A top California dentist has made no secret of his hatred towards Zionists since October 7th, and has posted hundreds of Instagram stories calling for the “death” of people who support Israel.
According to a review of his social media, Dr. Ahmed Mataria — who owns Mataria Dental Group in Torrance, California — is currently calling for “DEATH TO ZIONISTS EVERYWHERE” according to his Instagram bio.
“FUCK ISRAEL, DEATH TO ZIONISTS EVERYWHERE,” his Instagram bio currently reads as of publication time. The prof is a self-described Palestinian who lives in the United States of America.
Mazelit’s Corner reviewed his social media, finding no less than six instances of him calling for death to Zionists within a 24 hour span.
He did not respond to an inquiry from Mazelit’s Corner on his violent rhetoric.
Dr. Mataria also recently shared to his social media an image of the Israeli flag turned into a Swastika, commenting, “Death Death Death to the IDF”, “Zionism is terrorism” and “from the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free”.
The healthcare worker also has cheered on Iran’s attacks against Israel, sharing a video of Israel being bombed and commenting “What a beauty. Death death to the IDF. Thank you Iran.”
The nation’s only watchdog group for antisemitism in medicine — Physicians Against Antisemitism (PAA) — had previously called into question Mataria’s statements about Jews as recently as last December.
Dr. Materia previously went viral after the Bondi Beach Massacre, as he wished for “more dead Zionists plzzz” when commenting about the slain Chabad rabbi Eli Schlanger.
“The world is a better place with this terrorists (sic) gone,” wrote Mataria.
The PAA previously warned the Jewish community about Materia’s bloodlust for dead Jews, saying “If he has any Jewish or Zionist patients left, he is basically wishing death upon them.”
“Wishing death upon those who believe in the Jewish people’s right to defend themselves in their indigenous homeland should be grounds for license revocation as possible investigation by law enforcement,” said the PAA.
The California Dental Board — which regulates licenses to dental professionals — did not respond to a request for comment from Mazelit’s Corner, and neither did Dr. Mataria. Triton College also did not respond.
Despite concerns raised by the Jewish community, Dr. Mataria is still soliciting patients at his practice in Los Angeles County California, and nationwide on ZocDoc.
Ironically, “mataria” translates to a Spanish verb meaning “I would kill” or “would kill.”
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Thank you for exposing this. I appreciate the story, although frankly, it is sickening and makes me irate.
What I cannot understand is why nothing seems to happen. This man is a dentist—a regulated healthcare professional—and he is publicly calling for “DEATH TO ZIONISTS EVERYWHERE” and celebrating the deaths of people he considers Zionists. Surely there are professional and ethical standards governing dentists, and surely the California Dental Board should be looking at whether someone expressing views like these should be treating Jewish or Zionist patients.
But I also have to ask: where are the large Jewish organizations? Have you brought this case to their attention? If so, have any of them actually done anything about it? They have the staff, money, lawyers and connections to pursue something like this with the dental board, his college and other appropriate authorities.
You did your job—you exposed him. My question is why the organizations supposedly representing the Jewish community aren't taking what you uncovered and running with it.
Thank you for bringing this to light. Now I want to know who is going to do something about it.