Doctor to stand trial over alleged pro-Hamas posts

An NHS doctor will go on trial in 2027 for allegedly posting on social media in support of Hamas.

Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, 31, appeared at the Old Bailey earlier charged with four counts of inviting support for the proscribed group by posting comments online between 23 July and 31 December 2025.

It is alleged she wrote: "I don't condemn Hamas. I don't condemn October 7," and "I condemn the existence of Israel" in a post on 23 July.

Aladwan, from Pilning near Bristol, is also accused of using threatening or abusive insulting words at a protest in London on 21 July, and stirring up racial hatred in written material on 19 November.

Aladwan was arrested at her home and charged with the six offences on 26 March.

In an appearance at the Old Bailey earlier she spoke only to confirm her identity, and a trial was set for 15 March 2027 at Bristol Crown Court.

Aladwan was granted bail, with a plea hearing on a date to be fixed in August.

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