Ahmed Elbadri
Overview
Ahmed Elbadri spread hatred of Israel in activism and online. Elbadri was affiliated with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and Within Our Lifetime (WOL) in 2021. He is also a supporter [00:00:42] of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.As of May 2021, Elbadri served [00:00:09] as the secretary for the Muslim Student Organization and Women in Islam (MSO & WII) at The City College of New York (CCNY).
As of April 2023, Elbadri’s LinkedIn page said he had worked as an “environmental technician” at AMC Engineering, PLLC, since April 2022 and as an “inspection specialist’ for natural gas contractor Precision Pipeline Solutions since November 2021.
As of the same date, Elbadri’s LinkedIn said he graduated with a bachelor's degree in environmental science from CCNY, which is part of the City University of New York (CUNY) system in 2022.
Also as of April 2023, Elbadri’s LinkedIn said he was located in New York, New York.
As of April 2023, Elbadri used the handle “@ahmedicine___” on TikTok.
May 28, 2021 - Spreading Hatred of Israel with WOL and SJP
On May 28, 2021, Ahmed featured [00:00:01] in a Twitter video where he led a WOL protest in the chant: “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free!”Elbadri spoke on behalf of CCNY MSO & WII at the protest.
“From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free” is a chant calling to dismantle the State of Israel. It has also been employed by Hamas leader Khaled Mashal to call for the replacement of Israel with an Islamic state.
Appearing on a speaker’s platform with Kiswani, Elbadri said [00:00:21]: “...we’re rallying today in support of the Palestinian people in their fight against apartheid and ethnic cleansing.”
Elbadri continued [00:00:42]: “We strongly urge all of you here today to partake in the BDS movement to further show that we will not support organizations and companies who will fund genocide.”
Elbadri finished his speech by inviting the crowd to attend a CCNY SJP event, saying [00:00:56]: “I also urge you to please join us on Tuesday [June 1, 2021] to demonstrate again in CCNY.”
On June 1, 2021, Elbadri shared a video on Facebook from the CCNY SJP rally he referenced titled: “CUNY MUST DIVEST! United for Palestine.”
The protest was part of the CUNY Divest campaign. At the rally, protestors chanted [00:01:17]: “Zionism out of CUNY now,” and [00:04:07]: “Brick by brick, wall by wall, Israeli apartheid has to fall!”
Zionism is the belief that Jews have the right to self-determination in their own national home, and the right to develop their national culture.
Hatred of Israel on Social Media
On May 12, 2021, Elbadri posted a TikTok video with footage from a WOL rally where protestors chanted the slogan: “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free!” The text at the top of the video said: “From the land and to the sea, Palestine will be free!!”Elbadri posted the video during Israel’s Operation Guardian of the Walls (OGW) against Hamas.
In May 2021, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorists fired over 4,300 rockets from Gaza at major population centers in Israel. Israel responded by launching OGW, carrying out targeted military strikes in Gaza.
On May 11, 2021, Elbadri shared a Facebook post from CCNY SJP and WOL activist Husam Kaid. The post featured a flyer for an anti-Israel rally hosted by WOL titled: “Emergency Rally For Palestine.”
At the protest, a group of anti-Israel protestors shouted at a group of pro-Israel protestors. Video of the event published on May 11, 2021, showed one anti-Israel protester wearing a red hoodie forcing [00:00:39] his way past the police and punching [00:00:41] a pro-Israel protestor.
On the same day, Elbadri posted a change.org petition on Facebook titled: “Impose Financial and Military Sanctions on Israel for War Crimes.”
For more information, see the CCNY SJP Chapter Profile.
WOL
Within Our Lifetime (WOL) is a pro-terror activist group in New York City dedicated to Israel’s destruction within the lifetime of its members.Acts of violence and physical confrontations with police have frequently occurred at WOL protests and marches. WOL uses harassment campaigns to target pro-Israel organizations or companies that do business with Israel, making it a part of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Multiple activists who have either burned Israeli flags or led chants at WOL rallies were later jailed for violent anti-Semitic hate crimes, including Saadah Masoud and Waseem Awawdeh. In Masoud’s case, he received 18 months in jail for an anti-Semitic assault at an April 2022 WOL rally and two other anti-Semitic assaults in 2021.
WOL promotes “resistance” against Israel “by any means necessary,” calls to “Globalize the Intifada,” spreads incitement and idolizes [00:34:06] Palestinian terrorists like Leila Khaled and others at rallies and online events.
WOL was founded by Nerdeen Kiswani and Dan Cione in 2015. Kiswani is a frequent speaker at WOL rallies where she has promoted terrorism against Israelis and called for the death of Zionists. She has also provided support for Masoud and other activists following their arrests.
WOL began as the New York City chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), going by NYC SJP, but changed its name in 2018. The group is not found to be registered in any U.S. state as a nonprofit organization under its official name. Nor is there any listing for WOL under its name on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website for tax-exempt organizations.
SJP
SJP is a student organization engaged in anti-Israel activity on North American college and university campuses.
The first chapter of SJP was founded in 2001 at the University of California at Berkeley by Professor Hatem Bazian. Bazian has spread classic anti-Semitism, reportedly promoted religious anti-Semitism and defended the Hamas terror group. In 2004, Bazian called for “intifada” in America.
SJP organizes anti-Israel campaigns, including running annual Israel Apartheid Weeks, often in collaboration with Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) and Muslim Students Association (MSA) campus chapters.
SJP has been a major force in pushing the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement on campuses. Chapters have initiated dozens of BDS resolutions in student governments, which have been proposed on or around Jewish holidays, a time when many Jewish students are off-campus.
SJP activists have reportedly physically assaulted, intimidated and harassed Jewish students, disrupted pro-Israel campus events and demonized pro-Israel campus organizations.
Chapters have often endorsed and campaigned for numerous terrorists and whitewashed terrorism.
BDS
The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement was founded by Omar Barghouti in 2005 to challenge “international support for Israeli apartheid and settler-colonialism.” BDS is an allegedly “Palestinian-led movement,” although leading BDS activists have admitted [00:01:01] this is not true.
One of the demands of BDS includes [point 3] what is generally known as the “right of return,” a demand discredited as a way to eliminate Israel. Barghouti said the “right of return” is a means to “end Israel’s existence as a Jewish state.”
Barghouti has said that BDS “aims to turn Israel into a pariah state, as South Africa once was.”
In his activism, Barghouti has also said [00:05:55] regarding Israel: “Definitely, most definitely, we oppose a Jewish state in any part of Palestine. No…rational Palestinian, not a sellout Palestinian, will ever accept a Jewish state in Palestine.”
The movement has been linked to numerous terrorist organizations and received a public endorsement from Hamas in 2017.
BDS initiatives include calling on institutions and individuals to divest from Israeli-affiliated companies, promoting academic and cultural boycotts of Israel, and organizing anti-Israel rallies, protests and campaigns.
The movement’s most notable achievement has been the infiltration of university campuses through lobbying for “BDS resolutions.” In these cases, student governments and student groups, backed by their own anti-Israel members and affiliates, have proposed resolutions on some form of boycott of, or divestment from, Israel and Israeli-affiliated entities.
Boycott resolutions, although non-binding, have been passed by student governments on numerous North American campuses.
BDS activity is often aggressive and disruptive. It has been noted that universities that pass BDS resolutions see a marked increase in anti-Semitic incidents on campus. On one campus, when the student government debated a BDS resolution, reports emerged of violent threats against those opposing it.
Social Media and Weblinks
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/ahmedelbadriiiiiTwitter 1:https://twitter.com/AhmedEl28163691
Twitter 2:https://twitter.com/Ahmedicine3
Twitter 3:https://twitter.com/Ahmedicin
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/ahmedicine___
LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmedelbadri/
YouTube:https://www.youtube.com/@ahmedicine9433
