By Nsw Health Rhiannon Lewin
Two nurses charged with threatening to kill Israeli patients in a viral video have been banned from working with NDIS patients.
Ahmad Rashad Nadir, and fellow nurse Sarah Abu Lebdeh, both aged 27, made international headlines in February after a video of the pair allegedly bragging about killing Israeli patients at Bankstown Hospital, in Sydney鈥檚 west, went viral.
The pair, who have both been stood down from their jobs by NSW Health, have also been hit with a two-year ban from working with NDIS participants.
The order came into effect in May, a listing by the NDIS Quality and Safeguards Commission read.
It prevents the nurses from working with any NDIS participants or engaging in any work for or on behalf of any NDIS provider, in any Australian state or territory.
Ms Abu Lebdeh is charged with threatening violence to a group, using a carriage service to threaten to kill and using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend.
Mr Nadir has been charged with using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend and possessing a prohibited drug.
The pair remain on bail, and have not yet entered any pleas.
However, Mr Nadir鈥檚 lawyer Zemarai Khatiz told reporters outside the Downing Centre Local Court in March that he would 鈥渋ntend to argue for the video to be excluded from court鈥.
Mr Khatiz alleges the video was captured 鈥渨ithout the consent and knowledge鈥 of his client.
鈥淲e will be challenging the admissibility of the video recording because it was a private conversation which was recorded by the person overseas without my client鈥檚 consent and without his knowledge,鈥 Mr Khatiz told NewsWire.
鈥淭hat video recording was made secretly overseas and was unlawfully obtained.鈥
Mr Khatiz also confirmed his client intends to plead not guilty.
In the two-and-a-half minute video, recorded by Israeli influencer Max Veifer, the nurses allegedly threaten to kill Israelis who came to the hospital.
Mr Veifer often uses Chatruletka and Omegle, online platforms that pair users in random video chats, to expose instances of anti-Semitism and also to learn English.
鈥淎hh,鈥 Mr Nadir says in the clip. 鈥淚鈥檓 gonna be really honest with you, you鈥檝e actually got really, really beautiful eyes.
鈥淏ut I鈥檓 so upset that you鈥檙e Israeli 鈥 eventually you鈥檙e gonna get killed and you鈥檙e gonna go to Jahannam (hell). But those pretty eyes, they should stay in this world for longer.鈥
The exchange quickly gets heated as Mr Veifer explains he served in the IDF (Israeli Defence Force).
A woman鈥檚 voice can then be heard off camera saying: 鈥測ou killed innocent people鈥.
The woman鈥檚 voice continues: 鈥淪o you kill innocent people to protect your country? What kind of soul do you have? You have no soul.鈥
Mr Veifer then asked the pair: 鈥淗ow are you doctors?鈥
Abu Lebdeh then allegedly told Mr Veifer she wanted him to 鈥渞emember my face so you can understand that you will die the most disgusting death鈥.
Mr Veifer then begins to ask 鈥淟et鈥檚 say an Israeli, God forbid 鈥︹
鈥淚 won鈥檛 treat them, I鈥檒l kill them,鈥 Ms Abu Lebdeh says.
鈥淣ot God forbid, I hope to God.鈥
鈥淵ou鈥檒l kill them?鈥 Mr Veifer is heard asking.
Mr Nadir then said: 鈥淥K you have no idea how many Israeli haram dogs came to this hospital and (makes throat slitting motion) I send them to Jahannam.鈥
鈥淔or real? If just Jewish people comes (sic) there 鈥︹ Mr Veifer begins before the chat ends.
Following the identification of Mr Nadir in February, Strike Force Pearl raided his home and seized a number of items.
The pair will return to court at the end of the month.