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US consulate being sued by employee fired for Hamas ties
This is rich. The US consulate in Jerusalem is being sued by a former employee who was discharged because he had ties to Hamas. The plaintiff is Azam Qiq, who worked at the diplomatic mission until 2006 as a mechanic. His father was Hassan Qiq, the former head of Hamas in Jerusalem, who died in 2006.Azam Qiq was hired by the consulate in 2003 and underwent a background check by its security teams