Second Australian nurse charged for threatening to kill Israeli patients in viral clip

SYDNEY — A second Australian nurse has been charged over alleged antisemitic threats to kill Israeli patients made in an online video chat with an Israeli influencer, police say.

Footage posted to social media last month by Israeli content creator Max Veifer showed a male and a female nurse making antisemitic remarks as they spoke to him from their Sydney hospital.

The 27-year-old male nurse, Ahmad Rashad Nadir, was arrested Tuesday and charged with using a carriage service to menace or harass, as well as one count of illegal drug possession, police say in a statement.

He was given bail until a Sydney court hearing scheduled for March 19.

Last week, police charged the other nurse at the southwest Sydney hospital — 26-year-old Sarah Abu Lebdeh — with three counts including using a carriage service to threaten to kill.

She is also due in court on March 19.

“Detectives have overcome many challenges — including huge public expectation — to put these individuals before the court,” says New South Wales police commissioner Karen Webb.

The two nurses were removed from their jobs in February over the video.

Times of Israel staff contributed to this report.