Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, a Palestinian trainee trauma and orthopaedic surgeon, has been re-referred to a medical tribunal after posting that Israel was 'humiliated' by the 7 October attacks. The General Medical Council (GMC) made the referral for an interim orders tribunal while its investigation into her conduct continues.
In September, an interim orders tribunal decided not to impose restrictions on Aladwan, stating the complaints were not sufficient to show a real risk to patients. Her lawyer argued she was exercising freedom of speech to oppose crimes by Israel and that she was a direct victim of genocide and dispossession.
Aladwan's recent posts on X include: 'October 7. The day Israel was humiliated. Their supremacy shattered at the hands of the children they forced out of their homes.' The Campaign Against Antisemitism accused her of waging a 'campaign of hatred against British Jews' and threatened legal action over the earlier decision not to censure her.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting said such comments have no place in the NHS and that action must be taken to root out racism. He also announced plans to overhaul how medical regulators investigate antisemitism cases. The new interim orders tribunal hearing is scheduled for 23 October.
