Dr Nadeem Crowe, a British-Jordanian doctor, is suing the Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust after the trust suspended him mid-shift in 2024. The suspension follows online activity in which he criticised Israel and expressed support for Palestinians, according to reports from court. The dispute is being heard by an employment tribunal.
In evidence, Crowe told the tribunal that it is “not entirely unacceptable” to describe Hamas as “freedom fighters,” though the outlets do not indicate that he claimed Hamas was a lawful political or military group. Both reports say the trust acted after his social media posts on X came to its attention.
The case concerns whether the trust’s decision to suspend Crowe was appropriate and whether any disciplinary or employment actions taken were justified. The two outlets focus on Crowe’s statements about the terminology used for Hamas and the circumstances of his mid-shift suspension, rather than providing additional details on the trust’s formal misconduct allegations or the tribunal’s findings.
