Anti-Semitism in the NHS: The Disturbing Reality of Hate Among Medical Professionals

[Social Media]

 

Social media is rife with disturbing posts that bear all the hallmarks of anti-Semitism. One such post reads, "Calling me a 'terrorist' doesn't scare me," overlaid on an image of a masked man making an upside-down triangle with his hands—a symbol widely associated with Hamas propaganda. Another post asserts, "Non-violence is a privilege that Palestinians cannot afford," accompanied by images glorifying the "armed struggle" and praising militants brandishing weapons.

 

Shockingly, these posts are not from anonymous trolls or extremists hiding in the shadows. They originate from a doctor working in the NHS, a profession dedicated to saving lives and serving the most vulnerable. Even more troubling, she is not alone. Over the past year, more than a dozen NHS doctors, nurses, and dentists have been found promoting hate speech, praising terrorist organizations, and spreading dangerous misinformation.

 

Jewish medical professionals and patients have reported deeply unsettling incidents, including NHS staff displaying anti-Israel posters in operating theatres, wearing pro-Palestine badges while treating patients, and even holding political meetings during working hours. Between October 7, 2023, and November 19, 2024, the General Medical Council (GMC) received 402 complaints related to anti-Semitism. These complaints involved 98 identified doctors and an additional 26 whose identities could not be confirmed. Despite the alarming numbers, no doctors were struck off during this period.

 

This prompted an investigation into the presence of anti-Semitism within the NHS. What was uncovered was shocking, both in terms of the inflammatory content shared online and the sheer scale of the problem.

 

One of the most egregious offenders is trauma and orthopaedics doctor Dr. Rahmeh Aladwan. Of Palestinian descent, she has "Free Palestine" tattooed on her left bicep and has littered her social media accounts with alarming endorsements of Hamas. In a post titled "Resist," she declared, "We never condemn the Palestinians. We back their struggle, including armed struggle," alongside an upside-down red triangle.

 

Other posts include images of masked gunmen with fire emojis, a toddler in a Hamas headband, and a militant brandishing a large weapon with the caption, "A picture of AlQasem a day keeps the Zs locked away," referencing Hamas's military wing, the Al-Qassam Brigades.

 

A Jewish colleague who worked with Dr. Aladwan expressed fear over her presence in the hospital. "From the moment I met her, her views were very obvious. She wore a keffiyeh and a Palestine badge on her uniform. I felt scared whenever I was around her and even lied about my name to avoid conflict. It was extremely distracting. After a complaint was made about her activism, she stormed into the staff room and accused 'some Zionist woman' of reporting her. It was aggressive. I worried about what could happen if she treated a Jewish or Israeli patient. A hospital just shouldn't be a political place."

 

Despite being reported to counter-terror police, Dr. Aladwan has not been suspended by the GMC and has not responded to requests for comment.

This case is not isolated. Dr. Rehiana Ali, a consultant neurologist of Palestinian descent, was suspended in December following a complaint from the UK Lawyers for Israel association. However, her suspension is only temporary and does not constitute an official finding of misconduct by the GMC.

 

She appears to take pride in the situation, changing her social media bio to, "Suspended by GMC UK for hurting Israeli feelings. I still say killing kids is demonic." In October 2024, she tweeted that Hamas "are not terrorists and are legitimate Palestinian resistance," advocating for the UK to remove the group from its list of proscribed terrorist organizations.

 

Dr. Wahid Shaida, a Harrow-based GP, has also drawn criticism for referring to Hamas as a "resistance" group and calling the October 7 attacks "a very welcome punch on the nose." Despite a brief NHS suspension, he was reinstated last July and remains licensed to practice. Likewise, Wolverhampton GP Dr. Kamran Ahmed received only a formal warning from the GMC after calling the Israeli flag the "modern-day swastika" and comparing Gaza to Auschwitz. Nevertheless, he remains an active doctor.

 

In another case, Dr. Daniel Nava Rodrigues, a former pathologist at the Royal Free Hospital in Hampstead, tweeted that "dead and suffering Israelis... brightens the day." Meanwhile, Dr. Ranjeet Brar, a consultant vascular surgeon at King's College Hospital, was arrested for selling pamphlets promoting conspiracy theories about Jews, featuring a Star of David intertwined with a swastika. Though he received a warning from the GMC, he retains his medical license. When confronted, he denied all allegations, stating, "I have been exonerated of all charges. No wrongdoing was found. I am a lifelong anti-racist campaigner and I will deny in any way being labelled a racist or an anti-Semite."

 

Jewish doctors have spoken out about the increasing hostility they face in the NHS. One doctor, speaking anonymously, stated, "Both staff and patients have experienced escalating levels of anti-Semitism in healthcare, and there is growing fear as people feel unsafe and unprotected."

 

A private Facebook group called "The On Call Room," used by over 16,000 healthcare professionals, exposes just how deeply rooted the problem is. Accessible only to those with a GMC number, the group contains numerous racist comments and conspiracy theories. One member, South East-based GP Shamroz Afghan, claimed that Gaza was being used as a "military testing ground" and "organ harvesting area." He went on to declare, "Zionism is an inherently racist apartheid system based on Jewish supremacy... You can't have peace if one's land is being occupied... justice means Zionism must be eradicated."

 

The Department of Health and Social Care has acknowledged the severity of the issue. A spokesperson stated, "These kinds of posts are totally unacceptable—no Jewish people should feel unsafe or uncomfortable at work or during treatment. There is no room for racists in the National Health Service. We expect NHS employers and regulators to act against any staff who promote hatred towards Jewish people."

 

Despite these statements, concerns remain about whether enough is being done to ensure Jewish staff and patients feel safe. Alex Hearn from Labour Against Anti-Semitism stated, "We are painfully aware that many Jews feel unsafe and try to hide their identity when receiving medical attention. Complaints by Jewish doctors subjected to racist abuse by colleagues have surged. It is high time the GMC woke up to this issue and took concrete steps to address this on an institutional, systemic level."

 

The growing prevalence of anti-Semitism in the NHS raises serious questions about whether medical institutions are doing enough to protect both their employees and their patients. Urgent action is required to ensure that hospitals and clinics remain places of care, free from the influence of hate and political extremism.

 

Based on a report by Daily Mail  2025-02-17

 

 

[blazes]

Totally scandalous that these racist terrorist-supporters continue to practice in the NHS.

[SMIAI]

Sounds like people exercising their right to free speech. Their statements entirely reasonable. Of course if you are biased, you aren't going to see it that way.

 

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 "Suspended by GMC UK for hurting Israeli feelings. I still say killing kids is demonic." In October 2024, she tweeted that Hamas "are not terrorists and are legitimate Palestinian resistance," advocating for the UK to remove the group from its list of proscribed terrorist organizations.

 

seems perfectly reasonable to me, unless you've somehow been hoodwinked into believing that the Palestinians should not be allowed to resist what is happening to them. Their land being given away and subsequently, forcibly taken. 

Resistance is normal.

Seems to me a form of mind control is being forced upon us, where we are not allowed to believe what we believe nor dare to express it.

[JonnyF]

When you import medical professionals from places like the Middle East, you also import the intolerance and hatred that is unfortunately so prevalent in these societies.

 

It's shocking that to be Jewish in the UK in 2025 attracts such open hatred. But when you have a Labour government in power with such a long history of anti-semitism, it is inevitable.

 

The fish rots from the head. 

 

 

[Nick Carter icp]

4 minutes ago, SMIAI said:

Sounds like people exercising their right to free speech. Their statements entirely reasonable. Of course if you are biased, you aren't going to see it that way.

 

 

seems perfectly reasonable to me, unless you've somehow been hoodwinked into believing that the Palestinians should not be allowed to resist what is happening to them. Their land being given away and subsequently, forcibly taken. 

Resistance is normal.

Seems to me a form of mind control is being forced upon us, where we are not allowed to believe what we believe nor dare to express it.

 

   The attack by Hamas on Israel was a terrorist attack .

There can be no denying that Hamas are a terrorist group and war criminals .

   They are showing support for mass murderers and criminals who have committed horrific crimes 

   

 

[Yagoda]

Just now, JonnyF said:

When you import medical professionals from places like the Middle East, you also import the intolerance and hatred that is unfortunately so prevalent in these societies.

 

It's shocking that to be Jewish in the UK in 2025 attracts such open hatred. But when you have a Labour government in power with such a long history of anti-semitism, it is inevitable.

 

The fish rots from the head. 

 

 

I encourage anti-semitism in Europe. Like the National Socialists and Bolsheviks found out, driving out the Jews deprived their nations of the advanced scientific discoveries that only Jews in their societies were truly capable of. Jews leaving Europe now deprive their moribund economies of the best and brightest scientists, thinkers, techies and entrepreneurs. Bring them all to the US I say, the more Nobel prizes the merrier.

[Nick Carter icp]

8 minutes ago, SMIAI said:

 

I'd feel quite terrorised by a helicopter hovering over my apartment block firing bombs into it. 70% of the dead were women and children. Even if you disagree with the figures, that a lot worse than anything HAMAS ever did. But of course you are blind to the suffering of the Palestinian people. That's real hatred. People are beginning to notice.

 

   We are talking about whether Hamas are a terrorist group or not .

Wheeling out the old well used woman and children slogan doesn't change the fact that Hamas are a terrorist organisation who have committed atrocities, war crimes and terrorist acta on a mass scale  

 *But Israel................* isnt addressing the point that Hamas are a terrorist group 

[Nick Carter icp]

Just now, SMIAI said:

 

No, we are talking about state terrorism. You just want to ignore that to push your own agenda.

 

   This thread is about Anti semitism within the NHS and NHS employees showing support for a terrorist organisation that recently massacred Jews en masse .

   Continuing the attack on Jews isn't a solution to the problem .

Once again : *But Israel...............* is just defection 

[JonnyF]

20 minutes ago, SMIAI said:

Why aren't you defending their "hurty words" here? 

 

Because I am not a Hamas supporting anti-semite.

 

I would have thought that was obvious 😄.

 

Crack on though...

[koolkarl]

The Australian government and other western governments are complicit in promoting this unfounded hatred. Deport them and never ever let

them in again.  These Muslims have an agenda, not only against Jewish people, but all who are non believers in Islam.

[JonnyF]

1 minute ago, SMIAI said:

 

Still using the term anti-Semite even though you now know the meaning covers both Jew and Arabs? That exposes you as a hypocritical Troll.

 

 

 

[hotsun]

4 minutes ago, SMIAI said:

I love it that they add laughing emoticons to my posts. It just clearly illustrates their callousness with regard to Palestinian women and children. They simply do not care and laugh at the very idea of it.

The more people who see this, the better.

Your fight is futile. Every day in europe muslims are killing non allah believers and more of the world sees what israel has to deal with. Dirty job one has of defending terrorists

[Nick Carter icp]

7 minutes ago, SMIAI said:

 

"Well used women and children agenda" Don't you understand how disgusting and cold hearted that makes you look? Just brushing over the deaths of ten of thousand of women and children. 

Bravo You are illustrating the very callousness that is being described by the doctor. But yet, you don't think that you should be cancelled.

 

   This has been debunked many times already .

Hamas have been shown to have changed the age and gender of those killed in Gaza and also Hamss figures are unreliable .

   Everytime Hmas gets criticised , their supporters wheel out the "Woman and children" slogan .

   Its a sad fact that people get killed in all wars .

Anyway, need to get back on topic 

*But Israel...................* is off topic

[SMIAI]

Just now, JonnyF said:

 

 

 

Indeed, the term was stolen/co-opted. Ancient meaning in the bible (which trumps your Google definition) is both Arabs and Jews. 

But you can continue with your word games. Doesn't take away from the topic. Doctors highlighting the ten of thousands of women and children killed by the IDF. State sponsored. Reality.

 

[Nick Carter icp]

4 minutes ago, SMIAI said:

 

Still using the term anti-Semite even though you now know the meaning covers both Jew and Arabs? That exposes you as a hypocritical Troll.

 

 

   Everyone knows that Anti semitic refers  to a hatred of Jews .

This is no time to be changing the meanings of words 

[hotsun]

Just now, SMIAI said:

 

I have no dog in the fight. Which is why I simply use my intelligence and humanity with no bias. I present the facts and others choose to Troll and abuse since they cannot refute the facts.

And its all for nothing. Muslims will continue killing everyone that doesnt believe in their god, regardless of your facts

[Jingthing]

8 minutes ago, SMIAI said:

 

Still using the term anti-Semite even though you now know the meaning covers both Jew and Arabs? That exposes you as a hypocritical Troll.

 

You are wrong. It does not. That exposes YOU as something.

[Nick Carter icp]

1 minute ago, SMIAI said:

 

Indeed, the term was stolen/co-opted. Ancient meaning in the bible (which trumps your Google definition) is both Arabs and Jews. 

But you can continue with your word games. Doesn't take away from the topic. Doctors highlighting the ten of thousands of women and children killed by the IDF. State sponsored. Reality.

 

 

   The Doctors are supporting the group who caused all the deaths 

Hamas caused all the deaths and Doctors are wearing Hamas badges 

[Jingthing]

2 minutes ago, SMIAI said:

 

I have no dog in the fight. Which is why I simply use my intelligence and humanity with no bias. I present the facts and others choose to Troll and abuse since they cannot refute the facts.

Like we're supposed to believe someone isn't horribly biased who pushes idiotic tropes about the definition of antisemitism. I guess you think the audience here are morons.

[Nick Carter icp]

2 minutes ago, SMIAI said:

 

I have no dog in the fight. Which is why I simply use my intelligence 

 

   You need to back that up with some evidence or some proof .

Do you have any proof or evidence of your intelligence ?

[Jingthing]

Medical professionals are free to think anything they like, but when doing their work, if they apply their biases to that, they deserve to be booted out. 

[Jingthing]

Just now, SMIAI said:

 

I posted my evidence of when the term Semite was co-opted by Jews. Please present your evidence that shows otherwise.

No need to become abusive because your arguments are weak. Please stick to facts.

You know perfectly well what the definition is NOW.

That's the fact. That's the reality.

Not going to get sucked into your stupid game.

[Nick Carter icp]

2 minutes ago, SMIAI said:

 

Nope. IDF caused many more deaths, especially of women and children. Reality.

 

   Those deaths were caused by the Hamas attack on Israel on Oct 7 th 

Had Hamas not attacked, then they wouldn't have died .

Hamas are responsible 

[Nick Carter icp]

1 minute ago, SMIAI said:

 

Yes, the fact that I'm walking all over you in this discussion, by presenting facts that you cannot refute. So then you try veiled insults. Poor.

 

   Just like Hamas are walking all over the IDF and winning the war in Gaza ?

[Eloquent pilgrim]

22 minutes ago, frank83628 said:

Whaa whaaa whaaaa, the Jews always crying about antisemitism. 

 

 

Says an antisemite; the irony of you providing evidence of what you are complaining about is obviously lost on you . duh

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Social Media]

Topic re-opened after clean up of off topic and trolling posts along with removal of a member. 

[Bkk Brian]

11 hours ago, Social Media said:

Over the past year, more than a dozen NHS doctors, nurses, and dentists have been found promoting hate speech, praising terrorist organizations, and spreading dangerous misinformation.

So where's the police action on these scum? They need locking up

 

Membership and expressing support for Hamas is an illegal act in the UK, punishable by up to 14 years in prison. 

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/uk-and-us-target-hamas-with-new-sanctions-to-isolate-terror-group#:~:text=Membership and expressing support for,designated it a terrorist group.

[Stewart12]

There are less than 280,000 Jewish people in the UK, yet somehow right wing rags like the Daily Mail, Talk TV, GB News etc seem to find these cases everywhere. 0.02% of the population, yet the media seems fixated on stirring up hate and tension.

 

Quite frankly, I'm fed up of it all.

 

Palestinians have the right to resist - but the way they do it matters.

Israelis the right to defend when attacked - but the way they do it matters. 

[Eloquent pilgrim]

5 minutes ago, Stewart12 said:

There are less than 280,000 Jewish people in the UK, yet somehow right wing rags like the Daily Mail, Talk TV, GB News etc seem to find these cases everywhere. 0.02% of the population, yet the media seems fixated on stirring up hate and tension.

 

Quite frankly, I'm fed up of it all.

 

Palestinians have the right to resist - but the way they do it matters.

Israelis the right to defend when attacked - but the way they do it matters. 

 

 

You better stick to the BBC, the Guardian, ands the farcically named Independent;  antisemitism is endemic within these news outlets, might be more your cup of chai. Or join the Labour party, if you haven't already 

 

 

[Purdey]

People are finding it difficult to distinguish among the State of Israel and the Jewish religious diaspora. The action against Palestinians had been taken by a country and there are many Jews globally who don't see eye to eye with what Israel has done.