UK doctor blames Israeli conspiracy for deadly synagogue attack

Dr. Asad Khan suggested the Yom Kippur attack was a “false flag” by Zionists.

By World Israel News Staff

A British doctor claimed that the deadly attack on a Manchester synagogue on Yom Kippur earlier in October was a “false flag” operation carried out by Israeli interests to “generate sympathy” for the Jewish state.

Dr. Asad Khan, a respiratory specialist and consultant for the NHS, took to social media to suggest that the attack was not motivated by antisemitism or carried out by an Islamic terrorist.

Instead, Khan posited that the assault was orchestrated by Zionist interests as part of a conspiracy to distract the public from Israel’s war in Gaza.

In a Facebook group for doctors, Khan wrote that he was “raising the possibility of this being a false flag” attack — a term used to describe operations carried out by one party but blamed on another to conceal the true motive.

“I may be right or wrong. I have the right to speculate. There have been false flag antisemitic incidents before, including synagogue attacks,” he wrote, offering no evidence to support his claims.

On X (formerly Twitter), Khan has also reposted virulently anti-Israel content, including one message calling for Israel to be “invaded and occupied.”

Another post he shared claimed that Israel was to blame for global antisemitism, asserting that violence against Jews — which long predates the founding of Israel — stems from the country’s military actions.

“If a pro-Israel Zionist synagogue in the UK was attacked because of the genocide in Palestine, then we shouldn’t be surprised or horrified,” read one of the posts endorsed by Khan. “It’s really quite simple. If you want Jews to feel safe, stop allowing Zionist Jews to annihilate Palestinians in the name of their Jewishness.”

Health and Social Care Secretary Wes Streeting wrote on X that “the NHS is a universal health service, which means that everyone, regardless of race, religion, or creed, should feel safe seeking its care. I deplore the fact that this is frankly not the current reality for many Jewish patients and staff, and I am determined to change this once and for all.”

Khan’s comments come shortly after another NHS doctor, Dr. Rahmeh Aladwan, was investigated by a professional tribunal for praising Hamas and spreading antisemitic conspiracy theories online.

Aladwan was cleared of wrongdoing and allowed to retain her medical license pending a separate investigation into her conduct.