Anas Shabaneh

Overview

Anas Shabaneh shared anti-Jewish posts on Twitter, whitewashed a terrorist and spread hatred of Israel on social media.

In 2018 and 2017, Shabaneh was an activist with American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) in Missouri.

In June 2019, Shabaneh was a member of the University of Missouri - Saint Louis (UMSL) Muslim Student Association (MSA) Facebook group.

In 2016, Shabaneh was affiliated with Muslim American Society (MAS) - Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA).

As of February 2020, Shabaneh’s LinkedIn page said he was a “Genius Administrator” at Apple in the Greater St. Louis Area, since January 2020.

As of the same date, Shabaneh’s LinkedIn page said he graduated from the University of Missouri-Saint Louis (UMSL) in 2019, with a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration and Management.

His LinkedIn page also said he studied General Studies at St. Charles Community College (SCC) in Cottleville, MO, from 2014 - 2016.

As of August 2019, Shabaneh used the alias Shabaneezy on Twitter. As of February 2020, Shabaneh used the alias “toffa7tein” on Twitter.

Anti-Jewish Posts

On December 24, 2018, Shabaneh tweeted: “21 SAVAGE JUST APOLOGIZED FOR HIS ‘GETTING JEWISH MONEY’ LYRIC ON ASMR. WTF.”

On January 15, 2015, Shabaneh tweeted: “I can never get my Toaster Strudels perfect. They either get burnt or the inside filling is f**king cold. Jews ruin everything.”

On March 11, 2013, Shabaneh tweeted: “I know at least 1/555 of you Jew bastards has some kind of poem or short story they want to sell... $10.”

Whitewashing a Terrorist

On October 4, 2015, Shabaneh shared a graphic on Instagram of Fadi Aloon with a caption that read: “MY NAME IS FADI, I’M 19 YEARS OLD I WAS BEING PURSUED BY ISRAELI SETTLERS SO I RUSHED TO THE ISRAELI POLICE FOR HELP. THEY SHOT ME DEAD.”

Fadi Aloon was shot by Israeli security forces after he stabbed a 15-year-old Israeli boy. Several hours before the attack, Aloon posted “Either martyrdom or victory” on his Facebook page.

Spreading Hatred of Israel

On April 18, 2019, Shabaneh tweeted: “look Gal Godot is obviously a big IDF c*nt but all of y’all better keep that same energy toward the bitches you idolize on the daily who feed the Zionist propaganda financially as well (one example being Kim Kardashian). don’t pick and choose Zionists to oppose please.”

On October 1, 2017, Shabaneh wrote on Instagram: “17 years ago. We did NOT forget. Allah Yerhamak.” The post featured an infamous photo of Muhammad al-Durrah.

The Al-Durah hoax is an iconic piece of anti-Israel propaganda, fabricated on September 30, 2000 at the start of the Second Intifada by a France 2 reporter.

On June 16, 2017, Shabaneh tweeted: “Rest in Piss to @Israel's top leader, Abu-Bakr Al Baghdadi. F**k you. F**k ISIS. Suck my balls.”

On May 14, 2017, Shabaneh tweeted: “It's absolutely despicable. Israel is NOT a democracy. Ridiculous.”

On July 30, 2015, Shabaneh tweeted: “God bless the beautiful people of my country & may those being murdered in cold blood by #Ziotrash #Israel rest in peace.”

On January 20, 2015, Shabaneh tweeted: “If our government didn't fund #Israel, America would be great.”

On January 3, 2015, Shabaneh tweeted: “F**k Israel!”

On August 12, 2014, Shabaneh tweeted: “‘Israel and all of their supporters are the devil’ #Gaza #Israel.”

On July 27, 2014, Shabaneh tweeted: “If you support Israel in any way shape or form in what they're doing, please unfollow me right now. There's absolutely no reason to.”

On July 23, 2014, Shabaneh tweeted: “Bottom line is, Judaism isn't what makes Israel a terrorist state. Zionists AKA Ziotrash who believe in Genocide do.”

On July 10, 2014, Shabaneh wrote on Instagram: “Spread awareness. #FreePalestine#GazaUnderAttack #StopZionism.” The post featured a photo of dollar bills with “Free Palestine” and “Stop Zionism” written on them.

On July 9, 2014, Shabaneh tweeted: “Condemn the Apartheid State of Israel for their Human Rights Violations against the Palestinian peoples. SIGN IT http://wh.gov/lFIlb.”

On July 29, 2012, Shabaneh tweeted: “ i'll hate every one of these ugly ass US presidents until they stop aiding Israel's ugly a**es.”

AMP Activism

Shabaneh indicated on Facebook that he “went” to an AMP-organized event titled: “AMP-MO Iftar,” on May 27, 2018.

The Facebook event page description said: “our special guest Taher Herzallah- associate director and grassroots organizer of the national AMP board as he will be giving us an educational session on AMP in depth in addition to Palestine.”

Shabaneh indicated on Facebook that he “went” to an AMP-Missouri organized event, titled: “Solidarity Ceremony #NakbainSTL,” on May 15, 2018.

The event was organized by Neveen Ayesh, the executive director of the American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) chapter in St. Louis, Missouri (AMP-Missouri), to mark “Nakba Day.”

On April 27, 2018, Ayesh wrote an Instagram post encouraged businesses to shut down for 70 minutes to mark the 70 years since the creation of the State of Israel.

The term “Nakba” is generally translated as “catastrophe” in Arabic, referring to the outcome of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. It is a term often used to delegitimize the creation of the State of Israel by defining it as a catastrophe.

On May 17, 2018, Shabaneh wrote on Instagram: “62 Palestinians were murdered at the hands of Israel in Gaza the other day, here are their names:” The post listed 62 names of Palestinians killed during the March of Return protests in May 2018. The post also featured a photo of Shabaneh participating in an AMP-organized rally on May 15, 2018.

In May 2018, terror group Hamas instigated violent riots on the Israeli-Gaza border. Thousands of rioters attempted to breach Israel’s border fence, declaring their intention to harm Jews across the border under the pretext of “peaceful resistance.”

Shabaneh indicated on Facebook that he “went” to an event titled: “Emergency March for Al-Aqsa & Palestine,” on July 23, 2017. The event was co-organized by AMP’s Neveen Ayesh.

The Facebook event page description said: “the Israelis are setting up humiliating and invasive searches for any Muslim who wishes to pray at Masjid Al-Aqsa denying thousands their right to worship freely.”

On July 14, 2017, Arab terrorists murdered two Israeli police officers outside the entrance to the Al Aqsa mosque on Temple mount in Jerusalem. The perpetrators were Israeli Arab citizens from Umm el-Fahm, who reportedly feared that “Al Aqsa in danger” — the slogan of the banned northern branch of the Islamic Movement that ran the UMM el-Fahm municipality.

The allegation that Jews “threaten” to destroy the Al-Aqsa Mosque has been a traditional pretext for Arab attacks on Jews long before the existence of the modern Jewish state.

Israel responded by placing metal detectors and security checks before allowing worshippers to the holy site, similar to other holy sites in Jerusalem.

Palestinian factions reacted by spreading incitement that resulted in further violence. Fatah threatened “Rage for the Al-Aqsa Mosque!” On July 21, 2017, Omar al-Abed, 19, broke into a Jewish family's home in Halamish and stabbed three family members to death while they were having a Sabbath meal. Before embarking, al-Abed wrote on Facebook: “Take up your weapon and resist, declare war for Allah...I have only a knife, and it will respond to Al-Aqsa's cry...The sons of monkeys and pigs do not open the gates of Al-Aqsa. I hope that men will come after me to strike me with an iron hand...We are all one, we have one blood, one enemy and one Al-Aqsa.”

The Israeli government removed the detectors on July 25, 2017.

AMP

American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) was founded by UC Berkeley Professor Hatem Bazian as a vehicle to generate mainstream support in the United States for the Palestinian national cause.

On its website, the organization lists Bazian as the chairman of its national board and describes itself as “a national education and grassroots-based organization, dedicated to educating the American public about Palestine and its rich cultural, historical and religious heritage.”

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has accused AMP of promoting “extreme anti-Israel views and has at times provided a platform for anti-Semitism under the guise of educating Americans” about Palestinians. The ADL further stated that AMP is directly involved in campus-based anti-Israel activity through Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).

Prior to founding the AMP in 2006, Dr. Bazian created SJP together with fellow UC Berkeley Professor Snehal Shingavi in 2001. The close working relationship between AMP and SJP has been documented several times over the years by several organizations, including NGO Monitor and StandWithUs.

In addition to providing financial, public relations and legal assistance to SJP, AMP has also been accused of having connections to Hamas. The AMP national board includes former members of both the Islamic Association of Palestine (IAP) and Holy Land Foundation (HLF), both of which were found liable for aiding and abetting Hamas. The IAP was founded by Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook, a senior member of Hamas.

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.