British-Palestinian plastic surgeon Ghassan Abu-Sittah has been accused by the General Medical Council (GMC) in Britain of anti-Semitism and support for Hamas.[1][2] The charges stemmed from a complaint by British lawyers for Israel and related to an article in the Lebanese newspaper Al Akhbar dated 20 March 2018 and two posts on Twitter (now X).[1][2] Hamas is a banned organization in the United Kingdom under the Terrorism Act.[1] After a three-day hearing, the tribunal ruled that the allegations were not substantiated and there was no basis for a finding of wrongdoing.[1][2] The tribunal emphasized that the article should be read from the perspective of an Arabic-reading audience with knowledge of the political and cultural context.[1] Abu-Sittah has not been proven to have promoted violence, terrorism or anti-Semitism.[2]