That is my read of the situation as well. She probably started a lot of those "heated exchanges".
I have no doubt.
I don't even need to be warned about not starting controversial discussions at work. My grandparents taught us from a very young age to always avoid discussions of religion and politics. I have always made it a point to follow that advice and, curiously enough, after 60+ years in the working world I have never been fired or even disciplined for disruptive behavior.
If I'm not being paid to advocate for [___], I don't feel any overwhelming urge to advocate for [___]. If I'm hired to perform a job, I view my role as to show up, do my job, and go home at the end of the day. I have too much work to do to waste time arguing over something I'll never convince other people about.
From the article:
Hesen Jabr, a nurse at NYU Langone Health, said she was terminated on May 22, the first day she arrived back on shift after delivering a speech on May 7 during Nurse's Week for her work with bereaved mothers who lost their children during pregnancy or childbirth.
Somehow I'm not seeing a lot of relevance between miscarriages or stillbirths, and Palestine.