Second nurse charged over anti-Semitic video

Former nurse Rashad Nadir was captured on the video saying he ‘had no idea’ the number of Israelis who had attended Bankstown Hospital he had sent to ‘hell’.

Rashad Nadir. Picture: NewsWire Handout

Police have charged the second nurse over a viral anti-Semitic video allegedly broadcast from a hospital in Bankstown Hospital.

Nurse Rashad Nadir, who was captured on the video, telling Israeli influencer Max Veifer he “had no idea” the number of Israelis who had attended Bankstown Hospital he had sent to “hell”, has been charged with a Commonwealth offence.

The 27-year-old was arrested at Sutherland Police Station about 7.30pm on Tuesday and charged with using a carriage service to menace/harass/offend threaten to menace, harass or cause offence.

He was also charged with possessing a prohibited drug.

The other nurse in the video, Sarah Abu Lebdeh, was charged last week, after saying she would not treat Israeli patients but “kill them”, telling Mr Veifer he would “die the most disgusting death”.

“One day, your time will come, and you will die the most horrible death,” she said.

Ms Abu Lebdeh, 26, was charged with three offences: threaten violence to group, use carriage service to threaten to kill, and use carriage service to menace/harass/offend.

Both nurses were immediately sacked and banned from practising as nurses after the video was circulated online.

NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb said Strike Force Pearl detectives have 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.

“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,” Commissioner Webb said.

Ms Abu Lebdeh and Mr Nadir will both appear at Downing Centre Local Court later this month.