Sydney Nurse Charged Over Video Threatening Israeli Patients

Sarah Abu Lebdeh faces three criminal charges after a viral video showed her making threats against Israeli patients in a Sydney hospital.

Sarah Abu Lebdeh, 26, was charged with threatening violence, using a telecommunications service to threaten to kill, and using a telecommunications service to menace, harass, or offend.
The video, shared by Israeli influencer Max Veifer, showed Abu Lebdeh and colleague Ahmad Rashad Nadir allegedly refusing to treat Israeli patients and making violent statements.
Abu Lebdeh was granted conditional bail and is scheduled to appear in Sydney court on March 19; Nadir has not been charged but remains under investigation.
Both nurses have been barred from practicing in healthcare across Australia and had their registrations suspended by national and state health authorities.
The charges are part of Strike Force Pearl, a police operation addressing a surge in antisemitic incidents in Australia, which has led to 14 arrests and 76 charges since December.