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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.
Al Jazeera
26-02-2025
- Health
- Al Jazeera
Nurse in Australia charged over video about killing Israelis
A nurse in Australia has been charged with making death threats and other offences over a video appearing to show hospital staff boasting about killing and denying treatment to Israeli patients. New South Wales Police said on Wednesday that they had charged a 26-year-old woman with three offences, including threatening violence to a group and using a carriage service to threaten to kill. NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb said the woman, named in local media as Sarah Abu Lebdeh, was prohibited from leaving Australia or using social media as part of 'very, very strict' bail conditions. Webb said the woman was scheduled to face court in Sydney on March 19. The announcement comes after footage of two staff at a Sydney hospital bragging about harming Israeli patients went viral on social media earlier this month, prompting widespread condemnation. In an online video chat shared by Israeli content creator Max Veifer, Abu Lebdeh allegedly told the influencer that she would not treat Israelis seeking medical attention and would 'kill them'. The video also appeared to show a male hospital staff member saying he had sent many Israeli patients to 'Jahannam', the Arabic word for hell. The man, identified in local reports as Ahmad Rashad Nadir, has not been charged over the incident. Health authorities have banned the two hospital staff from working in healthcare 'in any context' over the incident, which Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese labelled 'disgusting, sickening and shameful'. Health officials have said they have found no evidence that any patients were adversely affected. Australia has been roiled by a wave of anti-Semitic incidents in recent months, including an alleged bomb plot and several arson attacks on synagogues. Advocacy groups have reported a surge in both anti-Semitic and Islamophobic incidents since October 7, 2023, when Hamas launched a multipronged attack on Israel and Israel began its war in Gaza.
Yahoo
25-02-2025
- Yahoo
Nurse charged over alleged anti-Semitic video
A nurse who allegedly vowed to 'kill' Israeli patients during an anti-Semitic rant has been charged. Sarah Abu Lebdeh was deregistered by the Nursing and Midwifery Council of NSW, effective from February 13, after a video circulated online of her allegedly threatening Israeli patients while wearing her NSW Health uniform. Investigators arrested the 26-year-old about 7.30pm on Tuesday following extensive inquiries. She was charged with threaten violence to group, use carriage service to threaten to kill and use carriage service to menace/harass/offend. More to come...
Yahoo
19-02-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
Brickbat: First, Do No Harm
Two nurses with Australia's New South Wales Ministry of Health have been removed from their jobs pending an investigation of a video, apparently shot in a hospital, in which they said they would refuse to treat and perhaps kill Israeli patients. "I won't treat them, I won't treat them. I'll kill them," said Sarah Abu Lebdeh. Rashad Nadir added, "You have no idea how many [Israelis] came to this hospital and I sent them to jaheem [hell]." Nadir later told local media his remarks were a joke. The post Brickbat: First, Do No Harm appeared first on
