{"id":78800,"date":"2024-01-13T00:35:48","date_gmt":"2024-01-13T00:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2024\/01\/13\/va-attorney-disciplined-for-video-mocking-israeli-hostages\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:15:54","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:15:54","slug":"va-attorney-disciplined-for-video-mocking-israeli-hostages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/veterans\/2024\/01\/13\/va-attorney-disciplined-for-video-mocking-israeli-hostages\/","title":{"rendered":"VA attorney disciplined for video mocking Israeli hostages"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/management\/2024\/01\/11\/house-panel-seeks-va-documents-on-sexual-harassment-accusations\/\" target=\"_blank\">Veterans Affairs<\/a> employee whose video mocking Israeli hostages caused outrage on social media has been required to undergo counseling for the incident but was not fired, department officials said Friday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/politics\/veterans-affairs-lawyer-faces-call-resign-mocking-israelis\" target=\"_blank\">Shekeba Morrad<\/a>, an appellate attorney for VA\u2019s Office of the General Counsel, had been embroiled in controversy since November, when she posted a video on social media which appeared to mock Israeli citizens worried about hostages taken by Hamas militants in October attacks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">After quick condemnation of her action, the video was removed from public sites. But several conservative activists saved and reposted it, leading to wider criticism of her and the department.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a statement Friday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/military-honor\/salute-veterans\/2023\/11\/08\/mcdonough-wants-va-to-reach-every-veteran-in-the-country\/\" target=\"_blank\">VA Secretary Denis McDonough<\/a> called Morrad\u2019s video \u201cinaccurate, abhorrent, and insensitive.\u201d Morrad was instructed to undergo counseling, then completed required harassment prevention and accountability training in response to the incident.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLet me be clear: I condemn antisemitism in the strongest terms possible. It is inconsistent with our core values of integrity, commitment, advocacy, respect, and excellence,\u201d McDonough said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThere\u2019s no space at VA for hate, not least because it hinders our ability to care for veterans, their families, caregivers and survivors who represent every race, creed, gender and belief and who swore an oath to defend the Constitution.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">VA officials noted, however, that past court rulings have established that federal employees have a right to express personal opinions, provided they do so on personal time and without identification as a federal employee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, numerous <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/veterans\/2024\/01\/12\/va-disputes-gop-claim-that-money-for-vets-is-going-to-migrants-instead\/\" target=\"_blank\">Republican lawmakers<\/a> called for severe action against Morrad in light of the video.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is unacceptable,\u201d wrote Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., and a member of the Senate Veterans\u2019 Affairs Committee,<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenThomTillis\/status\/1729550738211188959\" target=\"_blank\"> in a social media post sharing Morrad\u2019s video<\/a>. \u201cAntisemitism has no place at the VA and this behavior should not be tolerated. (McDonough) should remove this employee immediately.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a <a href=\"https:\/\/veterans.house.gov\/uploadedfiles\/2023_12_13_letter_to_secva_re_attorney_morrad.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">letter to McDonough last month<\/a>, 18 House Republicans called the behavior reprehensible and criticized the slow response of the department to the controversy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe are worried VA\u2019s investigation, like many of its investigations the committee has performed oversight of, will be untimely and result in minimal consequences,\u201d they wrote. \u201cMs. Morrad\u2019s conduct was abhorrent and has no place at VA.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Morrad is not a supervisor for any other VA employees and is a career staffer, not a political appointee. 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