Khalid Ahmad
Overview
Khalid Ahmad has spread hatred of Israel and promoted anti-Israel agitators.
Ahmad was a 2019 activist with the Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC) at the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin). He was also a 2017 member of the PSC at UT Austin’s ( now defunct) Facebook group, “Palestine Solidarity Group - Austin, Texas.” PSC is an alternative name for Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).
Ahmad attended [00:00:01] the 2019 National SJP Conference in 2019.
Ahmad was a 2019 activist with the Palestine Solidarity Committee (PSC) at the University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin). He was also a 2017 member of the PSC at UT Austin’s ( now defunct) Facebook group, “Palestine Solidarity Group - Austin, Texas.” PSC is an alternative name for Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).
Ahmad attended [00:00:01] the 2019 National SJP Conference in 2019.
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.”
Ahmad also attended the 2017 National SJP conference, held October 27-29, 2017 at the University of Houston (UH). The conference was themed “A Reimagined World: Dismantling Walls from Palestine to the Rio Grande.”
The 2017 National SJP Conference website indicated the conference aimed to strengthen “collaborative efforts within all regions to pass BDS” and envision “pathways to achieving sanctions in the future.”
Ahmad was also a 2017 activist with the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM).
As of December 2020, Ahmad’s Linkedin page said he was a “Software Developer” at General Motors in Austin, Texas since November 2020. Ahmad’s LinkedIn also stated that he received a bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from UT Austin in 2020.
Ahmad was also a 2017 activist with the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM).
As of December 2020, Ahmad’s Linkedin page said he was a “Software Developer” at General Motors in Austin, Texas since November 2020. Ahmad’s LinkedIn also stated that he received a bachelor’s degree in Electrical and Computer Engineering from UT Austin in 2020.
Spreading Hatred of Israel
On November 20, 2019, Ahmad tweeted: “I’m gonna tell my kids this was Israel” and attached a photo of a garbage can.On November 9, 2017, Ahmad shared a PSC Facebook post demonizing the pro-Israel campus group “Texans for Israel.” PSC accused the group of celebrating “white supremacy,” and associated Zionism with “white supremacy, and colonialism in all its forms, including settler-colonialism.”
On January 13, 2019, Ahmad shared a video on Twitter featuring then-U.S. Presidential candidate Kamala Harris addressing the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) Conference in 2017.
Ahmad tweeted: “How much they [AIPAC] paying you to spout this nonsense? Nothing irks me more than Israeli propaganda in the morning. Ur literally a f**king zombie saying words given to you by some Zionist org with $$$.”
The stated mission of AIPAC is to “strengthen, protect and promote the U.S.-Israel relationship in ways that enhance the security of the United States and Israel.”
Ahmad added in the same thread: “800,000 workers with no paycheck and you out here talking about 38Bto one of the most (if not the most) terrorist countries in history... pls get your head out of your a**.”
He concluded, in the same Twitter thread: “I see this happened in 2017 but regardless this money could literally go to saving thousands of people who can’t afford a hospital bill or insurance... but instead we fund... murder???”
On December 27, 2017, Ahmad retweeted a tweet that suggested if Jesus were alive today, he would be “sitting in an Israeli jail.”
On November 17, 2017, Ahmad shared to Facebook a video of an anti-Israel panel,organized by the Jacksonville Palestine Solidarity Network. The panel, titled “Feminism, Internationalism, and Palestine,” featured agitators from the New York City chapter of SJP, including Nerdeen Kiswani, Dan Cione, Noura Farouq and Reem Zaitoon.
During the panel, Kiswani accused Israel of committing [00:08:29] “mass rapes” and claimed that [00:09:08] “to this day, there is daily assault and sexual harassment of Palestinian women by Zionists.”
Kiswani’s also claimed that [01:45:52] “...we see in Israel, when Ethiopian Jews are trying to integrate themselves into the white settler colonial project of Israel, they put on the uniform and kill Palestinians and then their babies still get stabbed by Israelis and they still don’t see a day of justice in the court.”
When Cione spoke, he noted [00:26:14] that, since the Oslo Peace Accords, the U.S. “gave the Palestinian Authority over 32 billion dollars… for state-building institutions.”
Cione then condemned [00:25:36] the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for funding organizations working within the Oslo framework.
Cione then went on to say that [00:24:42] “when they were dumping all this money into Palestine” USAID included a “terror clause, which said that none of this money can go to “anyone that… is a terrorist organization as defined by Israel or who does not recognize the right of Israel to exist.”
Cione then went on to say that [00:24:42] “when they were dumping all this money into Palestine” USAID included a “terror clause, which said that none of this money can go to “anyone that… is a terrorist organization as defined by Israel or who does not recognize the right of Israel to exist.”
At the end of the panel, the attendees and panelists chanted [01:48:48] “There is only one solution, Intifada revolution!”
On October 25, 2017, Ahmad shared an AJ+ video on Facebook of Marzouq Al-Ghanim, then-speaker of the Kuwaiti National Assembly, demonizingan Israeli delegation at the 137th Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU) assembly.
In the video, Al-Ghanim referred [00:00:04] to Israel as a “brutal occupying parliament” and “representative of the most dangerous form of terrorism, that is state terror.” He went on to call [00:00:37]the Israeli delegates “occupiers” and “child murderers,” and ordered them to “get out of the room now.”
Promoting Anti-Israel Agitators
Ahmad retweeted an August 1, 2018 PSC tweet that stated: “the zionist settler state of israel continues its project of punishing Palestinian dissent in every form. an israeli court sentenced Dareen Tatour to five months in prison for posting a poem on facebook.”
In October 2015, Tatour was placed under house arrest for incitement to violence and for support of a terrorist organization on social media. Tatour had supported the terror group Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and posted to Facebook: “I am the next shahid [martyr].”
In October 2015, Tatour was placed under house arrest for incitement to violence and for support of a terrorist organization on social media. Tatour had supported the terror group Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and posted to Facebook: “I am the next shahid [martyr].”
On December 29, 2017, Ahmad retweeted a tweet that featured a cartoon of Ahed Tamimi slapping an Israeli soldier. Text on the graphic read: “The SMACK heard ‘round the world.”
Ahed Tamimi has a long history of physically attacking Israeli soldiers. Tamimi is the daughter of Bassem Tamimi, who is known for exploiting young children as political props in staged confrontations with Israeli soldiers.
PSC Activism
On February 1, 2020, Ahmad posted to his Instagram a photo of himself and PSC activists participating in an anti-Israel demonstration. Participants held signs that said “Israeli Apartheid” and “Decolonize this place,” and “No Justice under occupation,” with the word “Occupation” drawn dripping blood.
Ahmad retweeted an April 13, 2019 PSC tweet that stated: “On Tuesday we have our most crucial event, the Block Party Protest! Come show out anytime between 10-4 to show the Israel Block Party that occupation and settler-colonialism is nothing to celebrate.”
Ahmad retweeted an April 13, 2019 PSC tweet that stated: “On Tuesday we have our most crucial event, the Block Party Protest! Come show out anytime between 10-4 to show the Israel Block Party that occupation and settler-colonialism is nothing to celebrate.”
Ahmad retweeted an April 15, 2019 tweet and photo of himself standing next to PSC’s“mock apartheid wall,” which was meant to represent Israel’s security barrier.
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.
The tweet added: “mock wall is now up on west mall, if you’re on UT’s campus and want to learn about palestine, the occupation, and/or america’s role in the ongoing apartheid that’s happening overseas, please stop by any time during the next two weeks and talk to a @PSC_atx member!”
On November 28, 2018, Ahmad promoted on Facebook a November 30, 2018 PSC co-hosted event, titled: “Ten Years Later: Understanding the Holy Land Five Case”to his Facebook page.
Ahmad added on Facebook: “For real for real this event is going to be super great so help spread the word! The conviction of these 5 men really impacted the Arab and Muslim communities in the U.S. and especially in Texas (the Holy Land Foundation was based in Richardson.)”
The Facebook event description for the PSC event stated: “This week marks 10 years since the unjust conviction of the ‘Holy Land Five,’ five leading members of the Holy Land Foundation who were a beloved and integral part of the Palestinian and Muslim community in the US.”
The event page also claimed:“The HLF was the largest Islamic charity in the US” and “The Holy Land Five were honest men who were only guilty of serving their community and giving humanitarian aid to those suffering in Palestine and around the world.”
On November 8, 2018, Ahmad promoted a November 9, 2018 PSC event titled: “PSC Dodgeball Tournament + Fundraiser.”
On November 28, 2018, Ahmad promoted on Facebook a November 30, 2018 PSC co-hosted event, titled: “Ten Years Later: Understanding the Holy Land Five Case”to his Facebook page.
The Holy Land Five (HL5) were five individuals associated with the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF) indicted for funneling funds to Hamas in the guise of humanitarian aid. The men were all convicted and sentenced in 2009 to federal prison terms ranging from 15 to 65 years.
Ahmad added on Facebook: “For real for real this event is going to be super great so help spread the word! The conviction of these 5 men really impacted the Arab and Muslim communities in the U.S. and especially in Texas (the Holy Land Foundation was based in Richardson.)”
The Facebook event description for the PSC event stated: “This week marks 10 years since the unjust conviction of the ‘Holy Land Five,’ five leading members of the Holy Land Foundation who were a beloved and integral part of the Palestinian and Muslim community in the US.”
The event page also claimed:“The HLF was the largest Islamic charity in the US” and “The Holy Land Five were honest men who were only guilty of serving their community and giving humanitarian aid to those suffering in Palestine and around the world.”
On November 8, 2018, Ahmad promoted a November 9, 2018 PSC event titled: “PSC Dodgeball Tournament + Fundraiser.”
On October 20, 2018, Ahmad promoted a PSC-hosted November 13, 2018 event, titled: “Eyewitness Palestine: Occupation & Resistance” to Facebook.
Ahmad added: “PSC is welcoming Bassem Kawar who will speak about his RECENT trip to PALESTINE, where he MET with grassroots activists ACROSS Palestinian society. 👀👀👀👀!!!”
The event description welcomed Bassem Kawar, an organizer and member of the anti-Israel US Palestinian Community Network (USPCN) to “speak about his recent trip to Palestine with Eyewitn, where he met with grassroots activists across Palestinian society resisting Israeli settler-colonialism and military occupation.”
On October 7, 2018, Ahmad promoted a PSC-hosted October 9, 2018 event titled: “PSC's First Committee Meetings” to his Facebook page.
On September 26, 2018, Ahmad promoted a PSC-hosted September 28, 2018 event titled “PSC Bake Sale” to his Facebook page.
On September 12, 2018, Ahmad promoted a PSC-hosted September 18, 2018 event titled: “PSC 101 : Who We Are, What We Do, & An Intro To Palestine” to his Facebook page.
On November 14, 2017, Ahmad shared a November 15, 2017 PSC eventon Facebook titled “Art and Resistance ft. George Abraham.” Ahmad indicated on Facebook that he “went” to the event.
On November 7, 2017, Ahmad shared a November 7, 2017 PSC eventon Facebook titled: “PSC Committee Meetings.”
On September 9, 2017, Ahmad shared a September 12, 2017 PSC eventon Facebook titled “PSC First General Body Meeting.”
Attending National SJP 2019
On November 2, 2019, Ahmad posted to his Instagram story a video of Clarissa Bitar performing at the 2019 National SJP Conference to his Instagram stories.
On November 3, 2019, anti-Israel artist Karmel Sabri who performed at the 2019 National SJP Conference, posted a video of the Conference to her Instagram stories, featuring Ahmad and other attendees chanting “Free Free Palestine!.”.
On that same day, Reem Zaitoon, a 2019 National SJP Conference organizer, posted to her Instagram stories a video of herself and Ahmad at the Conference.
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.
The Conference partnered with numerous anti-Israel organizations and conducted their event in a clandestine manner.
Attending National SJP 2017
On December 7, 2017, Ahmad featured in a photo taken at NSJP 2017, together with other with SJP activists Sara Mahmoud, Mohammed Nabulsi, Nerdeen Kiswani and Noura Farouq.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
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- Status:
- Professional
- University:
- Texas-Austin
- Organizations:
- PSC (SJP),
- PYM
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- Last Modified:
- 05/04/2026
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