Major update after Bankstown Hospital nurses recorded in anti-Semitic rant

Two nurses whose shocking anti-Semitic rant was caught on camera and shared online have now been banned from practising anywhere in Australia.

A nurse who vowed to “kill” Israeli patients and another who claimed he had already sent Israeli patients to the afterlife have now been banned from practising “anywhere in Australia, in any context”.

Ahmad “Rashad” Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh were deregistered by the Nursing and Midwiferey Council of NSW, effective from February 13, federal Health Minister Mark Butler said on Thursday

“As a result, the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency has automatically updated their record on the public register of practitioners,” Mr Butler said.

“As a result this means the two nurses are unable to practise nursing anywhere in Australia, in any context.

“Australians have a right to feel safe wherever they go and nowhere should be safer than a hospital.

“Their sickening comments – and the hatred that underpins them – have no place in our health system and no place anywhere in Australia.”

The social media video of the nurses’ rant went viral on Wednesday. Picture: Instagram.

The pair were filmed wearing their NSW Health uniforms as they threatened Israeli patients in an anti-Semitic tirade during a video call with Israeli influencer Max Veifer.

In the video call, Mr Nadir tells Mr Veifer: “I’m so upset that you’re Israeli, like eventually you’re going to get killed.”

When Mr Veifer asked why he was going to get killed, Ms Lebdeh appeared on the screen wearing scrubs.

“It’s Palestine’s country not your country, you piece of s***,” she said.

“When your time comes, I want you to remember my face so you can understand that you will die the most disgusting death.”

Mr Veifer then questioned whether the pair would treat an Israeli patient seeking care, but the woman cut him off saying: “I won’t treat them, I’ll kill them … Not God forbid, I hope to God.”

“You have no idea how many Israeli … dog came to this hospital and … I literally sent them to (the afterlife),” Mr Nadir added while slicing his hand across his neck.

The video depicted an anti-Semitic rant. Picture: Instagram.

The interaction was filmed by Max Veifer. Picture: Instagram.

Mr Veifer later said he was “shocked” that “the hate has gone so far” and crossed into Australia.

He said he “had to expose them”.

“Seeing doctors, seeing nurses, seeing medical staff that’s supposed to treat people, everyone that’s supposed to take care of people, seeing them saying these things just made me, yeah, made me sad,” Mr Veifer said on Sky News.

NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb on Wednesday said a Strike Force Pearl investigation was “well underway”, while NSW Health Minister Ryan Park said it was “one of the most vile, shocking and appalling videos” he had “ever seen”.

“Those people subject to that investigation will not ever be working for NSW Health again,” he said.

“There is no place in our hospital and health system for this sort of view to ever, ever take place. There is no place for this sort of perspective in our society.”

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese also condemned the “vile” video.

“The footage is sickening and shameful,” Mr Albanese said.

“These anti-Semitic comments, driven by hate, have no place in our health system and no place anywhere in Australia.”

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