Dana Mohammad
Overview
Dana Mohammad has supported an anti-Israel agitator, demonized Israel and shared an image of a terrorist on Facebook. She was the 2016-2017 chair of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at the University of Michigan-Dearborn (UM-Dearborn).
In November 2016, Mohammad’s LinkedIn page said she served as the vice president for SJP UM-Dearborn “starting August 2013.”
Mohammad was listed on Facebook as having “went” to the 2016 National SJP Conference at George Mason University & DMV on November 4, 2016.
As of July 2019, Mohammad’s Facebook page said she “Manages” the United States Palestinian Community Network (USPCN)-Detroit.
As of March 2020, Mohammad’s LinkedIn page said she was a Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Specialist at Wayne County SAFE since January 2019, and an Impact Organizer at Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan since June 2018.
Mohammad’s LinkedIn page also said that, since 2018, she worked as a Life-Skill Prevention Mentor at “SAFE Substance Abuse Coalition” and a Field Director at Abraham Aiyash for State Senate. She also worked with the Sexual Assault Kit Task Force at Wayne County Prosecutor's Office since 2018.
In November 2016, Mohammad’s LinkedIn page said she served as the vice president for SJP UM-Dearborn “starting August 2013.”
Mohammad was listed on Facebook as having “went” to the 2016 National SJP Conference at George Mason University & DMV on November 4, 2016.
As of July 2019, Mohammad’s Facebook page said she “Manages” the United States Palestinian Community Network (USPCN)-Detroit.
As of March 2020, Mohammad’s LinkedIn page said she was a Sexual Assault Kit Initiative Specialist at Wayne County SAFE since January 2019, and an Impact Organizer at Planned Parenthood Advocates of Michigan since June 2018.
Mohammad’s LinkedIn page also said that, since 2018, she worked as a Life-Skill Prevention Mentor at “SAFE Substance Abuse Coalition” and a Field Director at Abraham Aiyash for State Senate. She also worked with the Sexual Assault Kit Task Force at Wayne County Prosecutor's Office since 2018.
Mohammad’s LinkedIn page also said she studied Behavioral Sciences and Women’s and Gender Studies from 2013 - 2017 at UM Dearborn, where she was the “Director of Clubs and Organizations - Student Government” from “Apr 2016 - Jan 2017.”
Supporting an Anti-Israel Agitator
On November 30, 2018, Mohammad wrote on Facebook: “I love when liberal (whatever that means) CNN pretends to care about free speech. Anti Zionism IS NOT Anti Semitism. It’s quite the opposite. Read a book, do some research. Marc Lamont Hill has the right to speak up against injustice. We all do - in fact, it’s the bare minimum. Friends, please sign this petition:”The post linked to a petition, started by American Muslims for Palestine (AMP), calling to reinstate Marc Lamont Hill.
In November 2018, Marc Lamont Hill was fired from his position as a contributor to CNN (Cable News Network) following controversial comments he made during a meeting held at the United Nations for an “International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People.”
During the meeting, Hill reportedly whitewashed Palestinian violence and accused Israel of “state violence and ethnic cleansing.” He also called for a “free Palestine from the river to the sea.”
In September 2018, during a U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR) conference, Hill insinuated [00:31:01] that Israel poisons Palestinian water and seemingly approved [00:30:34] of violence against Israelis.
Demonizing Israel
On May 15, 2018, Mohammad wrote on Facebook: “Palestinians in Gaza are caged in the world’s largest open air prison like animals, and shot and killed by Israeli forces, like animals. All for demanding their freedom.”The post linked to an article about the March of Return protest, titled: “Jerusalem Embassy and Gaza Protests: 59 Palestinians Killed by Israeli Gunfire at Border.”
On March 30, 2018, some 30,000 Palestinians in Gaza approached Israel’s border to take part in “Land Day Protests” or the “March of Return.” The March of Return was organized and funded by Hamas as a campaign of violent protests along Israel’s border to spotlight the demand of Palestinians to “return” to Israel.
The “right of return” is a Palestinian demand discredited as a means to eliminate Israel.
The “right of return” is a Palestinian demand discredited as a means to eliminate Israel.
March participants sent scores of kites bearing explosive devices across Israel’s border to burn Israeli crops and homes. Participants also attempted to breach the border fence, which caused the Israeli Defense Forces to respond with live fire.
Agitators threw Molotov cocktails, firebombs, shot firearms and threw rocks under the cover of smoke from burning tires.
On May 16, 2018, a Hamas senior official stated that 50 out of 62 protesters killed during a May 14 protest were Hamas operatives. Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) also claimed that three of its members were killed at the same protest.
Sharing an Image of a Terrorist
On September 19, 2018, Mohammad shared a photo on Facebook of terrorist Rasmea Odeh giving a “V” for victory hand sign.Odeh was a key military operative [00:02:08]with the terrorist group the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). In 1969, Odeh masterminded a PFLP bombing that killed two college students in a Jerusalem supermarket. Odeh also attempted to bomb the British consulate.
Odeh confessed, in a highly detailed account, the day following her arrest. In a 2004 documentary, one of Odeh’s co-conspirators directly implicated [00:10:53] Odeh as the mastermind.
In 1970, an Israeli court tried and convicted Odeh for her involvement in both bombings and sentenced her to life imprisonment. However, Odeh was released 10 years later, in a prisoner swap and emigrated to the United States.
On November 10, 2014, a Michigan federal jury convicted Odeh for immigration fraud because she failed to disclose her prior conviction and life sentence on her immigration application. On March 12, 2015, she was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
In 2017, after an appeal and a lengthy court battle, Odeh admitted to immigration fraud, was stripped of her U.S. citizenship, deported to Jordan and banned from re-entering the U.S.
SJP UM Dearborn - Solidarity with a Terrorist
SJP UM-Dearborn has, since 2014, shown support for Rasmea Odeh, who faced deportation from the U.S. after reportedly lying on her naturalization papers about her terrorist activity.In June 2016, SJP UM-Dearborn activists participated in a rally for Odeh, demanding the immigration fraud charges against her be dropped.
Odeh was a key military operative with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terrorist organization. In 1969, she masterminded a PFLP supermarket bombing that killed two college students. She also attempted to bomb the British consulate in Jerusalem. Odeh later moved to the United States but was deported to Jordan in 2017 for immigration fraud.
SJP UM Dearborn - Trivializing Anti-Semitism
On April 4, 2017, SJP UM-Dearborn issued a statement condemning an article written by Jordan Wohl, a Fellow of the UM-Dearborn Student Government (UMDSG).In the article, Wohl objected to a BDS resolution authored by SJP UM-Dearborn president Susan Yaseen. He also objected to the scheduling of the student government debate on the divestment resolution for a Friday night, the Jewish Sabbath, when religiously-observant Jewish students at UM-Dearborn would effectively be prohibited from attending.
SJP UM-Dearborn responded by suggesting Wohl, who is Jewish, was a “non-Semite.” The group also accused him of bigotry and argued that “a Semite is someone who speaks a Semitic language, such as Arabic or Aramaic. Since the majority of SJP are Semites, to be anti-Semitic is a juxtaposition to our own bloodlines.”
SJP UM-Dearborn’s definition of the term “antisemite” varied greatly from the commonly accepted definition which is “hostility to, prejudice, or discrimination against Jews.”
SJP UM-Dearborn continued:“Furthermore, to be labeled as anti-Semitic by a non-Semite is a serious accusation that we take to heart and treat as bigotry.”
SJP UM Dearborn - Promoting BDS Resolutions on Campus
SJP UM Dearborn has promoted the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement at UM Dearborn since its founding in February 2013.On February 4, 2017, SJP UM-Dearborn shared to Facebook a screenshot of an anti-Israel resolution proposed to the UM-Dearborn Student Government (UMDSG) titled: “Supporting the UNSC Resolution 2334 (2016) Regarding An End To Israeli settlements in Palestinian territories.”
That day, SJP UM-Dearborn posted on Facebook that the resolution had passed, and that the UMDSG president would be “issuing a statement against illegal Israeli settlements to the Board of Regents, as well as advocating for divestment from Israeli apartheid, and sending them a copy of this resolution.”
On March 13, 2017, the UMDSG shared a screenshot on Facebook of a BDS resolution, titled: “A Resolution To Divest from Ethically Reprehensible Companies That Violate Palestinian Rights,” which reportedly was unanimously passed by the UMDSG on March 13, 2017.
Both resolutions were authored by SJP UM-Dearborn activist Susan Yaseen and co-sponsored by SJP UM-Dearborn activists Michael Mchahwar and Jasmine Rabie.
The UMDSG scheduled the vote on the divestment resolution for a Friday night, March 10, 2017, during the Jewish Shabbat.
On March 29, 2017, UMDSG student Fellow Jordan Wohl wrote in an article that his request to the UMDSG to reschedule the resolution vote was rejected, effectively barring the presence of Jewish students who observe Shabbat.
On March 16, 2017, UMDSG president, Fiana Arbab reportedly presented a copy of the resolution at the Board of Regents Meeting and advocated for the University to divest from the companies named in the resolution.
During the meeting, Susan Yaseen reportedly “asked the board to reconsider forming a divestment committee to investigate investments by the University that may violate Palestinian rights.”
On April 18, 2017, an article in the Badger Herald noted that students at UM-Dearborn had “pushed for more than two years” unsuccessfully “to pass a similar resolution through their student government.” Yaseen reportedly said: “I’m aware that divestment is unlikely and that we maybe have 10 more years to go...But I believe we planted a seed, and [the movement] is going to continue to grow.”
SJP UM Dearborn - Defending Pro-BDS Professors
In November 2018, SJP UM-Dearborn activist Susan Yaseen drafted a student government resolution, endorsed by SJP UM-Dearborn that “defended the actions” of John Cheney-Lippold, who sparked major controversy in September 2018, when he reneged on his offerto write a recommendation letter for a student to study abroad in Israel.The resolution also reportedly defended Lucy Evelyn Peterson, a graduate student instructor at the University of Michigan (UMICH) who, in 2018, reportedly reneged on her commitment to write a recommendation letter for a student because he was applying to study in Israel. Peterson reportedly cited that she pledged herself “to a boycott of Israeli institutions as a way of showing solidarity with Palestine.”
In an October 3, 2018 letter, UMICH disciplined Cheney-Lippold by issuing a number of sanctions, including ineligibility “for a salary increase for the 2018-2019 academic year.” Further, Cheney-Lippold’s sabbatical eligibility and credits were frozen for two years “until the Fall 2020 semester.”
On November 9, 2018, Susan Yaseen, in her capacity as the “Divestment Investigations Chair” of the UMDSG, reportedly drafted a student government resolution that “defended the actions” of Cheney-Lippold and Lucy Evelyn Peterson.
Yaseen’ resolution reportedly called “for a reversal of the disciplinary actions taken against the two instructors.” Yaseen reportedly said that “this resolution serves as a first step in the fight to ensure equal rights for Palestinian students.” The resolution passed the next day.
The University of Michigan’s Public Affairs Department reportedly responded to the controversy, saying that “Injecting personal politics into a decision regarding support for our students is counter to our values and expectations as an institution.”
The resolution reportedly called for “a reversal of the disciplinary actions taken against the two instructors.”
SJP UM Dearborn - Celebrating “International Quds Day”
On July 2, 2016, SJP UM-Dearborn shared a photo of SJP activists and wrote: “How did you spend international Quds Day? #FreePalestine”SJP UM-Dearborn activist Susan Yaseen held a sign that read: “ISRAELI APARTHEID. Made in the U.S.A. BLOCK AID TO ISRAEL NOW.”
The Iranian government initiated International Quds Day in 1979, as an annual protest against Israel’s existence. The protest has historically been a platform for anti-Semitism.
SJP UM Dearborn - Demonizing Israel
On April 13, 2017, the UM-Dearborn student newspaper reported that SJP UM-Dearborn put fake parking tickets on students’ car windshields parked on campus in March. The tickest “were meant to serve as flyers for two events” organized by SJP UM-Dearborn.SJP UM-Dearborn president, Susan Yaseen, said: “The purpose of this was to create an empathic connection between the student body and the Palestinian victims, sharing with them the reality of what the Palestinians go through on a daily basis. Palestinians do not receive any form of notices when they are forced to evacuate or have their houses demolished.”
Yaseen continued. “The tickets were designed to share that fear with the student body and spread awareness of the injustice occurring in Palestine.”
The fake ticket read: “Parking Violation... We regret to inform you that your vehicle will be towed in the next 24 Hours. We receive the right to demolish the vehicle under Code 269.2.C. We hereby release any liability for damage to any persons or effects including gross negligence. You will receive the charges of demolition and waste removal…”
The flyer concluded: “Palestinian homes are often destroyed so that new settlements can be built, and so that the state of Israel can expand past its borders by appropriating Palestinian land.”
On October 31, 2016, SJP UM-Dearborn held a “Zionism is Scary” bake sale on campus.
On October 6, 2016, SJP UM-Dearborn shared photos on Facebook of activists setting up a mock Israeli checkpoint. SJP activists put up a mock apartheid wall, simulating Israel’s security barrier, and dressed as Israeli soldiers.
Israel’s security barrier, 97 percent of which is a low chain-link barrier, was built as a deterrent to Palestinian terror attacks. The concrete portions of the fence were built in response to Palestinian sniper attacks.
On May 12, 2016, SJP UM-Dearborn tweeted that “Israel's ‘Independence’ is not an event to be celebrated, but a TRAGEDY of displacement and ethnic cleansing!”
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.
Social Media and Weblinks
Facebook:www.facebook.com/100012931568007 [Deactivated]Twitter:https://twitter.com/danamohammad12 [Protected]
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- Status:
- Professional
- University:
- Michigan-Dearborn
- Organizations:
- SJP,
- USPCN
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- Last Modified:
- 05/04/2026
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