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What Did Nozima Husainova Say? Citibank Fires Staffer For Anti-Israel Hitler Post

Nozima Husainova, a former employee of Citibank, was terminated from her position after she shared a highly offensive social media message endorsing Hitler’s genocidal actions against the Jewish people during the Holocaust. This occurred in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks carried out by Hamas, when Husainova posted a repugnant and anti-Semitic message praising Hitler and the Holocaust.

Citibank’s decision to terminate Husainova’s employment aligns with a recent trend among corporate leaders who have threatened to withhold job opportunities from Harvard students who signed a letter accusing Israel of being complicit in Hamas’ acts of terrorism.

Husainova’s post was deemed ‘revolting’ by a Citibank spokesperson, who also declared that the bank would not accept hate speech. “We terminated the employment of the person who made the revolting antisemitic comment on social media. We condemn antisemitism and all hate speech and do not tolerate it in our bank,” a spokesperson told Daily Mail.

What Did Nozima Husainova Say? 

Nozima Husainova expressed on Instagram, accompanied by a smiley face emoji, a statement regarding Hitler’s desire to eliminate a particular group. She said, “No wonder why Hitler wanted to get rid of all of them”. Subsequently, Nozima Husainova’s Instagram and other social media accounts were removed, along with the aforementioned post. The non-profit organization “Stop Antisemitism” shared a screenshot of the post on Twitter on the evening of Wednesday.

Who Is Nozima Husainova? 

Nozima Husainova, 25, is a recent graduate of CUNY Brooklyn College. She is currently in the news following an offensive remark she posted on her Instagram page, which she later deleted. On Thursday, October 19, 2023, she was dismissed by Citibank, where she was employed, as a result of the post. She had posted the explosive comment in response to a post on the bombing of a Gaza hospital, which was first attributed to Israel but was later determined to have been perpetrated by the terror organisation Islamic Jihad after one of its operatives misfired a rocket.

Husainova completed a five-year tenure at the Bedford Avenue campus of CUNY Brooklyn College, culminating in the attainment of a finance degree in June 2021, as stated on her now-deleted LinkedIn profile. Her professional role at Citi encompassed the position of personal banker, wherein she was entrusted with the responsibility of cultivating customer relationships to foster loyalty and drive sales growth among individual consumer clients.

The aforementioned LinkedIn page, which has since been removed, indicated her employment with the Wall Street bank for a duration of two years. It is noteworthy that Citigroup, the parent company of Citi, boasts a global workforce of 240,000 individuals.

Response From Citibank 

The investment bank has confirmed to the Post that Husainova’s employment was terminated following her earlier reported antisemitic remark on social media. A spokesperson from Citi said, “We terminated the employment of the person who made the revolting antisemitic comment on social media. We condemn antisemitism and all hate speech and do not tolerate it in our bank.” They added that the firm would “keep supporting a supportive and inclusive work environment”, and said that “the student leaders who signed these statements are not welcome in our firm”.

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    Abbie Anker

    Update: 2024-05-19