Amal Hussain

Overview

Amal Hussain [Amal Alassari] has spread hatred of Israel and promoted violent agitators. She has also supported the Boycott Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.

As of January 2019, Hussain was a member of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR)-NY Facebook page.

In 2016, Hussain was affiliated with the Muslim Student Association (MSA).

In 2015, 2017 and 2018, Hussain was affiliated with Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA), an offshoot of the MSA. 

As of January 2019, Hussain’s LinkedIn page said she was the “Community School Director” at Partnership with Children from “January 10, 2018 to present, ” at MS 301 Satellite East in Brooklyn, New York.

Hussain also wrote that she was the “Youth Group Coordinator” for the MAS Youth Center in Brooklyn, New York from “Sep 2016 - Present.”

In October 2018, Hussain’s Facebook page said she was the “Admin Secretary” at Muslim American Society (MAS) - MAS NY, from 2015-2016 and the “Youth Coordinator” for the MAS Youth Center in Brooklyn, New York from “2014 to January 2016.”

Hussain’s LinkedIn page also said she received her bachelor’s degree in English Language and Literature from the College of New York (CCNY), in 2016.

Spreading Hatred of Israel

On January 5, 2018, Hussain tweeted: “Ohhh so only Israel can infiltrate and take over illegally? I see. #EthnicCleansing https://fb.me/1hxU1p23t”

On January 25, 2017, Hussain tweeted: “Sacrificing your ‘beliefs’ and ‘values’ for Zionist voices. Fooorrrr whyyyy??? .”

On October 19, 2016, Hussain tweeted: “Whyyyyy theyy so obsessed tho?!?! Zionist got too much damn time on their bloody hands. http://fb.me/5AUIjVunE “

On March 18, 2016, Hussain tweeted: “Normalization is the equivalent of giving weapons to Zionist forces- it's a psychological weapon that they use....”

On March 13, 2016, Hussain tweeted: “‘Zionism is not anti-Islam’  A statement has never hurt me so much. People are ridiculous 🤕😷.”

On July 30, 2014, Hussain tweeted: “Ya Allah :( InshaAllah I live to the day I see Palestine free from these sick animals. I want my children to….”

On July 28, 2014, during Israel’s Operation Protective Edge (OPE), Hussain tweeted: “‘We don't target civilians,’ Israel tells us. ‘You're simply lying’ should be a sane person's response to these,…”

During OPE, Hamas's deployment of human shields was documented and publicized. Hamas encouraged Gazans to act as human shields, to specifically frustrate Israeli efforts to avoid civilian casualties in Gaza. Israel commenced OPEin July 2014, to stop rocket fire targeting Israeli civilians and to destroy Hamas attack tunnels.

On July 22, 2014, Hussain tweeted: “@SunsInsideout humanity? The zionists showed me that humanity doesn't exist. They have no hearts. They are the only animals I know! Wakeup!”

On the same day, Hussain tweeted: “@SunsInsideout it really saddens me that you believe that. I am most certainly not led by Animals, I'm not led by the terrorist zionists.”

Promoting Violent Agitators

On January 17, 2018, Hussain tweeted: “Absolutely ridiculous!! Wtf ‘No one will be surprised when they sentence Ahed to prison.”


On March 8, 2016, Hussain wrote on Facebook: “#IWD2016 | Today we honor and celebrate the women of Palestine who have been resisting the colonial occupation and leading the people's uprising against injustice since they were born! #WomensHistoryMonth.”

The post featured photos of armed female Palestinian militants throwing rocks and shooting slingshots.  

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.

CAIR

CAIR describes itself as a “grassroots civil rights and advocacy group” and “America's largest Muslim civil liberties organization, with regional offices nationwide.” Its official mission is “enhance understanding of Islam, protect civil rights, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.”

CAIR reportedly has “significant ties” to the Muslim Brotherhood, as well as Hamas. A number of former CAIR employees have been convicted on fraud and terrorism-related charges that resulted monetary fines, jail terms and, sometimes, deportation.

CAIR was founded in 1994 and opened its first office in Washington, DC, with the help of a $5,000 donation from the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF), a charity founded by Mousa Abu Marzook.

Marzook, who was listed as a "Specially Designated Terrorist" by the U.S. Treasury Department in 1995, is reportedly a senior member of Hamas.

In May 2007, CAIR was listed as an “unindicted co-conspirator” in a U.S.-filed action against the HLF for providing funds to Hamas.

CAIR was also listed  as a terrorist entity by the United Arab Emirates, in 2014.  

MSA

The MSA was  established by members of the Muslim Brotherhood in January 1963 at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, with the goal of "spreading Islam as students in North America." A 2004 FBI investigation uncovered an internal Muslim Brotherhood document in which a brotherhood leader identified the MSA as "one of our organizations." 

The MSA reportedly has “nearly 600 chapters” located in the United States and Canada, and is “the most visible and influential Islamic student organization in North America,” boasting conferences, special events, publications, websites and other activities.

The organization includes a number of previous chapter presidents with explicit links to terrorist groups. Included are al-Qaeda cleric Anwar al-Awlaki (Colorado State University), Somali al-Shabaab militant leader Omar Shafik Hammami (University of South Alabama) and Pakistani Taliban recruiter Ramy Zamzam of the MSA's Washington, D.C. council.