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Police have searched the home of one of the two Sydney nurses allegedly boasting that they will kill Israeli patients.
Officers from Strike Force Pearl executed a search warrant on the Bankstown home of Ahmad Rashad Nadir just after 6pm yesterday, the Sydney Morning Herald reports.
It’s not believed there has been a search of the home of the second nurse from the video, Sarah Abu Lebdeh.
Nadir and Lebdeh were in uniform and on duty at Bankstown Hospital this week when they allegedly made incendiary antisemitic comments during an online chat with a stranger who turned out to be Israeli influencer Max Veifer.
Veifer uploaded parts of the conversation to social media and within hours the nurses were stood down. Police launched an urgent investigation and said yesterday that they were still waiting to receive an unedited version of the video.
Earlier in the day, Veifer published what he said was the full footage, but NSW Police said nothing had been directly provided to them.
Some media have reported that Veifer has been unable to send police the footage because the influencer had not been given the correct email details.
“NSW Police provided the correct contact details to the influencer at the centre of this inquiry,” police said in a statement.
“Investigators have requested a full and unedited version of the video as part of this investigation.
“Police are aware an extended version has been posted online, however nothing has been directly provided to NSW Police.
“Discussions between NSW Police and the influencer remain open and ongoing.”
Police say the unedited footage is crucial to their investigation, being led by the strike force that has been set up to tackle a rise in antisemitic crime.
“The police are asking me for the unedited version,” Veifer wrote on Instagram.
“I have nothing to hide.
“Here it is and if they tell me where to send it I will send it to them.”
The longer version posted by Veifer began the same as previous versions of the footage but included previously unheard discussions about Veifer’s service in the Israeli Defence Forces.
The nurses and Veifer have a heated exchange about the conflict in Gaza.
The rest of the footage had previously been seen.
The footage ends when the nurses appeared to hang up the call.
9News understands emergency services visited Nadir’s home on Thursday night and took him to hospital for assessment.
On Thursday, the NSW Nursing and Midwifery Board suspended the nurses’ registrations, triggering a chain reaction that saw the national nursing body Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) do the same thing.
It means the pair will not be allowed to work in any hospital in Australia effective immediately, regardless of whether the hospital is public or private.
Nadir and Lebdeh were immediately stood down when their comments came to light on Wednesday.
Police swiftly interviewed other staff on shift at the time the video was recorded and seized CCTV from the hospital.
Initial Inquiries have shown that there is no indication of Jewish patients being mistreated at the hospital.
Speaking on 2GB on Thursday, Police Commissioner Karen Webb said the investigation would hinge on the full unedited video to be provided by Veifer.
“We need this to be watertight and critical to that is the evidence from the influencer,” she said.
She said police had not spoken to either of the nurses seen in the video, but had been in contact with their lawyers.
Neither Nadir nor Lebdeh have been charged with any criminal offences, and Webb said the decision on whether to do so would depend on the evidence gathered.
Nurse offers apology via lawyer
Nadir’s lawyer, Mohamad Sakr, issued a public apology on Wednesday and said his client was “very emotional”.
“My client sends a very sincere apology to not only that individual but to the Jewish community as a whole,” Sakr said.
“He understands what has happened, he’s trying to make amends for what has happened.
“He has never appeared before the courts in relation to any criminal matters, he is a person of prior good character it is unfortunate to find himself in a situation like this.
“He is very emotional, I’ve suggested he seek some treatment.
“He has apologised for the action, for his words.”
How did the video appear?
The original video that sparked the investigation was posted by Veifer on TikTok about 3am AEDT on Wednesday.
Veifer has more than 100,000 followers on the platform and often posts videos where he speaks to strangers through the online video chat program Chatruletka.
“The platform pairs people randomly for a video chat, with only a country and gender specified by the user,” the eSafety website says.
“No names, friend lists or conversation histories are stored, so finding people again is purely left to chance.”
Their conversation is believed to have been filmed on Tuesday night while the nurses were working at Bankstown Hospital in Sydney’s south-west.
