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Second Sydney Nurse Charged Over Antisemitic Video and Drug Possession

Ahmed Rashid Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh face charges after a video allegedly showed threats against Israeli patients at Bankstown Hospital.

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Australia's health practitioner watchdog barred both nurses from working in the profession nationwide "in any context" and they have had their registrations suspended by the NSW Nursing and Midwifery Council.

Overview

  • Ahmed Rashid Nadir, 27, was arrested and charged with using a carriage service to menace, harass, or offend, and possessing a prohibited drug.
  • The video, posted by Israeli influencer Max Veifer, allegedly shows Nadir and colleague Sarah Abu Lebdeh making threats against Israeli patients.
  • Abu Lebdeh, charged last week, allegedly stated she would refuse to treat Israeli patients and threatened their lives.
  • Both nurses have been suspended from practicing nationwide by the Australian health practitioner watchdog and the NSW Nursing and Midwifery Council.
  • Strike Force Pearl, formed to address antisemitic incidents, has now made 15 arrests and laid 78 charges since its establishment.