A doctor who was allowed to keep her job after she allegedly denied the Holocaust has shared a post that media focus on the Manchester synagogue attack is an example of ‘Jewish supremacism’.
Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, a trauma and orthopaedics doctor of British-Palestinian descent, also claimed that the decision by A&E departments across Manchester to temporarily restrict access in order to prioritise victims from the attack placed ‘a specific community’s security above the healthcare of the entire population’.
The fresh comments come after Dr Aladwan was allowed to keep her job despite having allegedly denied the Holocaust, describing it as a ‘concept’.
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) ruled that Dr Aladwan would be able to continue to practice after concluding her previous posts did not amount to ‘bullying or harassment’.
This was despite the doctors’ watchdog, the General Medical Council (GMC),telling the medical tribunal that Jewish patients would not feel safe under her care.
Following the ruling, Health Secretary Wes Streeting said he had no faith in the medical regulator.
‘The racist language of “Jewish supremacy” reflects the values of Nazis, not the NHS,’ he wrote on X.
Now, Dr Aladwan has sparked fresh controversy after on Thursday – just hours after Jihad Al-Shamie carried out a terrorist attack outside a synagogue in Manchester which resulted in the death of two people – she posted a link to a BBC article which confirmed that members of the public had been urged to stay away from A&E departments in Greater Manchester unless they were in need of urgent medical treatment.
Dr Rahmeh Aladwan leaves a medical tribunal in Manchester City Centre. She has sparked fresh controversy for posts online following the Synagogue attack
Dr Aladwan shared a post from a Palestinian journalist named Abubaker Abed
In a response, Dr Aladwan claimed that the decision ‘effectively places a specific community’s security above the healthcare of the entire population, creating a dangerous and discriminatory precedent’.
She did later clarify that the lockdown only applied to A&E services.
Dr Aladwan also shared a post from a Palestinian journalist named Abubaker Abed, which read: ‘Apparently, the lives of 4 Jews in Manchester are more significant than 53 lives of Muslims in Gaza. This is racism and Jewish supremacism. This is Western civilisation.’
Responding to Dr Aladwan’s latest comments, Streeting told The Times: ‘The NHS is a universal health service, which means that everyone, regardless of race, religion, or creed, should feel safe seeking its care. Doctors making racist comments about Jewish people at any time, let alone in the wake of a despicable and deadly attack on our nation’s Jewish community, is sickening and demands action.
‘It is clear that the current medical regulatory system is completely failing to protect patients and NHS staff, so I am looking at how we can overhaul the current regime which has been found completely wanting.’
The controversy surrounding Dr Aladwan started earlier this year after several social media posts from the NHS doctor were uncovered.
This included a claim that ‘British Jewish children are taught that they are superior to non-Jews, that they have the right to colonise Palestine, and are groomed through birthright trips to become colonisers’.
On July 30, she claimed that the Royal Free Hospital in north London, which serves a large Jewish community, was a ‘Jewish supremacy cesspit’ has also previously said ‘I will never condemn the 7th of October’.
A post shared by Dr Aladwan following the Synagogue attack on Thursday
Dr Aladwan sparked outrage for her many controversial post on social media
In other social media posts, believed to be written by Dr Aladwan, she described anti-Semitism and the Holocaust as ‘concepts’ used by Jewish people to ‘promote a narrative of victimhood’.
Following her comments, the General Medical Council, which regulates the conduct of NHS doctors, referred her to the MPTS.
The GMC had asked the had asked the tribunal to impose an 12-month interim order of conditions on Dr Aladwan while an investigation is carried out.
This would have placed restrictions on a doctor’s practice, including that they are supervised or requiring them to undergo further training.
Counsel for the GMC, Isobel Thomas described these conditions as necessary due the ‘nature and seriousness of the allegations’.
She told the hearing that Dr Aladwan’s posts ‘appear to demonise Israelis and Jews’ and described the Holocaust ‘as a fabricated victim narrative’.
The tribunal ruled there was not sufficient evidence to show that Dr Aladwan posed a real risk to patients.
It added that allowing her to remain practicing would not undermine public confidence in the medical profession.
In a speech after she left the tribunal building, Dr Aladwan said she hoped the ruling would encourage other medical professionals to ‘speak up’.
Daily Mail has approached Dr Aladwan for a comment.
