Lana Shehadah

Overview

Lana Shehadah has spread incitement and hatred of Israel, as well as engaged in anti-Israel activism.

As of August 2021, Shehadah’s LinkedIn page said she was an “Assistant” at UCI Health since January 2021, and a Certified Nursing Assistant at The Medical Dock since January 2020.

A search of California’s L&C Verification page displaying information related to Certified Nurse Assistants (CNA) revealed no listing for Shehada under her given name.

As of August 2021, Shehadah’s LinkedIn page said she was located in Orange County, California.

In October 2020, Shehadah’s LinkedIn said she graduated from Orange Coast College (OCC) with an associate’s degree in 2019.

As of August 2021, Shehadah used the handle “lanaashehadeh” on Twitter.

Shehadah also spread antisemitism while in high school.

Spreading Incitement

On August 11, 2019, Shehadah tweeted: “F**K ISRAEL! YOU GUYS ARE THEY MOST F**KING HEARTLESS PEOPLE!!!!!!! My blood is boiling.....”

Shehadah’s tweet was in response to another tweet claiming: “Israeli forces attack Palestinian worshipers at Al-Aqsa Mosque today on the first day of #EidAlAdha [#Festival of the Sacrifice].”

On August 11, 2019, Palestinian rioters gathered at the gates of the Al Aqsa compound after rumors circulated that police would allow Jewish visitors to visit the site of the Temple Mount in honor of the Ninth of Av, a day of fasting and mourning for the destruction of the two Biblical temples which stood at the site in antiquity.

Rioters threw stones at police, and threw chairs and other objects at Jewish visitors to the Temple Mount.

On May 10, 2021, during Israel’s “Operation Guardian of the Walls (OGW)” in Gaza, Shehadah tweeted: “Waking up with my heart so heavy, the world is silence about Palestine is deafening. ... #AlAqsaUnderAttack.”

On May 7-10, 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 allegation that Jews “threaten” to destroy the Al-Aqsa Mosque has been a traditional pretext for Arab attacks on Jews long before the existence of the modern Jewish state.

Incitement surrounding Al Aqsa was a leading factor in Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorists firing over 4,300 rockets from Gaza at Israeli population centers from May 10-21, 2021.

Israel responded by launching OGW, carrying out targeted military strikes in Gaza.

Shehadah retweeted a May 10, 2021 tweet that read: “Happening now inside masjid el Aqsa [the Al Aqsa mosque] and people are getting chocked from the gas bombs.”

The tweet featured a video of worshippers inside the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem while fighting was heard from outside.

The person filming the video yelled [00:00:06]: “Al Aqsa Mosque... The home.... Allah Protect us!!”

Hatred of Israel

On May 13, 2021, during Israel’s OGW in Gaza, Shehadah tweeted: “‘pRAYeRs fOr iSrAeL’

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Invoking the Nakba, Shehadah retweeted a May 9, 2021 tweet that read: “If you’re outraged by what’s happening in Sheikh Jarrah now, wait till you find out how Israel was established.”

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.

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.

On July 6, 2019, Shehadah tweeted: “Palestine is soooooooooo lit, f**k Israel tho.”

Shehadah retweeted a May 9, 2019 tweet that read: “F**k Israel I’ll say it again. F**K ISRAEL.”

Shehadah retweeted an October 6, 2018 tweet that read: “said it before and ill say it again , from the bottom of my heart: F**K ISRAEL.”

Anti-Israel Activism

On May 16, 2021, Shehadah posted a video to Tiktok featuring footage from an anti-Israel protest in Los Angeles, California. The protest to mark the 73rd Nakba Day was co-organized by anti-Israel organizations, including Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) and American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) ase well as Al-Awda — the Palestinian Right to Return Coalition.

Shehadah’s video featured a photo of Shehadah holding [00:00:00] a sign that read: “IN SOLIDARITY WITH PALESTINE. SAVE SHEIKH JARRAH.”

Shehadah’s video also included photos of anti-Israel protesters holding [00:00:09] signs that read: “ISRAEL YOU A B**CH” and “WITHOUT THAT GUN U A B**CH IN A HALF.”

Many of the protesters also held signs that read: “END ALL U.S. AID TO ISRAEL” and “FREE PALESTINE.”

Other footage posted on social media from the protest showed participants chanting [00:00:00]: “Long Live the Intifada! Intifada! Intifada!”

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

High School Antisemitism

On July 8, 2014, Shehadah tweeted: “Seriously f**k the yahood [Jews].”

On July 11, 2014, Shehadah tweeted: “Allah yakheed el yahood [Let Allah punish Jews].”

On July 19, 2013, Shehadah tweeted: “man I argued so much with that b**ch she started to bring up the damn holocaust.”

On September 25, 2014, Shehadah tweeted: “‘@TimboKnowles: @lanaashehadeh
aren't you Jewish?’ I'll kick your Mormon a** Timmy.”

On September 25, 2014, Shehadah tweeted: “Does drake have to be Jewish

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