Dr. Rahmeh Al-Adwan, a 31-year-old physician employed by the National Health Service in the UK, has been formally charged with multiple offenses, including support for Hamas and two counts of inciting racial hatred.
The police apprehended Dr. Al-Adwan at her residence in Filton, Gloucestershire, on Thursday morning, following allegations that she breached the terms of her bail conditions from prior arrests. She is currently in custody at a police station in central London.
Dr. Al-Adwan is scheduled to appear before the Westminster Magistrates’ Court later today.
Details of the Charges
The charges against her pertain to actions and statements made between July 23 and December 31, 2025, which police claim involved online posts that violated legal restrictions. Reports indicate that Dr. Al-Adwan made inflammatory remarks, including characterizing Israelis as „worse than Nazis,“ labeling October 7 as „the day Israel was humiliated,“ and referring to Hamas members as „resistance fighters“ and „martyrs.“ In one of her posts, she allegedly expressed a desire to join the Palestinian armed resistance now.
Professional Consequences
In November 2025, Dr. Al-Adwan faced a 15-month suspension from her medical practice after a tribunal concluded that her online statements could jeopardize patient trust in her and the broader medical community. The General Medical Council in the UK is continuing its investigation into her conduct.
Dr. Al-Adwan, who identifies as British-Palestinian, specializes in orthopedic surgery and trauma care. In response to her suspension, she issued a vehement statement asserting, „This decision is definitive proof that there is no independent medical regulation in Britain. The Israeli and Jewish lobby decides who can practice medicine in the UK. This is not the end—it is the beginning of a much larger struggle over the integrity of our institutions.“
Additionally, she has made derogatory comments about the UK Chief Rabbi, Ephraim Mirvis, calling him a „genocidal killer,“ and criticized media coverage of a synagogue attack in Manchester during the last Yom Kippur, where two Jewish individuals lost their lives, labeling it an instance of „Jewish supremacy.“
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