not a hero. He is a contemptible, antisemitic terror supporter.
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