Ismaeel Jarad
Overview
Ismaeel Jarad has spread anti-Semitism and demonized Israel on Twitter. He is also a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement. In 2015 and 2016, Jarad was affiliated with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at the University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC).In November 2015, Jarad indicated on Twitter that he was affiliated with American Muslims for Palestine (AMP).
As of December 2018, Jarad was listed as a member of the Chicago Coalition for Justice in Palestine (CCJP) Facebook page. The CCJP includes anti-Israel organizations such as SJP-Chicago, AMP and the United States Palestinian Community Network (USPCN)
In 2015 and 2016 Jarad indicated on Twitter and Facebook, respectively, that he was affiliated with the Muslim American Society (MAS) - Islamic Circle of North America (ICNA).
As of December 2018, Jarad’s Facebook page said he “lives in Chicago, Illinois” and that he “studied” at UIC. On June 1, 2015, Jarad indicated on Instagram that he “graduated today.”
As of December 2018, Jarad went by the alias “AbuMensaf” on Twitter and Instagram.
Anti-Semitism
On May 25, 2016, Jarad tweeted: “freaking Jew.”On March 31, 2016, Jarad tweeted: “Black on black lies is worse than black on black crime, the Jews share they truth on how to make a dime.”
Demonizing Israel
On November 27, 2016, in response to a tweet that read: “8. If you got arrested what would it be for?” Jarad tweeted: “Probably throwing rocks in Palestine.”On July 31, 2016, Jarad tweeted: “true. Everybody loves food and hates Zionists.”
On July 13, 2016, Jarad tweeted: “We're all trying to destroy Israel get with the program buddy.”
On May 26, 2016, in response to a tweet that read: “Type scum with your eyes closed.” Jarad tweeted: “Israel.”
On May 5, 2016, Jarad tweeted: “Israel has been trying to exterminate us Palestinians for the last 67 years. Our very existence is an act of resistance. #FreePalestine”
On April 25, 2016, Jarad tweeted: “4. Israel is an apartheid, racist, illegal state and should be treated as such”
On April 3, 2016, in response to a tweet that read: “Akko, Palestine” and featured photos of the city of Akko, Jarad tweeted: “Most beautiful place in Falasteen [Palestine] once we kick the Zionists out.”
On February 17, 2016, Jarad tweeted: “There are 3 levels of hatred I have 1. Satan/ Israel 2. GarPax 3. Slow drivers And then there's everything else in this world.”
On February 8, 2016, Jarad tweeted: “The funniest thing I heard today was someone say outright ‘Israel is not an apartheid state’ like bruh have u been living under a rock lmao.”
On January 22, 2016, Jarad tweeted: “David Blatt the Zionist
On October 23, 2015, Jarad tweeted: “Zionists are some kind of scientific miracle honestly. When they die we should dissect them and figure out how they lived without hearts.”
On October 7, 2015, Jarad tweeted: “Akka is the most beautiful place I've ever been in my life and inshallah in my lifetime it will be even more beautiful when Israel leaves it.”
SJP Activism
Jarad indicated on Facebook that he “went” to an SJP UIC-organized event titled “Palestine 101” on October 5, 2016.Jarad was listed on Facebook as having “went” to an SJP UIC organized event, titled: “Palestinian Students at UIC - Right to Education Tour” on April 12, 2016.
The Right to Education Tour brings Birzeit University students to U.S. campuses, where they claim that Israel is obstructing the rights of Palestinians to higher education. This claim mischaracterizes the sweeps Israeli security forces have made to shut down terror cells operating on the Birzeit campus, including cells linked to Hamas.
Jarad indicated on Facebook he “went” to an SJP-organized event, titled: “SJP UIC General Body Meeting” on January 21, 2016.
Jarad indicated on Facebook he “went” to an SJP-organized event, titled: “Screening of Detaining Dreams; Stories of Four Palestinian Boys” on November 10, 2015.
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.
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.
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.
Social Media and Weblinks
Facebook:www.facebook.com/100000197312695Twitter: https://twitter.com/AbuMensaf
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/abumensaf/
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