Palestine activist and doctor Ghassan Abu-Sitta also cleared over alleged support for Hamas in case brought by GMC

The rector of the University of Glasgow has been cleared of misconduct by a medical watchdog over alleged antisemitism and support for Hamas.

Dr Ghassan Abu-Sitta, a plastic surgeon and prominent Palestinian activist, appeared via video link on Friday before a fitness to practise panel of the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service in Manchester, where a case of misconduct against him was rejected.

It had been brought by the General Medical Council (GMC), which regulates doctors, and was dismissed by the three-person panel after a three-day hearing.

The case related to a newspaper article written by Abu-Sitta for a Lebanese newspaper and two posts on X.