A nurse on the centre of a video chat displaying two New South Wales hospital employees allegedly making anti-Israel threats to an Israeli influencer has been taken to hospital resulting from “welfare concerns”, police say.
The influencer, Max Veifer, on Friday launched what he mentioned was the “unedited version” of the video involving two Bankstown hospital nurses.
NSW police, in the meantime, mentioned emergency providers have been referred to as to a Bankstown dwelling on Thursday evening “following reports of a concern for welfare”.
“A 27-year-old man was taken to hospital for assessment,” a spokesperson mentioned in a press release on Friday. “No further information is available.”
Police mentioned on Thursday they spoke with the Israeli influencer who they mentioned had agreed to offer investigators with an unedited model of the video chat. In a press release on Friday, police mentioned they have been conscious an prolonged model had been posted on-line, “however nothing has been directly provided to NSW Police”.
“Discussions between NSW Police and the influencer remain open and ongoing.”
The shorter video posted to Instagram by Veifer earlier this week attracted widespread political condemnation, with the prime minister, Anthony Albanese, condemning the footage as “sickening and shameful”.
Veifer posted a two-minute video on Friday with the caption: “The police are asking me for the unedited version. I have nothing to hide. Here it is and if they tell me where to send it I will send it to them.”
The video begins with the male nurse, Ahmad Rashad Nadir, and Veifer greeting one another.
When Veifer says he’s from Israel, Nadir replies: “I’m going to be really honest with you. You’ve actually got really, really beautiful eyes, but I’m so upset that you’re Israeli. Eventually, you’re going to get killed and you’re going to go to Jahannam [hell]”.
Veifer responds: “Why do you think I’m going to get killed? Maybe because I served in the IDF?”
Nadir replies: “That’s definitely the answer, correct.”
Veifer then states, “that’s the reason, I served in the IDF, what is the problem with that?” to which the feminine nurse, Sarah Abu Lebdeh, speaks offscreen for the primary time, stating: “Because you killed innocent people, that’s why.”
“I was protecting my country,” Veifer responds. Abu Lebdeh asks: “So you kill innocent people to protect your country? What kind of soul do you have?”
Later within the video, Veifer asks the nurses what they’d do if an Israeli have been to return to their hospital. Abu Lebdeh responds: “I won’t treat them, I will kill them.” Nadir says: “You have no idea how many [Israelis] came to this hospital, and I sent them to Jahannam. I literally sent them to Jahannam.”
The NSW well being minister, Ryan Park, launched an investigation on Wednesday after the edited video was revealed. Park recognized the pair as nurses from Bankstown hospital.
after publication promotion
The federal well being minister, Mark Butler, mentioned on Thursday the Nursing and Midwifery Council of NSW had suspended each nurses’ registrations.
“Australians have a right to feel safe wherever they go and nowhere should be safer than a hospital,” Butler mentioned. “Their sickening comments – and the hatred that underpins them – have no place in our health system and no place anywhere in Australia.”
Veifer informed Sky Information on Wednesday evening he “created content” utilizing on-line video chats the place he labored to “expose people”.
“I was talking with these two nurses … and as soon as they found out I am from Israel they started cursing me and threatening me – that they are going to kill me and never going to treat Israeli patients at their hospital,” he mentioned of the edited change he launched on-line.
“I was shocked. It’s insane that so far away in Australia the hate has gotten so far. I was shocked but I had a mission to accomplish. I had to expose them, so I had to stay calm and get as much info as I can so I can post it and show my people and we can find them.”
The NSW police commissioner, Karen Webb, informed ABC radio on Thursday that officers had interviewed workers at Bankstown hospital, obtained CCTV footage, and had spoken with the influencer in Israel who agreed to offer the unedited model of the video.
Webb mentioned investigators had additionally spoken to the solicitors representing the 2 nurses concerning the alleged “hate crime”.
Mohamad Sakr, a solicitor representing Nadir, mentioned on Wednesday his shopper had sincerely apologised to the person in query and the broader Jewish group.
“He understands what has happened, he is trying to make amends,” Sakr mentioned.
Rayan Kadadi, a solicitor representing Abu Lebdeh, mentioned in a press release: “As you can all appreciate this is a very emotional and distressing time for my client and her family.”
“Given there is a pending investigation it will be inappropriate to make any further comment,” Kadadi mentioned. Neither nurse has been charged over the video.
