Met detective sergeant sacked over ‘antisemitic’ post about Gaza

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From The Independent:

A Metropolitan Police detective sergeant has been sacked after posting “overtly political” content on social media regarding the conflict in Gaza, including one comment that was deemed antisemitic.

Rebecca Collens served within the Road and Transport Policing Command.

She reshared an image labelled “Palestine 2024” alongside an image of victims from what seemed to be a concentration camp, labelled “Germany 1945”.

The post carried the caption: “The world said never again and here we are again 79 years later.”

Alongside the post, she commented: “A classic case of the abused becomes the abuser… no?”, a police misconduct panel heard.

On one occasion, she shared a post which read: “Stop calling this a war. There is no parity of power. Israel is one of the most powerful, nuclear-armed militaries on earth, funded, equipped and backed unconditionally by the single most powerful, nuclear-armed military in the history of the world. This is genocide.”

In another post, she reshared what appeared to be a graphic comparing the number of children killed per day in Auschwitz with the number of children killed per day in Gaza, the Met said.

The panel said that Ms Collens had accepted that the use of the word “abused” would refer to Jewish people rather than the State of Israel, which did not exist in 1945. Therefore, the post fell within the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism.

The posts were collectively deemed “overtly political”, and the panel found they “demonstrated a lack of impartiality and presented a one-sided view of the Gaza conflict during a time of heightened public controversy” after the events of 7 October 2023, which led to the war in Gaza.

Regarding the post found by the panel to be antisemitic, the panel wrote: “Within the IHRA working definition there are contemporary examples of antisemitism in public life and found the following example to be relevant in relation to this one post: the drawing of comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis.

“The panel concluded that on the balance of probabilities the post itself is antisemitic, whether or not the officer had appreciated at the time it would be considered so.”

Ms Collens said she felt “horrified about being called antisemitic; mortified and heartbroken”, the panel wrote.

Detective chief superintendent Donna Smith said: “DS Collens’s conduct was wholly unacceptable and I find it inconceivable that she did not think these posts could be seen as offensive or overtly political.

“There is no room in the organisation for anyone who thinks this type of behaviour is appropriate. We are building a culture where anyone can feel welcome in the Met and those who undermine this are not suitable to serve.”

www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/met-police-israel-palestine-rebecca-collens-b2912473.html

Well done the Met.
Now also let’s not forget to root out the flashers and rapists.

Also being reported in The Telegraph today under the headline Met officer sacked for comparing Gaza war to Holocaust

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02/02/met-officer-sacked-comparing-gaza-war-israel-holocaust/

How very DARVO of her

Yes, well done them.

Some people will say this woman was entitled to her opinions and to an extent she is. But holocaust inversion is anti semitic and not acceptable - particularly from someone working in the police.

The fact that she supposedly felt horrified and heartbroken at being sacked for being antisemitic is, as stated by Detective chief superintendent Donna Smith, "inconceivable".

Good, now we need to root this out of all our public services.

Yes I'm sure painting herself as a victim now will get her far (not).

It sends a strong message to other organisations.

I do think Wes Streeting has been strong in his messaging to the NHS. From the BMJ in October 2025:

UK ministers are reportedly drawing up plans to change the law to make it easier to suspend doctors accused of misconduct from practising while they are under investigation.

The move has been prompted by the health secretary, Wes Streeting, being dissatisfied with the handling of the case of a British-Palestinian doctor, Rahmeh Aladwan, who is currently under investigation by the General Medical Council (GMC) over allegations of antisemitic remarks. Streeting is also reported to be planning to legislate for a new duty on NHS staff that would specifically prohibit them from making “racist” statements.

www.bmj.com/content/391/bmj.r2140

What a world - where we have to legislate to stop NHS staff being racist. Do check out the footage of NHS staff doing a dance where they 'kick the zionists' just last Saturday.

I think this is a good signal and should be needed by the rest of the public services. How could she retain confidence for policing in the general community including jews?

A wake up call for anti semites

God, I don't want to... it's such disappointing behaviour in people who you like to assume have some concept of "putting patients first".

All patients that is - from whatever race/ethnicity/religion - not just the ones they identify with or like.

I saw that footage, awful behavior.
Same goes for Rahmeh Aladwan and her rants on X.

Is she still going?

Having been suspended for 15 months from November 25 for content that allegedly “justifies terrorism, denies sexual violence, includes antisemitic conspiracy theories, misuses Holocaust and Nazi imagery and expresses support for proscribed groups and terrorist acts” she ought to have the sense to lie low for a bit.

Oh yes, her latest post from 10 min ago, ranting about „Israel destroying lives and careers of British people“:

x.com/doctor_rahmeh/status/2018624651904065635

Lol well her own career in medicine is pretty much destroyed in the UK I imagine but due to her own antisemitism not "Israel".

Maybe she will move to a different country to practice medicine. I'm sure there are some governments in the ME that would welcome someone with her views, like Iran. Her values don't really align with the British values of Respect and Tolerance. Or the NHS values either.

I'm honestly a bit surprised considering how much the Met turn a blind eye to.

I was pleasantly surprised too.

Could it be that the tide is turning re organisations turning a blind eye to things like holocaust inversion, inflammatory language, etc?

They tolerated it for too long under the banner of "free speech" but free speech isn't a right when it includes antisemitism or other forms of racism.

I think everyine else is fine - just the zionists. I expect they don't like 'fascists' either, but how do you spot a fascist?

If some of them had a bit of self awareness and looked up the definition of fascist the cognitive dissonance would shake them apart.

You'd hope.

😂

Paid for 15 months? By the taxpayer? [From Nov 24?]

She has been suspended since November 2025.

I don't know the details of whether she is being paid while suspended, or not.

Correct outcome was sacking

There are a lot more anti-Semites who should be held to account, but this is a start.

Far too many of them around.