Influencer's chat with Sydney nurses recorded for 'protection', court told

Sarah Abu Lebdeh and Ahmad Rashad Nadir deny the charge of using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend. (AAP: Dean Sewell, ABC News: Simon Amery)

Israeli content creator, Max Veifer, told a Sydney court he recorded his chat with two Sydney nurses for protection and published it because he was "worried about their statements".

Mr Veifer also told the court he posted the video because he wanted to "warn our people", denying he did it to get the nurses fired.

An Israeli content creator involved in an online video chat where two Sydney nurses allegedly threatened Israeli patients has told a court he recorded his chats for his own protection and published their conversation because he was "really worried about their statements".

Ahmad Rashad Nadir and Sarah Abu Lebdeh have pleaded not guilty after being charged following the conversation with Max Veifer on the cam chat app Chatruletka in February last year while they were working at Bankstown Hospital.

Both former nurses deny the charge of using a carriage service to menace, harass or offend, while Ms Abu Lebdeh has denied an additional charge of threatening violence to a group.

Mr Veifer had a conversation with the two nurses on the cam chat app Chatruletka in February last year. (Supplied)

In a video of the chat, which was recorded by Mr Veifer and uploaded to social media, the pair allegedly bragged about refusing to treat Israeli patients, killing them and saying they would go to hell.

Ahead of a trial in the NSW District Court, defence lawyers are arguing the video was obtained illegally due to a NSW law which prohibits the recording of private conversations without participants' consent.

Mr Veifer told Sydney's Downing Centre on Monday that he would converse with 30 to 40 people during a session on the app, on which he would at times encounter "Israeli haters" and speak to them about their opinions.

While he would record the sessions for "protection … especially as an Israeli", he would not always publish them on social media, he said.

Giving evidence via audio-visual link from Israel, Mr Veifer said he posted this video because he wanted to "warn our people".

Under cross-examination by Mr Nadir's counsel, Greg James KC, the content creator denied his intention was to get the nurses fired by encouraging his followers to share the video.

Mr Veifer said there had been previous instances of people being fired in relation to his videos, estimating there were five or fewer occasions.

Ms Abu Lebdeh (second from left) has denied an additional charge of threatening violence to a group. (A