NHS doctor who praised Hamas attacks and arrived at tribunal hearing wearing ‘celebratory’ October 7 necklace is suspended for 15 months

An NHS doctor who praised Hamas attacks and showed up to court wearing a ‘celebration’ October 7 necklace has been suspended from duty for 15 months.

Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, 31, was suspended for a series of anti-Semitic and pro-terrorist comments he posted online.

The British-Palestinian doctor was investigated by the GMC after concerns were raised about his suitability for the profession following a series of posts on

General Practitioners Court Service trainee trauma and orthopedic surgeon Dr. He suspended Aladwan from office for 15 months.

A spokesman for the General Medical Council said: ‘The Interim Orders Tribunal (IOT) accepted our application and we continue our investigation into his fitness to practice. Suspended Rameh Aladwan’s registration.

‘Our focus now is on completing our investigation quickly, fairly and proportionately.’

In response, Dr Aladwan issued the following anti-Semitic statement about X: ‘MPTS orders: 15-month interim restraining order.

‘Thank God for everything. Let this decision stand as definitive proof of the absence of independent British medical regulation.

She wore the necklace bearing the number seven that she had worn at a previous hearing.

‘Israel’ and the Jewish lobby decide who can and cannot practice medicine in Britain.

‘This is not the end. This is the beginning of a much larger struggle for the integrity of our institutions.

‘My faith remains unshakable. My gratitude is endless to everyone who supported our just cause. What an honor it is to sacrifice for our people. Liberate Palestine and Britain from Jewish supremacy.’

The General Medical Council (GMC) referred his case to the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) after receiving more than 200 complaints from members of the public and Jewish organisations.

A three-day Interim Orders Tribunal (IOT) considered whether restrictions should be placed on the British-Palestinian doctor’s records while the investigation was ongoing, but not the allegations themselves.

The GMC’s Emma Gilsenan claimed that comments on account He called for Aladwan to be suspended for 15 months.

He said October 7 was defined as the day when Israel was ‘humiliated’ and Hamas members were called oppressed resistance fighters, not ‘terrorists’ and ‘martyrs’.

Other posts refused to ‘condemn’ Hamas, 7 October or ‘armed resistance to occupation’.

“I would now join the Palestinian armed resistance,” one post read.

Ms Gilsenan said one comment made a ‘mock’ of female Israeli hostages by suggesting they were ‘in love’ with resistance fighters and ‘seeing real men for the first time’.

Others have labeled England’s chief Rabbi Sir Ephraim Mirvis a ‘Rabbinic Genocide’ and claimed the media attention following the Manchester synagogue attack, in which two people were killed and others injured, was an example of ‘Jewish supremacy’.

The message said, “Apparently the lives of 4 Jews in Manchester are more important than the lives of 53 Muslims in Gaza.”

‘This is racism, Jewish supremacy. This is Western civilization.’

Other posts claimed that the Holocaust was a ‘fabricated victim narrative’, that ‘Zionism’ was compatible with ‘Nazism’ and that Jewish people were the ‘most despicable people on the planet’.

Ms Gilsenan also accused the doctor of making a ‘throat slitting’ gesture towards Jewish protesters during a counter-demonstration in June 2024.

The previous IOT, held in September, was conducted by Dr. It decided not to impose any restrictions on Aladwan and said it did not believe the complaints against him were “sufficient to establish that there may be a real risk to patients”.

But it prompted Health Secretary Wes Streeting to say ‘sickening comments’ have no place in the NHS and action must be taken to root out the evil of racism.

He also promised to overhaul the way medical regulators investigate cases of antisemitism.

The General Medical Council (GMC) later recommended that Dr. He referred Aladwan’s case back to MPTS for a second IOT hearing.

Ms Gilsenan said the doctor had continued to post online since the previous hearing and there had been an ‘increase in tone’ of allegations of antisemitism, supporting violence and supporting terrorism.

There was therefore a risk that his alleged comments would undermine public confidence in him and his profession, and it was “more likely than not” that the doctor would subsequently face a misconduct hearing.

He added that some of the doctor’s comments could be considered ‘political speech’, but that he did not have the right to publish ‘racist or anti-Semitic’ statements under Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights, which protects freedom of expression.

The tribunal accepted the GMC’s application to include information from the Metropolitan Police about the doctor’s arrest in October on suspicion of misusing a public communications network, sending malicious communications and inciting racial hatred.

Dr Aladwan’s lawyer, Kevin Saunders, had previously failed to stop the proceedings, citing ‘abuse of process’ by the GMC and ‘obvious bias’ on the part of the bench.

He said the doctor had an ‘impeccable’ medical history and was himself a victim of genocide and dispossession.

Mr. Saunders, Dr. He claimed that Aladwan used his freedom of expression to speak out against genocide and crimes committed by Israel, including those identified by the United Nations.

He claimed that ‘lobbyists’ were trying to bring the case against the doctor and described it as ‘legal behaviour’ caused by the ‘publicity and internal pressure’ around him.

He added that Dr Aladwan’s comments were ‘political speech, not hate speech’ and accused the GMC of a ‘seismic shift’ in seeking a ‘draconian’ suspension rather than imposing restrictions on his registration as they did in the first IOT.

However, the board decided to suspend him for 15 months.

If the GMC concludes that it has a case to answer based on the complaints it has received, Dr. He may eventually refer Aladwan to a full tribunal of medical practitioners.