Report on SPHR at McMaster University (December 2017)

In 2017, Canary Mission investigated anti-Israel activists at McMaster University from the student group Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR).

39 individuals who were involved with McMaster (Mac) SPHR were identified and profiled.

Research revealed 287 social media posts that were demonizing of Israel, anti-Semitic, pro-Hitler, pro-terrorist, desiring violence against Jews, inciting violence, bigoted and anti-American.

Mac SPHR president — Lina Assi —is an ardent supporter of the terrorist organization the Popular front for the Liberation of Palestinian (PFLP) and admires both Hamas and Hezbollah.

Of the openly anti-Semitic Mac SPHR students, the admiration for Hitler expressed by Rawan Qaddoura, Esra Bengizi and Nadera Masad is the most shocking.

Some of the examples include:

Rawan Qaddoura, who ran for president of SPHR, tweeted, “everytime I read about Hitler, I fall in love all over again.”
Esra Bengizi, a senior studying English and French, tweeted, “Where is hitler when u need one? I literally ask this every day.”
Nadera Masad, a senior studying Political Science and Government, tweeted, “hitler should have took you all.” She also tweeted, “Death to Israel and all Zionists” and “Death to America and white people.”

Report on SPHR at McMaster University (December 2017)

Mac SPHR Activities

On June 14, 2017 SPHR President, Lina Assi was the subject of an Algemeiner article for tweeting a Hamas MP’s sermon that called Jews the “Vilest, Most Despicable Nation in History.”

SPHR McMaster activists were featured in a video promoting their 2017 Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW), which ran programs that accused Israel of colonialism, apartheid and ethnic cleansing.

On August 19, 2016, SPHR disseminated a petition in support of Nadia Shoufani, who was suspended from her teaching post for spreading pro-terror ideology. Nadia is the mother of a former SPHR president, Yara Shoufani.

On October 16, 2015, SPHR advertised and co-sponsored an anti-Israel rally in front of the Israeli consulate in support of a “Palestine Intifada (انتفاضة).” During the rally, protesters chanted: “Viva, Viva Intifada!” and “from the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free!”

In 2015 Mac SPHR passed a Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) resolution. Since then they have concentrated their efforts on supporting terrorists and anti-Israel rallies.

McMaster SPHR (SJP) Students and Alumni

	Lina Assi is the 2017 SPHR president and led the 2016-2017 BDS campaign at McMaster. She regularly expresses support for terrorists and terrorism on social media as reported by the Algemeiner. Assi held the position of vice-president of public relations with SPHR Mac from 2014-2016. Assi promotes the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement and ran for Student Representative for Social Sciences at McMaster on a BDS platform. See more click here.
	Nadera Masad has called for death to America, white people, Israel and Zionists. She has shown admiration for Hitler and the Holocaust, spread anti-Semitic conspiracy theories and has compared Jews to Nazis. See more click here.

	Nour Hani Alijoked about the Holocaust and spread hatred of Israel on social media. Ali was featured in a video promoting the 2017 Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) at McMaster [00:45], which accused Israel of colonialism, apartheid and ethnic cleansing. See more click >here.

	Rawan Qaddoura has declared her love and >admiration for Hitler on social media. She has also spread hatred of Jews >and anti-Israel conspiracy theories. Qaddoura vied to be SPHR’s president for the 2016-2017 academic year, but lost the election to Lina Assi See more click here.

	Batoul El Sayah was a 2016-2017 SPHR General Executive Board Member. El Sayah has demonized Israel and promoted religious incitement on social media. El Sayah was featured in a video promoting the 2017 Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) at McMaster [1:14], which accused Israel of colonialism, apartheid and ethnic cleansing. See more click here.

	Walid Abdulaziz is the co-president of McMaster Muslims of Peace and Justice. Abdulaziz has spread anti-Semitism, endorsed terror and promoted conspiracy theories on Twitter. Abdulaziz has also called for the elimination of Israel and circulated Israel-hatred. Abdulaziz worked to advance a divestment resolution at McMaster in 2014 & 2015. He has also help to coordinate Israel Apartheid Week (IAW). See more click here.

	Josh Buzzell has excused Hamas terrorism,spread anti-Israel libels and demonized Israel on social media. As of August 14, 2017, Buzzell’s Facebook account lists him as the director of social services for the Muslim Students Association (MSA) at McMaster, since 2015. See more click here.

	Esra Bengizi was the 2016-2017 Humanities Representative of McMaster Student Assembly. Bengizi has tweeted: “I’m actually going to the rule the world and get rid of anyone who doesn’t have basic common sense or if you’re yahoodi [jewish] #QueenE.” She has extensively tweeted her admiration for Hitler, mocked the Holocaust, compared Israel to Nazis and excused Hamas terror. wasn’t a great leader.” She is also a member of the McMaster Muslim Student’s Association (MSA) facebook group – McMaster MSA.See more click here.

	Salah Abdelrahman was the President of SPHR in 2013. Abdelrahman has led demonstrations supporting Hamas and intifada violence. Abdelrahman also expressed support for terrorism, endorsed violent uprising and demonized Israel on social media. Abdelrahman introduced the 2014 Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) resolution at McMaster. Abdelrahman took a leadership role in the Toronto Al-Quds Day Rally on July 26, 2014, and gave a speech accusing Israel of “crimes against humanity.” Abdelrahman graduated from McMaster University in 2014. See more click here.

	Sameh Helmy was Co-president of McMaster Muslims for Peace and Justice (MMPJ) in 2014-2015 at McMaster. Helmy has defended terrorists, advocated on behalf of terror-supporters and demonized Israel. Helmy worked to advance the 2014 Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) campaign at McMaster and took a leadership role in 2015 McMasterBDS efforts. On March 9, 2016, Helmy took a leadership role during the event “Apartheid, Live!” as part of IAW. Helmy graduated from McMaster University in 2015. See more click here.

	Dareen El-Sayed was the Co-president of MMPJ in 2016-2017. El-Sayed has demonized Israel on Facebook and was affiliated with Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) at McMaster University . El-Sayed supports the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement and wrote her third year capstone project on “WHY BDS MATTERS.” El-Sayed supported the 2015 McMasterBDS divestment resolution. El-Sayed was involved with Israel Apartheid Week (IAW) at McMaster in 2015 & 2016 and attended IAW in 2017. See more click here.


	Yara Shoufani [Yara El Choufani] was the President of SPHR in 2014-2015. Shoufani has justified rock-throwing, burning property, looting and other violence as legitimate forms of protest — and derided those who voice their disagreement. Shoufani was the president of Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) at McMaster University (McMaster) in Hamilton, Ontario, in 2014-2015, and continued to participate in Israel Apartheid Week (IAW) at McMaster in 2017. Shoufani is the daughter of Nadia Shoufani, a Mississauga school teacher who was suspended following a pro-terror speech she gave during a Toronto Al-Quds Day Rally in July of 2016. See more click here.

	Noor Al-Switi was the Events coordinator for MMPJ in 2014-2015. Switi took an active role in advancing the 2015 Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) campaign at McMaster. Al-Switi attended Israel Apartheid Week events at McMaster in 2014, 2015 and 2016. She graduated from McMaster University in 2017. See more click here.

	Diana Akawi was a 2016-2017 SPHR General Executive Board Member. Akawi was featured in a video promoting the 2017 Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) at McMaster [0:07], which accused Israel of colonialism, apartheid and ethnic cleansing. On February 25, 2017, Akawi changed her Facebook cover photo to SPHR Mac’s advertisement for Israel Apartheid Week (IAW) 2017. Akawi also attended IAW 2016. See more click here.

More McMaster SPHR Profiles

Masa Hamwi was the 2016-2017 external vice-president of SPHR.

Abdullah Hamlawi has supported “intifada” violence, excused terrorism and demonized Jews on Twitter.

Ahmed Fajem is a student activist with Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) at McMaster University and is majoring in Electrical Engineering at McMaster.

Yasmin Jadallah has demonized Israel on social media and defended Hamas’ 2014 abduction and murder of three Jewish high school students.

Aparajito Singhis an avid supporter of the terrorist Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestinian (PFLP) and a student activist with the Young Communist League (YCL) in Hamilton, Ontario.

Carly Hunter is a student activist with Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) at McMaster University since the 2014 – 2015 academic year.

Adam Khalaf was student activist in 2016, with Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) at McMaster University.

Alia AlQazzaz was a student activist in 2017 with Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) at McMaster University.

Omar Ali has demonized Israel on Facebook and was a student activist with Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) at McMaster University in 2015.

Hajer Nakua is affiliated with Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) ;at McMaster University in 2015 and is the outreach director of the Muslim Students Association (MSA) at McMaster.

Ayeh Khanfar has advocated for the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement against Israel and took an active role in the 2015 McMasterBDS divestment campaign.

Fatima Guendouz was student activist with Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) and >McMaster Muslims for Peace and Justice (MMPJ) at McMaster University in 2015.

Habiba Khaled has demonized Israel and Jews on social media and was a student activistin 2015 with Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) at McMaster University.

Nabihah Samsoodeen was student activist with Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) at McMaster University in 2014-2015 and is listed as employed as a Process Engineer at Proctor & Gamble, in Belleville, Ontario.

Zehrā Zedan has demonized Israel and spread religious incitement on social media.

Nagham Azzam has spread propaganda, excused terrorism and demonized Israel on social media and is listed as employed as a Social Worker with Hamilton Health Sciences on an Acute Medicine Ward. Azzam is located in Ancaster, Ontario.

Saleem Albaba is a member of the a href="https://canarymission.org/organization/Solidarity_For_Palestinian_Human_Rights" target="_blank">Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR)’s facebook group at McMaster University.

Sarah Jama’s LinkedIn states that she served as a student representative with the Social Science caucus on the McMaster Student Union from 2014-2016.

Mohamad Hamdan was student activist with Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) at McMaster University in 2015 and is listed as employed as a construction coordinator with the Dufferin Construction Company in Oakville, Ontario.

Fatmah Al-Toum was student activist with Solidarity for Palestinian Human Rights (SPHR) at McMaster University.

Joanna Younis advocated for the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS)< movement against Israel and took an active role in the 2015 McMasterBDS campaign.

Huda Jbarah was a student representative of the McMaster Student Union (MSU) in 2015.