Lana Jabeeti

Overview

Lana Jabeeti has called for Israel’s destruction, expressed a violent hatred of Israel supporters, promoted incitement and spread hatred of Zionists and Israelis.

Jabeeti has also demonized Israel, opposed Arab-Israeli peace, spread hatred of Zionism and supported anti-Israel agitators.

Jabeeti has engaged in anti-Israel activism and is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.

As of August 2021, Jabeeti’s Facebook page said she was a Nursing student at Portland State University (PSU) and had been a Certified Nursing Assistant since December 11, 2020. A search of Oregon’s Board of Nursing license verification site revealed no listing for Jabeeti as a certified nursing assistant under her given name.

As of August 2021, Jabeeti used the alias “lanajbt” on Twitter and on Instagram.

Calling for Israel’s Destruction

On May 12, 2021, during Israel’s Operation Guardian of the Walls (OGW) in Gaza, Jabeeti tweeted: “...may we see the downfall of israel inshallah [Please God].”

In May 2021, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorists fired over 4,300 rockets from Gaza at major population centers in Israel.
Israel responded by launching OGW, carrying out targeted military strikes in Gaza.

On July 13, 2019, Jabeeti tweeted: “instead of storming area 51 can we all storm israel and free palestine.”

Storm Area 51 was an event organized on Facebook, as well as a series of music festivals that took place on or around the time of September 20, 2019 at the U.S. Air Force (USAF) facility in Nevada. The event organizers called on participants to raid the facility andsearch for extraterrestrial life believed by some conspiracy theorists to be concealed inside.

Violent Hatred of Israel Supporters

On September 17, 2020, Jabeeti tweeted: “10 min into my shift and a karen tries to argue with me that my palestine map necklace is the map of isr*** hate it here.”

Another Twitter user responded: ‘choke her with it.”

Jabeeti replied: “girl I was so close.”

Promoting Incitement

On May 10, 2021, Jabeeti tweeted about “worshippers being attacked in al-aqsa mosque while praying,” claiming “these aren’t ‘clashes,’ this is a massacre.”

In May 2021, violent clashes broke out between Palestinian worshippers and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa compound following claims the Al-Aqsa Mosque was in danger. The subsequent incitement was a leading factor in Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorists firing over 4,300 rockets from Gaza into Israel later that month. Israel responded by launching “Operation Guardian of the Walls (OGW),” carrying out targeted military strikes in Gaza. Allegations of Jews “threatening” to destroy the Al-Aqsa Mosque have been a traditional pretext for Arab attacks on Jews predating the State of Israel.

On May 10, 2021, Jabeeti also tweeted: ‘...the [Israeli] occupation forces are raiding a place of worship and peace. what more evidence do people need to start supporting palestine? they’re being attacked in broad daylight #AlAqsaUnderAttack.”

“IOF” stands for Israeli Occupation Forces, a derogatory name used by anti-Israel activists to demonize Israel’s army in place of its official name, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF).

Jabeeti retweeted a May 10, 2021 tweet by Ahlam Taha that read: “the zionist goal to destroy al aqsa will never succeed. the palestinian people will never go down without a fight and risk their lives for its protection. jerusalem belongs to palestine.”

Hatred of Zionists and Israelis

Jabeeti retweeted a June 29, 2021 tweet that read: “Zionists have only ever known destruction, murder, and theft from 1948 to this day, they are the same monsters #SaveSilwan.”

Jewish owners who sought to reclaim their property rights to lands in Silwan, a Jerusalem neighborhood also known as Shiloach, have been frequently met with Palestinian violence. Many Jews and Palestinians possess conflicting deeds to the same properties, with Jews holding deeds that pre-date those held by Palestinians.

On September 11, 2020, Jabeeti tweeted: ”khara 3ala [s**t on] israel and everyone who supports them.”

Jabeeti retweeted a January 1, 2020 tweet that read: “Why are all israelis so f**king ugly.”

On December 4, 2019, Jabeeti tweeted: “the only animals are the ones who support isr***

.”

Jabeeti retweeted a June 2, 2019 tweet by Mary Mansour that read: “you have ‘queen of zionist twitter’ in your bio pls shutup and stop victimizing yourself. israel is an illegitimate settleman and being a zionist means you’re okay with the ethnic cleansing of palestinians. the fact that all you guys are ugly isn’t my problem it’s merely factual.”

Jabeeti retweeted a June 1, 2019 tweet by Saja Sonallah that read: “Imagine your whole personality is stealing culture and being a Zionist.”

On March 1, 2019, Jabeeti tweeted: “I’ve said it once and I’ll say it again, f**k israel and everyone who supports them and what they do.”

Demonizing Israel

Jabeeti retweeted a June 6, 2021 tweet by Sarah Wazzi-Moukahal that read: “Palestinians fight against murder, torture, apartheid, death, ethnic cleansing, and genocide at the hands of the Israeli state...”

Jabeeti retweeted a May 14, 2021 tweet by Ahlam Taha that read: “if you’re tired of people posting about the ethnic cleansing happening in palestine imagine how tired we are of being ethnically cleansed.”

On November 23, 2020, Jabeeti tweeted: “got all my coworkers to hate isra*l I call that talent.”

Jabeeti retweeted a September 29, 2020 tweet that read: “‘Today marks the 20th year since Israeli occupation forces brutally shot dead the child Mohammed Al Durra while his father did his best to protect him and shouted repeatedly: ‘The boy is killed.’”

The Al-Durah hoax is an iconic piece of anti-Israel propaganda, fabricated on September 30, 2000 at the start of the Second Intifada by a France 2 reporter.

On August 5, 2020, Jabeeti tweeted: “it really is f**k israel till the day I die…”

Jabeeti retweeted an October 1, 2019 tweet by Tammam Abdelghani that read: “Palestinian genocide is what makes Israel absolutely magical

.”

On July 16, 2019, Jabeeti tweeted: “Let me break it down for you. ‘Israel’ doesn’t exist. It’s called Occupied Palestine and the IDF [Israel Defense Forces] is murdering innocent Palestinians for living on their own stolen land. Have a good day

.”

Opposing Arab-Israeli Peace

On May 18, 2021, Jabeeti tweeted: “if you support palestine, you can’t push for a two state solution or coexistence. it’s free palestine and that’s it.”

The two-state solution envisions a resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict by partitioning the land west of the Jordan River into an Israeli Jewish state living side by side with a Palestinian Arab state.

Jabeeti added to the May 18, 2021 tweet, saying: “...that land belongs to palestinians and palestinians only.”

On May 16, 2021, Jabeeti tweeted: “i don’t wanna see anymore of that co-existing, two state solution bulls**t. that land is palestine, and it belongs to the palestinians rightfully.”

On August 13, 2020, Jabeeti tweeted: “khara 3ala uae o khara 3ala israel [s**t on the UAE and s**t on Israel.”

Jabeeti added: “o khara 3ala usa kaman [s**t on the USA also].”

On August 13, 2020, the United States, Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) agreed to a joint statement referred to as the “Abraham Accords” in which the UAE consented to formally normalize its relationship with Israel.

Hatred of Zionism

Jabeeti retweeted a May 19, 2021 tweet that read: “zionism is racism.”

Zionism is the belief that Jews have the right to self-determination in their own national home, and the right to develop their national culture.

In 1975, an anti-Israel resolution that branded Zionism as a form of racism was proposed to the General Assembly of the United Nations (UN). Although the resolution passed in 1975, it was repealed in 1991, by a much larger majority.

Jabeeti retweeted a December 5, 2020 tweet that read: “Zionism isn’t about ‘Jewish self determination’ or ‘bringing the Jewish people home’ or whatever bulls**t that propagandists claim it is. Zionism is about a brutal Apartheid state ruling over millions of Palestinians through fear, torture, and murder, all to maintain that system.”

Supporting Anti-Israel Agitators

On June 6, 2021, following Sheikh Jarrah riots, Jabeeti tweeted: “inshallah [Please God] mohammed is released soon #freeelkurdsiblings.”

Jabeeti’s tweet referred to anti-Israel agitators Mohammed El-Kurd and his sister Muna-El Kurd.

In May 2021, Palestinian violence erupted in anticipation of an Israel High Court ruling on eviction proceedings concerning over 70 Palestinian tenants illegally residing in Jewish-owned properties in the Jerusalem neighborhood of Sheikh Jarrah.

In May 2021, El-Kurd returned from the United States to Israel, following a February 16, 2021 Israeli District Court ruling to evict over 70 Palestinian tenants.

On June 6, 2021, El Kurd’s twin sister, Muna El-Kurd, was reportedly detained by Israeli Police for participating in the Sheikh Jarrah riots. Also on June 6, 2021, Mohammed El-Kurd turned himself in for questioning by the Israeli police. Both were later released the same day.

On May 6, 2021, Jabeeti tweeted: “your silence is deafening & violent. use your platforms to spread awareness on palestine the same way you use your platform to spread awareness on other important issues. #savesheikhjarrah.”

Anti-Israel Activism

On May 15, 2021, Jabeeti tweeted a photo of herself with one of the speakers at an anti-Israel protest organized by the Portland-based Center for Study & Preservation of Palestine (CSPP). Jabeeti wrote: “from the river to the sea

.”

“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.

On May 12, 2021, CSPP posted a flyer to Instagram promoting an anti-Israel protest along with the text that read:“This Saturday Palestinians will share stories of the 1948 Nakba as well as stories of the ongoing experience of ‘The Catastrophe’ and stand in solidarity with our people in the homeland resisting ethnic cleansing by the zionist occupation state. #endtheoccupation #gazaunderattack...”

The term “Nakba” is generally translated as “catastrophe” in Arabic, referring to the outcome of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. It is a term often used to delegitimize the creation of the State of Israel by defining it as a catastrophe.

The CSPP flyer also said it was a “CALL TO ACTION” against “COLONIALISM,” “APARTHEID” and “STATE-SANCTIONED VIOLENCE” and used the hashtag #INTIFADA.

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

On May 22, 2021, Jabeeti shared photos on Facebook taken at an anti-Israel protest held outside Portland City Hall that same day.

One of the photos featured a sign that read “#BDS #FreeGaza #Palestine.” Another sign held at the protest read: “STOP U.S. FUNDED GENOCIDE.”

One of the speakers at the protest was Olivia Katbi-Smith, the former co-chair of Portland’s Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).

Katbi-Smith reportedly spoke of “the importance of going beyond solidarity, and taking ACTION with Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions against Israel.”

That same day, Katbi-Smith urged her Facebook followers to sign a petition titled: “Tell Portland City Council: End complicity in Israeli state violence!”

Supporting BDS

On June 1, 2020, Jabeeti tweeted a link to “petitions, donation websites and other resources to help palestine.”

The link Jabeeti tweeted led to a list of anti-Israel petitions and a website to “SUPPORT BOYCOTT, DIVESTMENT, SANCTIONS (BDS) MOVEMENT” and linked further to the BDS movement’s website.

The petitions Jabeeti’s tweet linked included a 2018 initiative started by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at the University of California, Berkeley (UC Berkeley), demonizing pro-Israel students and calling to support SJP founder, Hatem Bazian.

Hatem Bazian is the founder of the anti-Israel organizations Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and American Muslims for Palestine (AMP). Bazian has a decades-long history of incitement and of using classic anti-Semitic tropes to demonize Israel.
On June 17, 2019, Jabeeti tweeted: “they cancelled bhad bhabies concert in jordan because she supports israel LMAOO [Laughing My A** Off and Off] I’m so happy.”

Jabeeti’s tweet referred to American rapper, songwriter and internet personality, Danielle Peskowitz Bregoli, known by her stage name “Bhad Bhabie.”

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.