An NHS resident doctor has been suspended for 15 months by a medical tribunal after posting alleged anti-Semitic comments on social media.
Dr. Rahmeh Aladwan, a 31-year-old trainee trauma and orthopedic surgeon, also allegedly expressed support for “violent activities and terrorist organizations.”
The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service (MPTS) said Dr Aladwan's communications “may affect patients' confidence” in both her and the profession, while patients may be “dissuaded” from seeking her treatment.
Dr Aladwan, a British Palestinian, denies making racist remarks or inciting hatred.
She is currently the subject of an investigation by the General Medical Council (GMC), the independent body that regulates doctors, healthcare professionals and anesthetists to protect patient safety.
The GMC launched an investigation following complaints that Dr Aladwan made anti-Semitic or offensive comments on posts that also appeared to support terrorism.
The tribunal heard Dr Aladwan's alleged posts on X included anti-Semitic conspiracy theories as well as posts that “demonize or express and encourage hatred of Jews in general, their history and way of life”.
Her lawyer told the tribunal there was “no evidence” that her activities had “any impact on patient safety or her ability to perform her duties as a doctor”.
Dr Aladwan's suspension will take effect from today and will be reviewed within six months.
The hearing, which took place in Manchester, was an Interim Orders Tribunal (IOT) deciding whether Dr Aladwan's practice should be restricted while the GMC investigates.
It does not rule on pending charges.
The tribunal's ruling said it “notes that there is no information to suggest that any patient complaints were made or that any patients were harmed.”
Earlier in September, Dr Aladwan was subject to an IOT review which found that no restrictions should be placed on her.
On 3 October 2025, it decided to refer Dr Aladwan's case back to the IOT hearing after the GMC said there had been an “escalation in the tone of Dr Aladwan's social media posts” since the September ruling and attack on a synagogue in Manchester in early October.
Responding to the tribunal's decision in the X case, Dr Aladwan said: “Let this decision be conclusive evidence that there is no independent British medical regulation. The “Israeli” and Jewish lobbies decide who can and cannot practice medicine in the UK.”
She added: “This is not the end. This is the beginning of a much larger battle for the integrity of our institutions.”
The GMC's guidance on social media says healthcare professionals have the right to “freedom of opinion, privacy and expression” but the use of social media “must be balanced against the potential impact on the rights and interests of others”.
