Detectives search home of Sydney nurse filmed in antisemitic video

Detectives have executed a search warrant at the home of one the Sydney nurses captured on video allegedly threatening to kill Israeli patients and refusing to treat them.

Just after 6pm on Friday, Strike Force Pearl detectives investigating the video executed the warrant at the Bankstown home of Ahmad Rashad Nadir, who was filmed by Israeli social media influencer Max Veifer allegedly making the threats alongside Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital colleague Sarah Abu Lebdeh.

Detectives arrive to search the Bankstown home of Ahmad Rashad Nadir.Credit: Wolter Peeters

It is unknown if Nadir, who was taken to Liverpool hospital around 9pm on Thursday following a welfare concern, was home when the warrant was executed. Abu Lebdeh’s home is not believed to have been searched by police.

On Friday morning, Veifer posted what he claims is the unedited version of the video showing his full interaction with Nadir and Abu Lebdeh, claiming NSW Police hadn’t told him where to send the “critical” evidence.

Veifer said despite being contacted by NSW detectives, he wasn’t told where to send the evidence.

“The police are asking me for the unedited version. I have nothing to hide. Here it is and if they tell me where to send it I will send it to them,” he captioned the post.

The video, which appears to be a screen capture of Veifer’s computer screen, shows the recording of the conversation was taken at 9.19pm Israeli time on February 10, or 6:19am the next day AEDT.

SkyNews reported Veifer was given an incorrect email address with no “@” symbol.

But on Friday afternoon, police said the unedited video had not been provided despite providing Veifer with the correct contact details. Police did not respond to questions about the possible email error.

“NSW Police provided the correct contact details to the influencer at the centre of this inquiry,” a spokesperson said in a statement.

NSW Police detectives arrive at the Bankstown home of Ahmad Rashad Nadir. Credit: Wolter Peeters

“Police are aware an extended version has been posted online, however, nothing has been directly provided to NSW Police. Discussions between NSW Police and the influencer remain open and ongoing.”

Nadir’s lawyer, Mohamed Sakr, previously described his client as being in an “emotional state” and sorry for his actions.

Both Sakr and Abu Lebdeh’s lawyer, Rayan Kadadi, confirmed neither of their clients had been asked to attend the police station.

NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb has said the unedited video was “critical” to determine if an offence had been committed and if any offence fell under state or federal legislation.

“We really need to commit the influencer to paper, and if we’re able to do that today [Thursday], then we can work through whether these people are charged or not,” Webb said on 2GB.

NSW Police’s Strike Force Pearl, established last year to investigate antisemitic incidents in Sydney, has taken carriage of the investigation.

The video shows Nadir and Abu Lebdeh, dressed in blue scrubs, connecting with Veifer via the live video chat platform Chatruletka.

Abu Lebdeh allegedly threatens Israeli patients and tells Veifer: “One day, your time will come, and you will die the most horrible death.”

When asked what would happen if an Israeli patient came into the hospital, she says: “I won’t treat them; I will kill them.”

“You have no idea how many [Israelis] came to this hospital, and I sent them to Jahannam [the Islamic equivalent of the underworld],” Nadir says in the video.

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