Jasmin Nada Abu Hummos

Overview

Jasmin Nada Abu-Hummos demonstrated in support of the violent “March of Return” and spread hatred of Israel on social media.

Abu-Hummos was a 2019 activist and a 2017-2018 executive board member of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at the University of Toledo (UT). Abu-Hummos was active with UT SJP since 2016.

Abu-Hummos was an activist with the UT SJP’s Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement campaign in 2018.

As of November 2019, Abu-Hummos’s LinkedIn page said that she was an Intern in the Outcome Management Department at UT’s Medical Center, since August 2018. Her LinkedIn also said she studied social work at UT from “2015 - 2018.”

In a May 5, 2019 Instagram post, Abu-Hummos wrote that she “earned a Bachelors of Social Work” at UT.

As of December 2021, Abu-Hummos’ LinkedIn said she was a Clinical Therapist at Caregiver Grove Behavioral Health in Toldeo, Ohio since June 2020.

As of the same date, Abu-Hummos was listed as a licensed social worker in Sylvania, Ohio, license number S.2004750, issued on March 10, 2020 and slated to expire on March 10, 2022.

In April 2019, Abu-Hummos spelled her name “Jasmin Hummoss” on Twitter.

As of November 2019, Abu-Hummos spelled her name “Jasmin Nada Hummos” on Facebook and Instagram.

Demonstrating for the March of Return

On May 18 and May 21, 2018, Abu-Hummos posted to Instagram photos of herself and other activists participating in an anti-Israel demonstration. Abu-Hummos held a sign that said “Stop Killing Protestors in Gaza,” and “Free Palestine.” Other demonstrators held up signs saying “Resist” and “Jerusalem is the Capital of Palestine.”

In May 2018, terror organization Hamas instigated the “March of Return.” Thousands of violent rioters attempted numerous breaches of Israel’s border fence with Gaza, seeking to harm Jews across the border. Media reports confirmed [00:00:20] protesters’ breaches and attempted breaches of the fence, some by armed Palestinians. On May 15, 2018, senior Hamas official Mahmoud Al-Zahhar said the Gaza protests were only a pretext of “peaceful resistance.”

On May 19, 2018 Abu-Hummos updated her Facebook cover photo to a photo of anti-Israel demonstrators, holding up signs defending the March of Return.

On May 20, 2018, Abu-Hummos hosted a Facebook event titled: “Emergency Rally: Reject U.S. Embassy Move & Israeli Massacres.” The event page called to “protest the U.S. embassy move to Jerusalem and the Israeli massacring of Palestinian protesters.”

On May 21, 2018, Abu-Hummos shared to Facebook a link to an article detailing the protest she hosted the day before, where Abu-Hummos reportedly demonstrated alongside UT SJP members.

Abu-Hummos commented: “These are all unarmed protesters who are human beings being killed for resisting 70+ years of oppression. They want the right to return to their homes. Stop dehumanizing Palestinians.”

On May 22, 2018, Abu-Hummos shared a petition to Members of Congress titled: “US Must Hold Israel Accountable for Great Return March Massacre” on her Facebook page.

Spreading Hatred of Israel

Abu-Hummos retweeted a March 18, 2019 tweet that said: “Two state solution? I mean I’m down for two Palestines. Seems like a little much but why not.”

Abu-Hummos retweeted a March 7, 2019 tweet that said: “There is no ‘both sides’ argument” and “Only Palestinians face apartheid laws.”

On February 26, 2019, Abu-Hummos posted to Instagram a photo of several people wearing shirts with “Palestine” printed on them, and added: “pissing off zionists one at a time #freepalestine.”

Abu-Hummos retweeted a January 20, 2018 tweet that said: “I have done absolutely

this past semester and I feel like I’m falling behind on my classes smhh :/.”

Abu-Hummos retweeted a January 17, 2019 tweet that said: “All I see is 10 years of continued apartheid #freePalestine

.”

On January 16, 2019, Abu-Hummos tweeted: “won’t kill animals, but doesn’t mind killing children. great! #govegan!” She embedded a tweet that called a vegan Israeli military chief a war criminal.

On January 11, 2019, Abu-Hummos posted to Instagram a series of photos of herself wearing a sweatshirt with “Anti Zionist Club” printed on it. Abu-Hummos added: “anti zionist club #palestine #freepalestine #antizionism#antizionist #israel.”

On January 10, 2019, Abu-Hummos posted a photo of herself wearing the “Anti Zionist Club” sweatshirt while crouching in front of a dumpster, adding: “pulled up to the #zionistclub like 🇵🇸” and “#فلسطين [#Palestine]... #antizionist.”

BDS Activism

On October 16, 2018, Abu-Hummos promoted UT SJP’s BDS campaign #IBDSBecause on Facebook.

On October 11, 2018, Abu-Hummos posted to Instagram a photo of herself and a laptop with a sticker that said “ Boycott Israel Free Palestine.”

On September 24, 2018, Abu-Hummos promoted a UT SJP co-hosted “emergency teach-in and letter-writing session in response to the upcoming vote on House Concurrent Resolution (HCR) 10” on Facebook.

HCR 10 condemned the BDS movement and increasing incidents of anti-Semitism, and was passed into Ohio state law in December 2018.

On August 21, 2018, Abu-Hummos shared a link to Facebook of a BDS article celebrating that “Adidas No Longer Sponsoring Israel Football Association.”

On July 15, 2018, Abu-Hummos shared a link to Facebook of an Al Jazeera article titled: “Irish senate backs bill banning trade with Israeli settlements.”

UT SJP - Defending Terrorism

On October 29, 2015, during the Knife intifada in Israel, UT SJP held an anti-Israel demonstration at the university's student union using propaganda posters depicting Palestinian terrorists as victims.

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.

One of UT SJP posters read: “Israeli forces have killed 25 Palestinians this month. 8 of them children.” The poster then listed the “children” which included Ahmed Manasra, Marah Bakris [Marah Al-Bakri] and Israa [Asraa Zidan Tawfik Abed] Abed.

In October 2015, 16-year-old Marah Al-Bakri [Marah Bakir] stabbed an Israeli border police officer and tried to grab his weapon before she was shot.

In September of 2013, UT SJP held a mock checkpoint event to demonize Israel, where SJP member Katrina Bacome was photographed spray painting “Long Live the Intifada” on the mock “apartheid” wall.

Since the early 2000s, the term “intifada,” which translates from Arabic as “uprising” or “insurrection,” has carried the connotation of violence.

UT SJP - Demonizing Israel and Israelis

On August 4, 2014 UT SJP posted to their Facebook page a graphic denying that Hamas used human shields and claiming that Israel deliberately targeted Palestinian civilians.

Israel commenced Operation Protective Edge (OPE) in July 2014, to stop rocket fire targeting Israeli civilians and to destroy Hamas attack tunnels.

On July 12, 2014, UT SJP endorsed an anti-Israel demonstration held a day later. During the demonstration, UT SJP member Katrina Bacome led anti-Israel chants, while UT SJPmember Shahrazad Hamdah held a sign that read: “Gaza is today’s Warsaw Ghetto.”

Nadine Armoush — a member of UT SJP — covered the demonstration for UT:10news, a weekly newscast at UT. Armoush claimed [00:00:11] that “Israel has occupied Palestine since 1948.”

Armoush also interviewed Bacome, who claimed [00:01:10] that Israel is committing a “slaughter of innocent Palestinians” and referred to Gaza as “the world’s largest open-air prison.”

On March 18, 2014 — during UT SJP’s Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) — UT SJP performed a play which demonized [00:08:12] Israeli soldiers as irrational, [00:05:20] cruel and [00:10:24, 00:36:21] violent.

One character in the play labelled [00:39.34] Israel a “brutal racist system” while another character claimed [00:37:13] that Israel locks Palestinian children in cages outdoors.

UT SJP - Hosting Hamas Supporters

On October 3, 2016, UT SJP hosted Hamas propagandist Mads Gilbert.

Gilbert has been banned indefinitely from entering Gaza through Israel because of his connections to the Hamas leadership.

In 2008, 2009, 2012 and 2014 Gilbert was stationed at a hospital that served as a Hamas command center and rocket launching site. During that time he acted as a propagandist for the Hamas government in Gaza.

In 2001, following al Qaeda's September 11 terrorist attacks, Gilbert expressed support for the terror acts as a “legitimate response.” In December of 2009, Gilbert was accused of faking resuscitation on a dead child in Gaza for dramatic effect for a CNN video.

On April 19, 2014, UT SJP co-hosted a “Gaza Fundraising Dinner.” Speaking at the event was Osama Abu Irshaid, the national policy director of the American Muslims for Palestine (AMP). Abu Irshaid formerly served as editor of Islamic Association for Palestine's Arabic periodical, Al-Zaitounah — a mouthpiece for pro-Hamas propaganda.

UT SJP - UT Divest

In 2015, UT SJP launched and ran a divestment campaign under the slogan “UT Divest,” as part [01:34:54]of the wider Boycott Divestment Sanctions (BDS) movement.

On February 17, 2015, the UT Student Government (SG) held a closed meeting on the Divestment resolution. The Students Judicial Council ruled [00:02:03] that the resolution was unconstitutional because it would be impossible for student senators to remain neutral.

Following the vote, UT SJP successfully campaigned to have the ruling overturned, and on March 3, 2017 the student senators approved the divestment resolution in a 21-4 vote. One senator’s request [02:47:56] for a secret ballot was rejected.

On March 4, 2015, UT Interim President Nagi Naganathan released a statement saying that, regardless of the senators’ vote, UT would not divest from companies doing business with Israel.

On March 31, 2015, SG approved a UT SJP sponsored referendum inviting the student body to vote on whether SG should call upon the UT Board of Trustees to implement divestment.

57.13% of students voted in favor of the referendum, failing to meet the required two-thirds threshold.

UT SJP - Supporting Rasmea Odeh

On September 20, 2017, UT SJP shared a photo of Rasmea Odeh to their Facebook page, adding: “We stand with Rasmea!”

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

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.

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.