London hospital says medic ‘not currently working’ during Hamas post investigation
EXCLUSIVE: Farah Bouamra, a physician associate at St. George's Hospital, prompted outrage in the wake of the terror atrocity
A top London hospital has confirmed that a medic who appeared to support Hamas on social media is “not currently working” while an investigation takes place.
It follows reports that Farah Bouamra, a physician associate at St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, had posted in support of the terror group and the burning of the Israeli embassy in Jordan in a series of online tweets.
The Trust said: “We do not condone the personal views of this individual and she is currently not working while we undertake further investigations.
“As a multicultural organisation, we are deeply saddened by the ongoing conflict in the Middle East and are supporting our staff – many of whom are directly affected – through this difficult time.”
As first reported in the Mail Online, Bouamra reposted a video of Hamas bulldozers breaking into Israel on their way to killing 1,400 people, mostly civilians.
It was captioned: “Palestinians break into separation fence w/Israel, dozens of Israelis captured and brought into Gaza…”. In capitals, there is then the word “VIVAAAAA”, seemingly written in celebration.
In another post, she called the Metropolitan Police “pathetic” after the force took to Twitter/X to comment on a train driver who had led pro-Palestinian chants.
Elsewhere, she posted: “They set the Israeli embassy on fire in Jordan. I love these people so much.”
Bouamra took issue with details emerging from the Hamas attacks, describing reports of children being beheaded as “a lie”, adding: “The media and people cared far more for these fictional babies than the 700 dead Palestinian children.”
The UK-born medic, whose family have Algerian heritage, also criticised Labour’s shadow foreign secretary David Lammy, saying: “When you stand in solidarity with Israel you stand in solidarity with terrorism, you stinking idiot.”
St. George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is understood to be seeking advice from external agencies as required.
It is not yet clear whether Bouamra’s social media posts constitute her inviting support for a proscribed organisation, which would be a criminal offence in the UK.
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