Phil Mercer
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Sudan fighters accused of storming famine-hit camp
This appears to have been recorded in a hospital. The video was shared on TikTok by a content creator called Max Vifer, who says he's from Israel. Now, in the footage, another man who claims to be a doctor tells Mr. Vifer that he sends Israelis to an Islamic place akin to hell. Now, this man goes on to make a throat-slitting gesture saying,
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Sudan fighters accused of storming famine-hit camp
A woman then comes on the screen and says that she won't care for Israelis in the hospital. I won't treat them. I will kill them, she says. And as you'd imagine, this video has generated immense outrage and fear here in Australia and beyond.
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Sudan fighters accused of storming famine-hit camp
Well, the police here in Australia say that they have identified the two nurses involved in the video. They have been suspended. Now, state authorities here in New South Wales say that these two nurses are under investigation and will never work in the Australian health system again. The Australian Prime Minister, Antony Albanese, said that this video was disgusting and vile.
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Sudan fighters accused of storming famine-hit camp
Well, this all comes as Australia has recently passed tougher laws against hate crimes following a wave of high profile anti-Semitic attacks here in Australia in recent weeks and months. We have heard from the head of the Executive Council of Australian Jury, a man called Alex Rivchin, and he's given his reaction to seeing this video.
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Sudan fighters accused of storming famine-hit camp
The views there of Alex Rivchin, who is a senior member of the Jewish community here in Australia. In recent months, in incidents unconnected to this hospital video, there have been a series of arson and graffiti attacks involving homes, cars and synagogues in Jewish areas across Australia.
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Sudan fighters accused of storming famine-hit camp
Worth noting, too, that community groups have said that there has been a sharp rise in Islamophobic attacks as well,
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Trump again accuses Zelensky of not wanting peace
James Harrison was known in Australia as the man with the golden arm. His blood contained a rare antibody called Anti-D. It's given to pregnant mothers whose cells are at risk of attacking their unborn babies. Mr. Harrison had been donating blood plasma every two weeks since he was 18 years old. He continued until he was 81. His dedication saved the lives of more than 2 million babies.
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Trump again accuses Zelensky of not wanting peace
Reports in Australia have suggested that his body was so rich in anti-D because of a massive blood transfusion he received when he was a teenager.