Jewish Group Urges Screening for ‘Dangerous Extremists’ Among Health Staff After Nurse Kill Threats

NSW nurses Sarah Abu Lebdeh and Ahmad Rashad Nadir have both been deregistered after their alleged threats against Israeli patients.
Jewish Group Urges Screening for ‘Dangerous Extremists’ Among Health Staff After Nurse Kill Threats
Bankstown-Lidcombe Hospital where two NSW public hospital nurses allegedly made anti-Semitic comments and boasted they would kill Israeli patients in Sydney, Australia on Feb. 13, 2025. AAP Image/Dean Lewins
Monica O’Shea
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The Australian Jewish Association (AJA) is calling for health ministers around the country to screen for “dangerous extremists” after two nurses were seen on social media threatening to kill Israelis or send them to hell.

Sarah Abu Lebdeh and Ahmad Rashad Nadir have both been deregistered as nurses in Australia after they bragged about harming Israeli patients.
Monica O’Shea
Monica O’Shea
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Monica O’Shea is a reporter based in Australia. She previously worked as a reporter for Motley Fool Australia, Daily Mail Australia, and Fairfax Regional Media. She can be reached at monica.o'[email protected]