Cops in talks to grill Sydney nurses at the centre of the anti-Semitic firestorm after they said they would ‘kill’ Israeli patients

Two Sydney nurses who insisted they would not treat Jewish patients and threatened to kill them are in talks with police about attending a station to give a statement.

It’s understood Ahmad ‘Rashad’ Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh have not yet spoken formally to police but are in contact with officers.  

Detectives have also asked Israeli influencer Max Veifer for the full, raw version of the video he recorded showing the nurses making the vile comments, as they assess what charges, if any, can be laid.

Nadir and Abu Lebdeh, from Bankstown Hospital in Sydney’s west, were filmed by Mr Veifer using a public video chat forum.

The video, which went viral on Wednesday, showed the pair working a late shift at the hospital – dressed in their NSW Health-branded scrubs – while hurling insults at Jews. 

‘It’s Palestine’s country, not your country you piece of s***,’ Abu Lebdeh said.

‘One day your time will come and you will die the most horrible death.’ 

‘You have no idea how many (Israelis) came to this hospital and I sent them to Jehannam (hell),’ Nadir said, while making a throat-slitting gesture. 

The viral video showed NSW Health nurses Rashad Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh hurling insults at Jews 

It’s understood Ahmad ‘Rashad’ Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh have not yet spoken formally to police (pictured Bankstown Police Station) but officers have contacted them

When asked what she would do if an Israeli patient presented in her ward, Abu Lebdeh responded: ‘I won’t treat them, I will kill them.’ 

Police from Strike Force Pearl, set up to investigate anti-Semitic crimes across Sydney, were awaiting the full video from Mr Veifer and have also seized CCTV footage from Bankstown Hospital and interviewed staff. 

Both nurses were stood down on Wednesday while NSW Health launched its own investigation into the incident. 

Health Minister Ryan Park said he had immediately asked senior NSW Health staff to take action as soon as he became aware of the ‘appalling’ video.

Reporters approached both nurses for comment at their respective Sydney homes.

Abu Lebdeh’s uncle spoke on her behalf outside her house, claiming she was suffering an ‘extreme panic attack’ after the video went viral. 

‘I’m trying to calm her down to see what the f*** happened,’ he said.

Nadir covered his face in shame when confronted by the media on Wednesday, and insisted the comments were a ‘joke’

‘She’s been a nurse for God knows how long. She’s never done anything to hurt anyone.’ 

Nadir, 27, covered his face in shame when the media confronted him at his western Sydney home, and insisted the comments were ‘a joke and a misunderstanding’. 

‘I will use social media, anything, to apologise but I need to go and see the detectives first,’ he said. 

The incident has prompted Bankstown Hospital to delete a photo uploaded to its Instagram page showing a woman in a ‘Free Palestine’ T-shirt, which was included in the hospital newsletter.

Deputy Israeli Foreign Minister Sharren Haskel took to X on Wednesday to back calls for an investigation into the pair.

‘There needs to be an investigation immediately into these two Australian medical professionals who are saying they will kill Israeli patients – and suggesting that they already have.

‘They are expressing criminal intent towards Jewish people, this must be stopped.’

Nadir has been an Australian citizen for four years.

Nadir was born in Afghanistan and gained Australian citizenship four years ago after arriving in the country at the age of 12

He was born in Afghanistan but fled with his family at the age of 12 after his father was killed.

He and his mother crossed Asia before risking their lives on a boat bound for Australia.

‘After spending four nights and five days, we reached international waters and the Australian Navy rescued us and took us on board,’ he said in an interview three years ago.

He revealed how his family were taken to Christmas Island and Darwin after being plucked to safety at sea before eventually settling in Sydney. 

In addition to his role at Bankstown Hospital, Nadir had also worked at Observatory Hill Medical Centre in central Sydney one day per week.

Dr Nirmal Singh Grewal, who founded the general practice 25 years ago, told Daily Mail Australia that Nadir was well liked, but had been fired from that job over the incident.

His photograph was quickly removed from the medical centre’s website in the wake of the footage.

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