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Last week, a British medical tribunal suspended Dr. Rahmeh Aladwan for 15 months after ruling that her online activity, including praise for terrorist violence and repeated antisemitic statements, fell “well below the professional standards of a registered doctor.”
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) reached its decision after reviewing evidence submitted by the General Medical Council (GMC), which referred Aladwan for a fitness-to-practice assessment on October 7, 2025. Aladwan was a trainee in trauma and orthopedics.
The case drew national attention because of the severity of her posts, their growing volume, her disregard for earlier warnings, and her attempts to blame the process on a “Jewish lobby.”
GMC: Posts Praised Terrorism and Pushed Antisemitic Conspiracies
During the hearing, GMC legal counsel Emma Gilsenan presented a detailed risk assessment of Aladwan’s activity on X (formerly Twitter). The assessment concluded that she justified terrorism, denied sexual violence perpetrated by Palestinian terrorists against Israeli women, promoted antisemitic conspiracy theories, misused Holocaust and Nazi imagery, expressed support for proscribed groups, and even praised the October 7 massacre.
Gilsenan also flagged a series of posts Aladwan published after her interim tribunal on September 25, including comments about the October 2 attack on a Manchester synagogue. These posts reflected an escalation in tone and hostility.
She told the tribunal it would be “unconscionable” to allow Aladwan to continue practicing medicine. She stressed that Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights did not permit individuals to promote antisemitism or support terrorist violence, and that her conduct clearly violated GMC standards on responsible social media use.
Defense Claims “Legitimate Political Speech” and Alleges Pressure From “Lobbying Groups”
Aladwan’s counsel argued that nothing showed her online activity affected patient safety. Her counsel argued that “well-performing doctors” should not face sanctions “because of the pressure brought to bear by lobbying groups who want to suppress Palestinians’ criticisms of Israel.” The defense maintained that her posts amounted to “legitimate political speech” and claimed that her comments on “Jewish supremacism” were directed at Zionism, not Jews. Yet, under the IHRA Working Definition of Antisemitism, casting Zionism as a malignant collective force often serves as a coded attack on Jews themselves, a pattern reflected throughout Aladwan’s online activity. He also noted that the September interim tribunal chose not to impose restrictions at that time.
Tribunal Rejects Defense, Citing High Risk of Re-Offending
After reviewing the submissions, the MPTS ruled that Aladwan’s statements were not political speech protected under Article 10. Instead, they crossed into antisemitism and support for terrorist violence.
The panel found a “high risk” of re-offending because she denied wrongdoing, ignored earlier warnings, and continued to post antisemitic material online. Her lack of “sufficient insight” factored heavily into the ruling.
The tribunal imposed a 15-month suspension.
Aladwan Responds With More Antisemitic Rhetoric
Aladwan reacted to the suspension by continuing to post antisemitic material online. She blamed the “Israeli and Jewish lobby” for deciding “who can and cannot practice medicine in Britain.” She then added, “Free Palestine and Britain from Jewish supremacy.”
Since then, she has posted repeatedly about the “Jewish lobby” and claimed she cannot be antisemitic because “Palestinians are Semites.”
Jewish organizations pointed out that her continued problematic rhetoric showed why the tribunal viewed her as a high-risk practitioner.
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