UK Doctor Charged with Inviting Hamas Support

A British doctor working for the National Health Service has been charged with inviting support for Hamas, a designated terrorist organization, and stirring up racial hatred through online posts and public statements.

Rahmeh Aladwan, a 31-year-old British Palestinian trainee trauma and orthopedic surgeon, appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court in London on Friday, where she entered not guilty pleas to six offenses. The charges stem from alleged actions between July and December 2024, including four counts under the Terrorism Act 2000 for inviting support for Hamas via comments and material posted online on July 23, August 23, October 7, and December 31. She also faces two counts under the Public Order Act 1986: one for using threatening, abusive, or insulting words at a protest on July 21 in King Charles Street, Westminster, and another for publishing or distributing similar written material on November 19.

Aladwan was arrested at her home in Pilning, South Gloucestershire, on Thursday morning by Metropolitan Police officers investigating a breach of bail conditions. Those conditions had been imposed after her arrest on October 21, 2024, on separate charges of malicious...