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Perth Now
3 days ago
- Health
- Perth Now
Fresh blow for alleged anti-Semitic nurses
Two nurses charged with threatening to kill Israeli patients in a viral video have been banned from working with NDIS patients. Ahmad Rashad Nadir, and fellow nurse Sarah Abu Lebdeh, both aged 27, made international headlines in February after a video of the pair allegedly bragging about killing Israeli patients at Bankstown Hospital, in Sydney's west, went viral. The pair, who have both been stood down from their jobs by NSW Health, have also been hit with a two-year ban from working with NDIS participants. The order came into effect in May, a listing by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission read. Rashad Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh have been hit with a two-year NDIS ban. NewsWire Handout Credit: NewsWire It prevents the nurses from working with any NDIS participants or engaging in any work for or on behalf of any NDIS provider, in any Australian state or territory. Ms Abu Lebdeh is charged with threatening violence to a group, using a carriage service to threaten to kill and using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend. Mr Nadir has been charged with using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend and possessing a prohibited drug. The pair remain on bail, and have not yet entered any pleas. However, Mr Nadir's lawyer Zemarai Khatiz told reporters outside the Downing Centre Local Court in March that he would 'intend to argue for the video to be excluded from court'. Mr Khatiz alleges the video was captured 'without the consent and knowledge' of his client. 'We will be challenging the admissibility of the video recording because it was a private conversation which was recorded by the person overseas without my client's consent and without his knowledge,' Mr Khatiz told NewsWire. 'That video recording was made secretly overseas and was unlawfully obtained.' Mr Khatiz also confirmed his client intends to plead not guilty. In the two-and-a-half minute video, recorded by Israeli influencer Max Veifer, the nurses allegedly threaten to kill Israelis who came to the hospital. Mr Veifer often uses Chatruletka and Omegle, online platforms that pair users in random video chats, to expose instances of anti-Semitism and also to learn English. 'Ahh,' Mr Nadir says in the clip. 'I'm gonna be really honest with you, you've actually got really, really beautiful eyes. Sarah Abu Lebdeh will return to court at the end of the month. NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard Credit: News Corp Australia Ahmad Rashad Nadir's lawyer said his client intends to plead not guilty. NewsWire/ Gaye Gerard Credit: News Corp Australia 'But I'm so upset that you're Israeli … eventually you're gonna get killed and you're gonna go to Jahannam (hell). But those pretty eyes, they should stay in this world for longer.' The exchange quickly gets heated as Mr Veifer explains he served in the IDF (Israeli Defence Force). A woman's voice can then be heard off camera saying: 'you killed innocent people'. The woman's voice continues: 'So you kill innocent people to protect your country? What kind of soul do you have? You have no soul.' Mr Veifer then asked the pair: 'How are you doctors?' Abu Lebdeh then allegedly told Mr Veifer she wanted him to 'remember my face so you can understand that you will die the most disgusting death'. Mr Veifer then begins to ask 'Let's say an Israeli, God forbid …' 'I won't treat them, I'll kill them,' Ms Abu Lebdeh says. 'Not God forbid, I hope to God.' 'You'll kill them?' Mr Veifer is heard asking. Mr Nadir then said: 'OK you have no idea how many Israeli haram dogs came to this hospital and (makes throat slitting motion) I send them to Jahannam.' 'For real? If just Jewish people comes (sic) there …' Mr Veifer begins before the chat ends. Following the identification of Mr Nadir in February, Strike Force Pearl raided his home and seized a number of items. The pair will return to court at the end of the month.
7NEWS
3 days ago
- Health
- 7NEWS
Ex-nurses Ahmad Rashad Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh, who threatened to kill Israelis in viral video, barred from NDIS work
Two former Sydney nurses charged over allegedly threatening to kill Israeli patients during a recorded video call have been banned from working with NDIS participants. Ahmad Rashad Nadir, 27, and Sarah Abu Lebdeh, 26, made headlines in February after a video of their online chat with Israeli influencer Max Veifer on cam chat app Chatruletka went viral. In the footage, the then-Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital nurses are heard boasting about refusing to treat Israelis and instead killing them. Both were stood down from their roles, and their nursing registrations were suspended. The Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency confirmed the suspensions on February 13, effectively banning them from working in Australian hospitals. They have now been hit with another ban — this time from the NDIS — prohibiting them from working with or providing services to any NDIS participants for two years, even if it's unpaid. The ban took effect on May 9 and applies nationwide. In the viral video, when asked what she would do if an Israeli citizen presented at the hospital where she worked, Lebdeh responded: 'I won't treat them, I'll kill them.' Nadir claimed Israelis had come to the hospital but implied they had died, running his hand across his neck in a throat-slitting gesture. 'You have no idea how many Israeli dog(s) came to this hospital and I send them to Jahannam (hell),' he said. NSW Health Minister Ryan Park condemned the comments, saying they were 'vile' and 'disgusting' and assured Jewish community members they would always receive first-class healthcare in NSW. 'There is no place, no place in our hospital and health system for this sort of view to ever, ever take place,' Park said. 'There is no place for this sort of perspective in our society.' Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the video was 'sickening and shameful' and that antisemitism has no place in Australia or its healthcare system. 'Individuals found to have committed criminal antisemitic acts will face the full force of our laws,' he said. Both former healthcare workers have since been charged. Nadir faces charges of using a carriage service to menace/harass/offend and possessing a prohibited drug, while Lebdeh has been charged with threatening violence to a group, using a carriage service to threaten to kill, and using a carriage service to menace/harass/offend. They remain on bail and are due back in court on July 29.
Sky News AU
12-05-2025
- Sky News AU
Legal cases of former Bankstown, Sydney nurses charged over antisemitic video return to court
Two former Sydney nurses facing charges over an antisemitic video will have their legal cases return to court on Tuesday. Ahmad Rashad Nadir, 27, and Sarah Abu Lebdeh, 26, were stood down from their jobs at Bankstown Hospital on February 12 after a video emerged of the pair allegedly making threats against Israeli patients. The pair, who are both on conditional bail, are excused from appearing in person when their cases are briefly mentioned in Sydney's Downing Centre Local Court from 9.30am. The video, which went viral in February, showed Mr Nadir and Ms Lebdeh wearing nursing uniforms as they spoke to Jewish content creator Max Veifer through an online chat room called Chatruletka, which randomly connects users. In the clip, Ms Lebedh allegedly bragged about refusing to treat Israeli patients at the hospital and threatened to kill them. Mr Nadir allegedly said he had sent Israeli patients to 'Jahannam', which means hell in Arabic. The video was widely circulated online after it was shared to social media by Mr Veifer, sparking an investigation by health authorities and police. On February 25, Ms Lebdeh was arrested and charged with three Commonwealth offences including threatening violence to a group, using a carriage service to threaten to kill, and using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend. Mr Nadir was arrested on March 4 and charged with a Commonwealth offence of using a carriage service to menace, harass, offend or threaten. He was also charged with possessing a prohibited drug, which was allegedly found inside his locker at Bankstown Hospital. Dramatic scenes unfolded outside Sydney's Downing Centre in March when the two former nurses appeared in court for the first time since their arrests. Mr Nadir's lawyer Zemarai Khatiz said his client will challenge the charges against him on the grounds of the video being taken without his consent. "My client will be pleading not guilty to the charges. He will be defending the matter on legal and technical grounds," Mr Khatiz told reporters. "The video that was captured and recorded, was done without the consent of my client, without his knowledge. And we'll argue for that to be excluded." Meanwhile, Ms Lebdeh was rushed out of the courthouse while being shielded by an entourage of men in black hoodies before she was whisked away in a waiting black car. Mr Nadir has previously apologised for his remarks in the video through a legal representative who said the former nurse does not 'protect what he has done or hide from it'. A family member of Ms Lebdeh, who identified himself as her uncle, previously told the media she was sorry for her comments. "She will come out and make a statement when she's ready, but you can't talk to her now because she's having a panic attack, an anxiety attack," he told The Australian at the time. On February 13, Federal Health Minister Mark Butler confirmed the Nursing and Midwifery Council of New South Wales had suspended Mr Nadir and Ms Lebdeh's nursing registrations. This means they are currently banned from practising nursing anywhere in Australia.
Yahoo
19-03-2025
- Yahoo
Nurse's bombshell move after viral video
The lawyer of a nurse charged over his involvement in an anti-Semitic video says he will argue in court to have the video excluded from court proceedings. Ahmad Rashad Nadir, and Sarah Abu Lebdeh, both aged 27, made international headlines in February after a video of the pair bragging about killing Israeli patients at Bankstown Hospital, in Sydney's west went viral. Mr Nadir and Ms Abu Lebdeh arrived on Wednesday morning at the Downing Centre Local Court where their matters were heard for the first time inside a packed courtroom. Both cases were adjourned for eight weeks. Their bail is to continue and they will return to court on May 13. Mr Nadir's lawyer Zemarai Khatiz told reporters outside court that he would 'intend to argue for the video to be excluded from court', citing 'legal and technical grounds'. Mr Khatiz alleges the video was captured 'without the consent and knowledge' of his client. 'So, he'll be defending the charges on several legal and technical grounds,' Mr Khatiz later told NewsWire. 'We will be challenging the admissibility of the video recording because it was a private conversation which was recorded by the person overseas without my client's consent and without his knowledge. That video recording was made secretly overseas and was unlawfully obtained.' Mr Khatiz also confirmed his client would be pleading not guilty. People shielded Ms Abu Lebdeh from the media scrum on all sides as she walked into the courthouse. Ms Abu Lebdeh is charged with threatening violence to a group, using a carriage service to threaten to kill and using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend. Mr Nadir has been charged with using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend and possessing a prohibited drug. Both nurses were stood down by NSW Health as soon as they were identified. In the two-and-a-half minute video recorded by Israeli influencer Max Veifer, the nurses threaten to kill Israelis who came to the hospital. Mr Veifer often uses Chatruletka and Omegle, online platforms that pair users in random video chats, to expose instances of anti-Semitism and also to learn English. 'Ahh,' Mr Nadir says. 'I'm gonna be really honest with you, you've actually got really, really beautiful eyes. 'But I'm so upset that you're Israeli … eventually you're gonna get killed and you're gonna go to Jahannam (hell). But those pretty eyes, they should stay in this world for longer.' The exchange quickly gets heated as Mr Veifer explains he served in the IDF (Israeli Defence Force). A woman's voice can then be heard off camera saying: 'you killed innocent people'. The woman's voice continues: 'So you kill innocent people to protect your country? What kind of soul do you have? You have no soul.' Mr Veifer then asked the pair: 'How are you doctors?' Abu Lebdeh then allegedly told Mr Veifer she wanted him to 'remember my face so you can understand that you will die the most disgusting death'. Mr Veifer then begins to ask 'Let's say an Israeli, God forbid …' 'I won't treat them, I'll kill them,' Ms Abu Lebdeh says. 'Not God forbid, I hope to God.' 'You'll kill them?' Mr Veifer is heard asking. Mr Nadir then said: 'OK you have no idea how many Israeli haram dogs came to this hospital and (makes throat slitting motion) I send them to Jahannam.' 'For real? If just Jewish people comes (sic) there …' Mr Veifer begins before the chat ends. Following the identification of Mr Nadir in February, Strike Force Pearl raided his home and seized a number of items. Mr Nadir was taken to hospital a few hours later over mental health concerns. Lifeline: 13 11 14 (call), 0477 131 114 (text) or Blue: 1300 224 636 or violence support: 1800 RESPECT (1800 737 732) or Assault Crisis Line: 1800 806 292 or Helpline: 1800 551 800 or Australia: 1300 789 978Other tips about mental health and wellbeing can be found at
The Independent
05-03-2025
- The Independent
Second Sydney nurse who appeared in video threatening Israeli patients charged
Police have charged a second Sydney nurse over a video posted online that allegedly made threats to Israeli patients. Ahmad Rashad Nadir, a 27-year-old nurse who worked at Bankstown-Lidcombe hospital, was arrested on Tuesday and charged with using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend, and possessing a prohibited drug, the Sutherland police said. Mr Nadir has been granted conditional bail and was due in court on 19 March. Mr Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh, 26, were suspended from their duties at the hospital over antisemitism after a video of them was posted online in which they allegedly threatened to deny treatment to Israeli patients or kill them. Ms Labdeh was arrested in February and charged with the federal offences of threatening violence to a group, using a carriage service to threaten to kill and using a carriage service to menace and harass, police said. The charges carried a potential maximum penalty of 22 years in prison. Mr Nadir was interviewed by the police earlier and has reportedly apologised for the video last month through his lawyer. The hospital examined patient records and found no evidence that the nurses had harmed patients. In the video, the nurses, wearing their uniforms, purportedly engaged in a conversation on the chat platform Chatruletka with Jewish content creator Max Veifer. After learning that Mr Veifer was from Israel, one of the nurses allegedly said if patients from the country came to their hospital, she would not treat them. "I won't treat them, I'll kill them," she said. The other nurse, a man, said: "Eventually you're going to get killed and you're going to go to (hell)." The incident comes amid a wave of antisemitic attacks targeting Jews in Australia in the backdrop of Israel's war on Gaza. Recent months have seen attacks on synagogues, buildings and cars belonging to Jews across the country as well as the discovery of a caravan carrying explosives and a list of Jewish targets in Sydney. New South Wales police commissioner Karen Webb said the antisemitism taskforce called the Strike Force Pearl has 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 on Wednesday, according to The Guardian. '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,' Ms Webb said. The duo have been barred by the Australian health practitioner watchdog from working in the profession nationwide 'in any context'.
