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The Guardian
05-03-2025
- The Guardian
Second Bankstown nurse charged over viral video allegedly threatening Israeli patients
A second Bankstown nurse involved in a viral video showing both he and his colleague allegedly threatening Israeli patients has been charged by Strike Force Pearl detectives. Ahmed Rashid Nadir, who worked at the Bankstown-Lidcombe hospital in Sydney's west, was arrested on Tuesday evening, and later charged with using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend, and possessing a prohibited drug. The 27-year-old Bankstown man was granted bail to appear at the Downing Centre local court on 19 March. The other nurse featured in the video, Sarah Abu Lebdeh, was charged with three offences last week: threatening violence, using a carriage service to threaten to kill and using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend. Sign up for Guardian Australia's breaking news email There had been a delay in police speaking to Nadir, after he was taken to hospital for assessment earlier in February, when paramedics were called to his Bankstown home after a 'concern for welfare' report. In an edited video taken from a Chatroulette-style website discussion posted by the Israeli influencer Max Veifer last month, Nadir and Abu Lebdeh are shown allegedly speaking to the former soldier, who reveals in the video he served with the Israel Defense Forces. 'One day, your time will come and you will die the most horrible death,' Abu Lebdeh says on the video. The investigation was made more complex due to 'jurisdictional challenges', given Veifer is located outside Australia. The New South Wales police commissioner, Karen Webb, said Strike Force Pearl, the force's antisemitism taskforce, had now arrested 15 people and laid a total of 78 charges. 'I must commend the work Strike Force Pearl detectives are doing to investigate, charge and put these individuals before the courts,' she said in a statement on Wednesday. 'There is a tremendous amount of dedication and hard work going into all these investigations. 'Detectives have overcome many challenges – including huge public expectation – to put these individuals before the court,' Webb said. The two nurses have been barred by the Australian health practitioner watchdog from working in the profession nationwide 'in any context', and had their registrations suspended by the NSW Nursing and Midwifery Council.
Yahoo
26-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Nurse who said she wouldn't treat Israelis is charged with making threats
A nurse who allegedly said she wouldn't treat Israeli patients is now facing multiple federal charges in Australia. Sarah Abu Lebdeh, 26, was detained Tuesday after she made the comments in a video posted online earlier this month, according to the Associated Press. Abu Lebdeh and another nurse, Ahmed Rashid Nadir, were suspended from Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital near Sydney on Feb. 12. Abu Lebdeh said in a video the night before that she wouldn't treat Israeli patients while Nadir suggested he had killed Israelis, the AP reported. However, the hospital examined patient records and found no evidence that the nurses had harmed patients. Australian Healthcare Workers Threaten Israeli Man, Claim To Have Killed Jews In Their Care On Camera The video posted online was described as "antisemitic" by the New South Wales Police Force. Read On The Fox News App They added that it was "filmed at Bankstown Hospital and circulated widely on social media." Abu Lebdeh was charged with the federal offenses of threatening violence to a group, using a carriage service to threaten to kill and using a carriage service to menace, harass and offend, police said. The charges carried a potential maximum penalty of 22 years in prison. Abu Lebdeh has been released on bail and is expected to appear in court on March 19. Australia's Jewish Community Alarmed By Rising Antisemitism "We commend Australian authorities for charging Sydney nurse Sarah Abu Lebdeh for her violent, antisemitic threats against Israeli patients. There is no place for violence or antisemitism in any society – especially in the medical field," the Anti-Defamation League said Wednesday. "With the surge in attacks against the Australian Jewish community, it is imperative law enforcement continue working to ensure that those spreading hate and targeting the Jewish community are held accountable to the full extent of the law." In the video, a man and woman, who said they were doctors, spoke with another individual via Chatrouletka, a website where strangers are matched internationally to have conversations. After the Israeli man revealed his nationality, the female worker said "it's Palestine's country, not your country you piece of s---," according to the video. As the Israeli man asked for peace, the conversation escalated, and the woman said "when the time comes, I want you to remember my face, so you can understand that you will die the most disgusting death." The pair went on to say they would not treat the man and would kill him if he came to their hospital. The man in scrubs said "you have no idea how many Israelis came to this hospital and…," while sliding his arm across his neck in a throat-slashing motion. Fox News' Alexandra Koch, Beth Bailey and the Associated Press contributed to this report. Original article source: Nurse who said she wouldn't treat Israelis is charged with making threats
Fox News
26-02-2025
- Fox News
Nurse who said she wouldn't treat Israelis is charged with making threats
A nurse who allegedly said she wouldn't treat Israeli patients is now facing multiple federal charges in Australia. Sarah Abu Lebdeh, 26, was detained Tuesday after she made the comments in a video posted online earlier this month, according to the Associated Press. Abu Lebdeh and another nurse, Ahmed Rashid Nadir, were suspended from Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital near Sydney on Feb. 12. Abu Lebdeh said in a video the night before that she wouldn't treat Israeli patients while Nadir suggested he had killed Israelis, the AP reported. However, the hospital examined patient records and found no evidence that the nurses had harmed patients. The video posted online was described as "antisemitic" by the New South Wales Police Force. They added that it was "filmed at Bankstown Hospital and circulated widely on social media." Abu Lebdeh was charged with the federal offenses of threatening violence to a group, using a carriage service to threaten to kill and using a carriage service to menace, harass and offend, police said. The charges carried a potential maximum penalty of 22 years in prison. Abu Lebdeh has been released on bail and is expected to appear in court on March 19. In the video, a man and woman, who said they were doctors, spoke with another individual via Chatrouletka, a website where strangers are matched internationally to have conversations. After the Israeli man revealed his nationality, the female worker said "it's Palestine's country, not your country you piece of s---," according to the video. As the Israeli man asked for peace, the conversation escalated, and the woman said "when the time comes, I want you to remember my face, so you can understand that you will die the most disgusting death." The pair went on to say they would not treat the man and would kill him if he came to their hospital. The man in scrubs said "you have no idea how many Israelis came to this hospital and…," while sliding his arm across his neck in a throat-slashing motion.
BBC News
26-02-2025
- BBC News
Nurse charged over video that referenced harming Israeli patients
A Sydney nurse who was suspended over a video in which she allegedly made threats against Israeli patients has been charged by Abu Lebdeh, 26, is facing three charges: threatening violence to a group, using a carriage service to threaten to kill, and using a carriage service to harass or cause Abu Lebdeh and another man were both suspended from their duties at Bankstown Hospital after the video - filmed on an anonymous online platform which pairs people randomly for a chat - was released say there is "no evidence" the pair harmed patients. In the footage, which appeared to have been filmed inside a hospital and was published by an Israeli content creator, Ms Abu Lebdeh and Ahmad Rashad Nadir allegedly bragged about refusing to treat Israeli patients, killing them, and said they would go to video spread widely online and caused public outcry, with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese describing it as "disgusting" and "vile".New South Wales Police Commissioner Karen Webb said the charges are a significant breakthrough in what has been a complicated investigation."Detectives must be commended for acting swiftly under enormous pressure and public expectation," she Abu Lebdeh was granted bail and will return to court on 19 March. Mr Nadir has not been charged. Earlier this month Australia passed tougher laws against hate crimes following a wave of unrelated antisemitic recent months, there have been a several of arson and graffiti incidents involving homes, cars, and synagogues in Jewish communities across Australia.A caravan packed with power gel explosives that police warned had the potential to cause a "mass casualty event" was found in New South Wales in January, alongside a document with antisemitic sentiments and a list of Jewish targets in Sydney.
The Guardian
25-02-2025
- The Guardian
Sydney nurse who allegedly threatened to kill Israeli patients in viral video charged
A public hospital nurse who allegedly threatened to kill Israeli patients in a viral video posted by an Israeli influencer has been charged with three offences. Sarah Abu Lebdeh, who worked at Bankstown-Lidcombe hospital, was charged with three offences including threatening violence, using a carriage service to threaten to kill and using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend. In an edited video posted by the Israeli influencer Max Veifer, the 26-year-old nurse appears alongside her colleague Ahmed Rashid Nadir, both allegedly claiming they won't treat Israelis and boasting of sending them to hell. Strike Force Pearl investigators arrested and charged Abu Lebdeh late on Tuesday but no charges have been laid against Ahmed Rashid Nadir. The New South Wales police commissioner Karen Webb said 14 people had been arrested so far under the operation targeting antisemitism, including Abu Lebdeh, and a total of 76 charges had been laid by the strike force. 'These charges have been laid following a lot of hard work and legal advice, received yesterday from the commonwealth director of public prosecutions,' she said on Wednesday. 'Detectives have overcome obstacles and jurisdictional challenges to get where we are today.' In the back and forth with Veifer, a former soldier who reveals in the video he served with the Israeli Defence Forces. 'One day, your time will come and you will die the most horrible death,' Abu Lebdeh says on the video. Reaction was swift to the video with widespread condemnation, including from the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, and the state premier, Chris Minns. Australia's health practitioner watchdog has barred both nurses from working in the profession nationwide 'in any context'. The pair have also had their registrations suspended by the NSW Nursing and Midwifery Council. The former nurse was granted conditional bail and is due to appear in court in March.
