Fatimah Al-Toum
Overview
SPHR is an alternative name for Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP). For more information, see the McMaster SPHR Chapter Profile.
As of July 2017, Al-Toum had been a member of the SPHR McMaster Facebook group since October 17, 2014. Also as of July 2017, she was a member of the McMaster Muslim Student Association (MSA) Facebook group.
As of October 2023, Al-Toum’s LinkedIn profile said she graduated from McMaster University (McMaster) in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, with a bachelor’s degree in French studies and political science in 2015. Al-Toum reportedly [p. 2] completed a postgraduate program in international development at Humber College.
Also as of October 2023, Al-Toum’s LinkedIn said she had been a “Coordinator, Collaborative Partnering” at Willams Sales Partnership (WSP) since April 2023 and that she was located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
In July 2017, Al-Toum listed the Hebrew University (Hebrew U) of Jerusalem on her Facebook page under her “Work and Education” section.
Anti-Israel Activism (SPHR)
Al-Toum indicated on Facebook that she attended a November 3, 2016 event titled: “SPHR: Omar Movie Screening.”Al-Toum indicated on Facebook that she attended McMaster SPHR’s “Meet and Greet 2016-2017” event, which took place on October 4, 2016.
Al-Toum indicated on Facebook that she attended a May 26, 2016 protest that called on “people of conscience” to protest against a speaking engagement that featured Henry Kissinger, former Israeli prime minister Shimon Peres and Israel’s former Ambassador to the United States, Michael Oren.
A Jewish high school student carrying an Israeli flag at the event was reportedly kicked, called a “Zionist pig,” a “Zionist piece of s**t,” a “kike” and a “provocateur” by protesters.
Al-Toum indicated on Facebook that she attended Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) at York University (York), which took place from March 21 to March 31, 2016.
Al-Toum indicated on Facebook that she attended a March 16, 2016 event co-hosted by McMaster SPHR titled: “A Look from the Inside: The Story of an ex-Israeli Military Soldier and a Conscientious Objector.”
The event featured Eran Efrati, a former senior member of the anti-Israel Breaking the Silence organization, and anti-Israel activist Maya Wind.
Al-Toum attended a March 9, 2016 event titled: “Apartheid: Live!” co-hosted by McMaster SPHR. The event was a featured part of their IAW programming.
The Facebook event page description read: “Being the nice people that we are we are going to show you how apartheid manifests in Palestine.”
At the event, activists had assembled a “mock apartheid wall.”
Al-Toum indicated on Facebook that she attended a January 12, 2016 workshop titled: “Palestinian Popular Resistance: Building the Student Movement.” The event was organized by UofT Divest, which is described as University of Toronto’s Graduate Students' Union BDS Caucus.
Al-Toum indicated on Facebook that she attended an October 16, 2015 anti-Israel protest held outside the Israeli consulate in Toronto that took place during the “Knife Intifada.”
In October 2015, there was an upsurge in violence across Israel incited by Palestinian political and religious leaders. The wave of stabbings, known as the “Knife Intifada,” was characterized by young Palestinians throughout the country stabbing and attempting to stab Israeli civilians.
The Facebook event was titled: “End the Occupation: Justice, Freedom, Equality,” and was co-sponsored by McMaster SPHR.
At the rally, protesters chanted [00:00:23]: “Viva, viva intifada!” and [00:00:35]: “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be free!”
Since the early 2000s, the term “intifada,” which translates from Arabic as “uprising” or “insurrection,” has carried the connotation of violence.
“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.
The protest was endorsed by local anti-Israel organizations, including McMaster SPHR.
Al-Toum indicated on Facebook that she attended a March 12, 2015 event titled: “IAW Presents the Finale: Born in Gaza.” The event was co-hosted by McMaster SPHR.
Al-Toum indicated on Facebook that she attended a March 10, 2015 event titled: “IAW Presents: Israeli Apartheid through the Eyes of a Palestinian and an 'Accidental Jew.'” The event was co-hosted by McMaster SPHR.
Al-Toum indicated on Facebook that she attended McMaster SPHR’s IAW, which began on March 2, 2014 and included various anti-Israel events.
Al-Toum indicated on Facebook that she attended a March 4, 2015 IAW event that featured David Sheen, who would “give a lecture and slideshow about Israeli incitement to racist violence.” The event was co-hosted by McMaster SPHR.
David Sheen is an anti-Israel activist and filmmaker who works to portray Israel as an extremist racist state. To this end, Sheen has been accused of purposefully mistranslating Hebrew articles and other media to make Israelis appear racist.
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.
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.
Social Media and Weblinks
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/fatmah.a.t [Deleted]LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/fatimah-al-toum
