Doctor suspended over campaign of hostility towards British Jews
Dr Rahmeh Aladwan has been suspended for fifteen months while regulators investigate her sustained campaign of hostility towards the Jewish community.
Just weeks ago, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) lifted her interim suspension, allowing her to continue practising despite a catalogue of extreme posts targeting Jews and defending extremist violence.
Campaign Against Antisemitism immediately warned that the decision was indefensible and prepared to challenge it by judicial review.
This week, the Tribunal reversed course. Dr Aladwan has now been re-suspended for fifteen months while the General Medical Council (GMC) investigates.
The reversal underlines how grave this case is — and how concerning it was that the Tribunal allowed her to keep practising at all.
Campaign Against Antisemitism has submitted multiple complaints to the GMC detailing her escalating online rhetoric. Among the posts referenced were:
- “Britain is totally occupied by Jewish supremacy.”
- “I will never condemn the 7th of October.”
- “The Royal Free Hospital in London is a Jewish supremacy cesspit.”
These are serious statements for any public figure to make, let alone a practising doctor with responsibility for patients of all backgrounds.
For years, Dr Aladwan has pursued an unapologetic crusade of harassment, targeting British Jews with language and behaviour wholly incompatible with the standards of her profession. Until now, she had astonishingly managed to avoid meaningful consequences.
It is difficult to imagine how any Jewish patient could feel safe receiving treatment from a doctor who has engaged in such conduct. The General Medical Council must now progress its investigation with urgency to ensure that this case is resolved swiftly and decisively.
British Jews — and all patients — deserve absolute confidence that those entrusted with their care uphold the highest professional standards.
Former BNP leader appears in court in Campaign Against Antisemitism private prosecution
Former British National Party leader Nick Griffin appeared in court this week in connection with a private prosecution brought by Campaign Against Antisemitism.
Mr Griffin faces an alleged offence under sections 18 and 19 of the Public Order Act 1986. The case has now been sent for trial at Southwark Crown Court on 22nd December.
A former Chairman of the BNP and a Member of the European Parliament, Mr Griffin has a long history in the far-right. That he must now answer these allegations in a criminal court is an important step in ensuring that those who spread hatred are held to account.
This is one of several cases currently being prosecuted privately by Campaign Against Antisemitism as part of our ongoing commitment to ensure that the law is enforced when authorities fail to act.
Pro-Palestinian protesters target St John’s Wood Synagogue
Campaign Against Antisemitism Chief Executive Gideon Falter highlighted the targeting of Jews in London in a recent op-ed for LBC.
“I watched as the ‘Free Palestine’ mob tried out its newest tactic. They marched up to the gates of St John’s Wood Synagogue and began shouting,” Mr Falter wrote.
“As families arrived for the concert, police were forced to quiz them. ‘Where are you going?…Are you going to protest at the synagogue?’ Children asked their parents what was happening as they were checked by layers of security at the synagogue gates, suddenly ramped up even beyond the regular synagogue security that congregants have to pass through every day. ‘Mum, Dad, what’s going on?’
“This has nothing to do with a conflict thousands of miles away. It is all about intimidating Jews in a synagogue in London, our capital city.”
Wrongfully arrested Jewish mother questioned over her faith
A Jewish mother was wrongfully arrested and interrogated by police about her faith after Cowley Hill Primary School reportedly flagged routine communications relating to Holocaust education and a request to excuse her child from Christian prayer. The communications included her involvement in Holocaust Memorial Day at the school.
That any police force in Britain would reportedly treat a parent’s offer to help with Shoah education, or a request to withdraw a child from religious observance, as grounds for a harassment report is astonishing and outrageous. It is difficult to imagine any other minority community being questioned by officers about their religion in this way.
Hertfordshire Police has now admitted that the arrests did not meet the legal threshold and has paid damages to the family.
Jewish parents must be able to engage with their children’s schools without fear of being criminalised for practising their faith or promoting Holocaust remembrance. How has policing in this country become so distorted?
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Jewish students face harassment at UCL
Jewish students at University College London have been subjected to alarming comments such as “October 7th was justified and reasonable” and “Hamas is not a terrorist organisation.”
When these incidents were reported, a student was told that the remarks were merely “an expression of a view on a highly publicised matter” and that no action would be taken.
This is the reality on campus today — and it underscores why Jewish students and staff deserve far better protection, support, and a learning environment free from intimidation.
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Man arrested over Yom Kippur attack on Manchester synagogue
A man has been arrested at Manchester Airport on suspicion of terror offences in connection with the attack on the Heaton Park Hebrew Congregation Synagogue last month.
Greater Manchester Police confirmed that a 31-year-old was arrested on suspicion of commission, preparation, and instigation of acts of terrorism after arriving on an inbound flight.
This brings the total number of people arrested in connection with the attack to seven — five have been released without charge, and one remains on bail on suspicion of failing to disclose information under the Terrorism Act.
Police continue to appeal to anyone with information to come forward. Justice must be done.
BBC bias continues despite resignations
“Tim Davie has done an excellent job as Director General… He had the full confidence of the board and they wanted him to continue. No question,” said Dr Samir Shah, Chair of the BBC, at the Culture, Media and Sport Committee yesterday, in reference to Mr Davie’s recent resignation.
For British Jews, the broadcaster’s growing bias has been a grave betrayal. Under the watch of Tim Davie and BBC News CEO, Deborah Turness, who has also resigned, the BBC has often served effectively as a mouthpiece for Hamas, feeding licence fee payers a steady stream of propaganda that has contributed to the drumbeat of incitement across the West.
Dr Shah’s comments suggest that the BBC’s board remains in denial about the depth of the problem. The Corporation cannot replace its outgoing leadership with individuals drawn from the same entrenched executive class.
Campaign Against Antisemitism continues to call for an independent inquiry into BBC bias, with its findings made public and those responsible held to account. Until such an inquiry is conducted, it is unconscionable to force taxpayers to fund a biased, sanctimonious, and unaccountable broadcaster.
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