OMA: End Anti-Palestinian Racism

The Ontario Medical Association (OMA) removed Dr. Yipeng Ge from the Annual General Meeting for wearing a watermelon pin—a globally recognized symbol of Palestinian solidarity. OMA executives Sandy Zidaric and Adam Farber demanded he remove the pin, claiming it could make colleagues "uncomfortable" or "unsafe." This represents textbook anti-Palestinian racism through selective enforcement: OMA has never restricted Ukrainian flags or any other solidarity pins. While over 1,700 Palestinian healthcare workers have been killed and physicians like Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya detained and tortured, the OMA prioritizes subjective "comfort" over solidarity with colleagues facing genocide. We demand a formal apology, recognition of anti-Palestinian racism, policy reform ensuring equal treatment of all solidarity symbols, mandatory anti-racism training, and public acknowledgment of attacks on Palestinian healthcare workers.