Jamal Awadallah
Overview
Jamal Awadallah has spread hatred of Israel and helped create an anti-Israel film. Awadallah is a rapper and performed at the 2019 National Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Conference.
National SJP held their conference at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (UMN), from November 1-3, 2019. The conference was themed: “Beyond Struggle: From Roots to Branches Towards Liberation.”
As of January 2021, Awadallah’s LinkedIn said that he was a student at the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities (UMN Twin Cities), from 2016 - 2021.
As of August 2020, Awadallah indicated on his Facebook “About” page that he worked at Sahara Restaurant, in Skillman. NJ.
Hatred of Israel
In 2019, Awadallah performed at the “Dear Gaza” block party in Minneapolis, MN, a Minnesota-based, non-profit organization that runs anti-Israel programming.
On November 16, 2018, Awadallah shared a rap song on Facebook titled “Sijen iB Sijen [Prison in a Prison]” by Ramallah Underground to Facebook, adding: “hiphop from palestine!!!”
The song lyrics included [00:01:25] “where are the millions, the millions who wanted to liberate Palestine?” and called [00:01:48] to “drive the system crazy, ready the Intifada! Ring the bells of resistance.”
The song accused Israel of stealing [00:01:09] Palestinian land, adding [00:01:39]: “as if the apartheid wall isn’t enough.”
On June 3, 2017, Awadallah shared a Mondoweiss cartoon on Facebook that characterized Israeli Wonder Woman actress Gal Gadot as “Apartheid Woman.” The graphic showed Gadot being struck down by “Mother Palestine,” above the Dome of The Rock, while a Palestinian man cheered.
Text accompanying the cartoon read: “Apartheid Woman versus Mother Palestine” and featured a stamp reading “Approved by the BDS Movement.”
Anti-Israel Film
On October 21, 2020, Awadallah collaborated with his sisters Leila and Noelle Awadallah in creating the film “GREEN: An Uprising, An Intifada.”
Since the early 2000s, the term “intifada,” which translates from Arabic as “uprising” or “insurrection,” has carried the connotation of violence.
The second intifada (2000-2005) was characterized by more than 120 suicide bombings targeting Israeli civilians on buses and in cafes.
The film description on Vimeo stated: “We learn that this administration / American empire will continue funding and supporting the illegal apartheid on indigenous Palestinian land.”
The film description also said: “We learn that Minneapolis police participate in training on stolen Palestinian land that equates innocent civilians to terrorist” and linked anti-Israel websites as resources, such as Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) and the Electronic Intifada (EI).
In 2017, JVP launched the “Deadly Exchange (DX)” campaign, which accused American Jewish organizations of promoting human rights abuses. JVP also released a video that blamed [00:04:04] U.S.-based Jewish organizations for violence that occurs against Black and Brown communities, immigrants and activists in the U.S.
Performing at National SJP 2019
On November 2, 2019, Awadallah was featured in a video posted to Clarissa Bitar’s Instagram story,dancing at the 2019 National SJP Conference.
On that same day, Awadallah was featured in two of Karmel Sabri’s videos posted to Instagram stories, performing a rap during the 2019 National SJP Conference.
On November 3, 2019, Awadallah posted a video of himself rapping at the Conference to his Instagram stories, along with several other videos featuring conference attendees dancing.
The 2019 National SJP Conference was held at the University of Minnesota- Twin Cities (UMN), from November 1-3. The Conference themes centered on support for BDS as well as the rejection of Israel and Zionism.
The Conference partnered with numerous anti-Israel organizations and conducted their event in a clandestine manner.
During the Conference, National SJP speakers reportedly “noted the success of past divestment campaigns at the University [UMN], which ultimately resulted in the passing of a campus-wide [BDS] referendum in 2018.”
The UMN resolution passed in 2018 by a margin of 3.4 percent of those students who voted, translating to approval by 6.18% of all eligible voters. Less than 13% of the eligible voters actually voted on UMN’s BDS referendum.
The website clarified that “the Palestinian struggle against Zionism, extends beyond the confines of 1967, and well before the Nakba,” and was based on the rejection of Jewish national self-determination in Israel.
Nakba is an Arabic term for “catastrophe” and refers to the outcome of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. It is a term often used to delegitimize the creation of the State of Israel.
Keynote speakers included Loubna Qutami, Chair of PYM, as well as Taher Herzallah of American Muslims for Palestine (AMP). Other speakers included Miko Peled, Sandra Tamari, Suhad Katib, Chris Gazaleh, Clarissa Bitar, Tariq Luthun, Maytha Alhassen and Sima Shakhsari.
The Conference partnered with numerous anti-Israel organizations and conducted their event in a clandestine manner.
2019 National SJP - Supporting BDS
The Conference website called to capitalize on shifts in the political climate, represented by the elections to the U.S. Congress of Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, who both support BDS. National SJP speakers also reportedly drew attention to Rep. Omar’s support for the BDS movement as the Representative for UMN’s Congressional district.During the Conference, National SJP speakers reportedly “noted the success of past divestment campaigns at the University [UMN], which ultimately resulted in the passing of a campus-wide [BDS] referendum in 2018.”
The UMN resolution passed in 2018 by a margin of 3.4 percent of those students who voted, translating to approval by 6.18% of all eligible voters. Less than 13% of the eligible voters actually voted on UMN’s BDS referendum.
2019 National SJP - Rejecting Israel and Zionism
The 2019 National SJP Conference website indicated that the goal of their “solidarity movement” was to push for policies that “demanded the end of” the state of Israel, referred to as “the Israeli occupation.”The website clarified that “the Palestinian struggle against Zionism, extends beyond the confines of 1967, and well before the Nakba,” and was based on the rejection of Jewish national self-determination in Israel.
Nakba is an Arabic term for “catastrophe” and refers to the outcome of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. It is a term often used to delegitimize the creation of the State of Israel.
2019 National SJP - Heightened Secrecy
The 2019 National SJP Conference required attendees to be “verified and vouched for” by an SJP chapter to which they belonged and required each chapter to register as a group. The conference also required each group to be verified by a “reference––someone who is NOT going to this conference but who is or has recently been a part of your SJP.”Members of allied student groups could register only as part of an SJP chapter delegation which, in turn, needed to be “vouched for by their campus’s SJP” for “security culture and accountability reasons.”
The Conference also restricted media access to journalists “registered and confirmed by our Media Committee in advance to attend the conference. Absolutely no exceptions will be made.”
During the Conference, National SJPreportedly covered the windows of the conference hall.
2019 National SJP - Partnering Organizations
National SJP partnered with other anti-Israel organizations to table, sell merchandise and lead workshops, including CODEPINK, Palestine Youth Movement (PYM), Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), US Palestinian Community Network (USPCN), Palestine Legal, Watan Palestine and the Adalah Justice Project.Keynote speakers included Loubna Qutami, Chair of PYM, as well as Taher Herzallah of American Muslims for Palestine (AMP). Other speakers included Miko Peled, Sandra Tamari, Suhad Katib, Chris Gazaleh, Clarissa Bitar, Tariq Luthun, Maytha Alhassen and Sima Shakhsari.
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:https://www.facebook.com/1469487673Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/awugudallah/
SoundCloud: https://soundcloud.com/awugudallah
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- Minnesota
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- Last Modified:
- 05/04/2026
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