Ameen Salous

Overview

Ameen Salous [Ameen W. Salous] has expressed support for the terror organization Hamas and spread anti-Semitism, as well as hatred of Israel on Twitter.

As of September 2019, Salous’s LinkedIn page said he was a “Fundraising Dinner Volunteer,” with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) in Oklahoma, (CAIR-Oklahoma).

In 2016, Salous indicated on Twitter that he was affiliated with the Muslim Students Association (MSA) at the University of Oklahoma (UO).

In 2014, Salous indicated on Twitter that he was affiliated with the Muslim American Society (MAS) - Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA).

As of September 2019, Salous’s LinkedIn page also said he was a “Lead Tax Associate” at RSM US LLP, from “Nov 2018 — Present.” As of the same date, RSM US LLP’s Oklahoma branch had only one office, in Oklahoma City.

Salous’s LinkedIn page said he studied “Business Administration (B.B.A) Accounting” at UO from “2014 — 2016” and that he studied Accounting at Tulsa Community College (TCC), from “2012— 2014.”

Support for Hamas

On August 26, 2014, Salous tweeted: “Hamas has an army full of real a** niggas.” Salous’s tweet was the same day a ceasefire was announced between Israel and Hamas, following Israel’s Operation Protective Edge (OPE).

Israel commenced OPE in July 2014 to stop rocket fire targeting Israeli civilians and to destroy Hamas attack tunnels.

Hamas is a designated terrorist organization by the European Union, Canada, Australia, the United States and Israel.

Spreading Anti-Semitism

On March 3, 2015, Salous tweeted: “he's a Jew, why do yall expect of him?”

On April 21, 2014, Salous tweeted: “man I been to chipotle so many times I know which employee is gonna Jew me on the steak.”

Spreading Hatred of Israel

On September 15, 2016, Salous tweeted: “Instead of feeding 50 million Americans living in poverty, our own president gave Israel $38B to support genocide

.” The tweet featured a screenshot of a headline that read: “US and Israel sign record $38bn military aid deal.”

On April 6, 2015, Salous tweeted: “you're faker than Israel n***a.”

On August 14, 2014, Salous tweeted an image with a caption that read: “There are 18,600,000 vacant homes in the United States. That’s enough for every homeless person to have six.” Salous wrote: “or Israel to locate to the US and stop paying $3 billion a year to them not to mention peace.”

On July 22, 2014, Salous tweeted: “y'all ever walk by a tv and notice abc news is defending Israel and then u just start cussing at the reporters.”

On July 18, 2014, Salous tweeted: “is it too much if I buy an Israeli flag and tie it to my car and drag it on the highway?”

On September 16, 2014, Salous tweeted: “the Israeli kid came up to me in class tryna be best friends.. keep it movin.”

On September 11, 2014, Salous tweeted: “n***a from Israel was hella butt hurt starin at me…”

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.