NHS doctor who quit after Israel-Gaza posts raises £56k to fight legal case
Suspended medic claims Royal Free unlawfully targeted him for pro-Palestinian posts as tribunal case advances
A British doctor who resigned from the Royal Free Hospital after being suspended over social-media posts about the Israel-Gaza war – including allegedly calling Israeli soldiers “baby killers and rapists” – has raised more than £56,000 to pursue discrimination claims against the NHS trust.
Dr Nadeem Crowe, an emergency medic who worked at the north London hospital, was removed from a shift in August 2024 after managers flagged what they described as “potentially upsetting” online posts. He says he was not shown the specific posts at the time and denies that anything he wrote was antisemitic.
Crowe later resigned and filed claims for direct discrimination and harassment at an employment tribunal. According to his Crowd Justice page, a preliminary hearing in June 2025 allowed those two claims to proceed. An indirect discrimination claim could not go forward. A full tribunal hearing is reportedly scheduled for June 2026.
Coverage in The New Arab reported that Trust managers raised concerns about posts in which Crowe had described the IDF as “baby killers and rapists”, while Novara Media cited a post in which he said the war in Gaza would “go down in Israel and Jewish history” as genocide. Crowe maintains that his comments were political criticism and says he has never posted anything antisemitic.
He also alleges that the Trust’s disciplinary process for bank staff is unclear and claims he was told to “bring a specialist on the conflict” to advise on what he was permitted to say online – a request he argues was inappropriate and discriminatory.
Crowe has previously said he believes NHS staff expressing pro-Ukrainian views faced no similar action, adding that the response to his views amounted to unequal treatment. He says no complaint was raised with the General Medical Council.
A spokesperson from the Royal Free London said: “We always try to support our patients, our communities, and our staff – many of whom have families and loved ones directly affected by the conflict in the Middle East. The extremism, violence, racism, and antisemitism we’ve seen in our country has also meant many have felt afraid and unsafe.
“We ask that staff ensure content published online or elsewhere is consistent with the trust’s values and relevant professional codes of conduct. Where this has potentially not been the case, we’ve investigated and taken action. We do not comment on individual members of staff or patients, or on ongoing legal cases. Our focus is to ensure that everybody in our care and our staff feel safe and treated equally, regardless of background or belief.”
Crowe’s legal fundraiser has now passed £56,000 from more than 1,600 supporters. He says donations will cover legal fees and support wider work on the rights of NHS staff expressing views on Gaza.
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