Remember Ahmad “Rashad” Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh, the two nursing staff at Sydney’s Bankstown Hospital who bragged about refusing to treat Israeli patients, killing them and saying they would go to hell?
The former nurses just attended a District Court hearing, with their trial date being set for August 31. They will be pleading not guilty, with the admissibility of the video a key part of their defence.
I’d suggest that for someone charged with threatening violence to a group, having a friend or family friend assaulting a reporter asking questions is not a good look:
The Bankstown nurses will face court on August 31. Both formally entered not-guilty pleas at today’s arraignment. Sarah Abu Lebdeh cried throughout the hearing, then one of her supporters pushed us around outside court. More here: https://t.co/yBZfJ5bymG pic.twitter.com/UOwuPhvmPA
— Caroline Marcus (@carolinemarcus) February 2, 2026
Not that this is the first time.
The family of a muslima nurse who threatened to kill Israeli patients at Bankstown Hospital ATTACK a journalist outside her home.
— Mark Rowley (@MarkWRowley) February 12, 2025
Peaceful, assimilating, remorseful, cooperative bunch, aren’t they? pic.twitter.com/0X4SUaFnfe
It seems that intimidation is the only language this group speaks.
August 31 cannot come soon enough.
