Australian Judge Bars TikTok Threat Video From Trial of Two Nurses

An Australian judge ruled on Tuesday that a video showing two medical workers threatening Israeli patients cannot be used as evidence in their trial, which is expected to take place this summer. The judge said the recorded conversation with an Israeli social media influencer was inadmissible because it violated a local law banning the recording of private conversations.

The defendants, Ahmid Nadir and Sarah Abu-Lebda, are siblings who worked at Bankstown Hospital in Sydney. They are accused of threatening and abusive conduct after allegedly saying they would refuse to treat Israeli patients and would commit violence against them. Both have denied the charges.

The pair were suspended in February last year after appearing in a TikTok video that caused an uproar in Australia. In the clip, they are seen on duty wearing New South Wales health system uniforms and allegedly boasting about harming Israeli patients. One of them said, “You have no idea how many Israelis came to this hospital, and I sent them to hell.”

In a separate video-call exchange with an Israeli content creator, one of the siblings said, “I’ll be honest with you... I’m so sorry that you are Israeli. In the end you will be killed and go to hell.” When asked what would happen if an Israeli came to their hospital, the nurse replied, “I will not treat them, I will kill them.”