Nabil Jibawi

Overview

Nabil Jibawi [Nabil A. Jibawi] has spread hatred of Zionists and Israelis, demonized Israel, spread incitement and is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.

As of August 2022, Jibawi’s LinkedIn page said he was a Pharmacy Technician at Walgreens in the Greater Chicago Area since September 2019. He was also listed as an Optician at Absolute Vision Care in Mokena, Illinois, since July 2021.

As of August 2022, Jibawi’s LinkedIn page said he received a bachelor’s degree in Integrated Health Studies at the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) in 2021.

As of the same date, Jibawi used the handle “@nabilzaza0” on Twitter. His Facebook page also said that he lived in Round Lake, Illinois.

Hatred of Zionists and Israelis

On May 19, 2021, Jibawi tweeted: “Basically, f**k israel, f**k zionists. And free Palestine

.”

On December 8, 2018, Jibawi tweeted: “‘Israelis’ and white people are the only people with no culture.”

On May 6, 2018, Jibawi tweeted: “Finally people are realizing who Israelis really are.. PIGS.” He linked to a tweet that read: “From the top of my lungs, f**k Israel.”

On July 27, 2017, Jibawi tweeted: “Israeli’s are f**king p**sies.”

On the same day, Jibawi tweeted that Israeli soldiers are “F**king pigs.”

Demonizing Israel

On May 19, 2021, Jibawi tweeted: “So I don’t want to hear none of that ‘is*ael is defending themselves’ bulls**t or any ‘but hamas this, hamas that’ bs [bulls**t].”

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 “Operation Guardian of the Walls (OGW),” carrying out targeted military strikes in Gaza.

Also on May 19, 2021, Jibawi tweeted: “If you try to argue with INTERNATIONAL LAW, then you’re just a person who has hate for Palestine and it’s people. You are 100% aware of the genocide and apartheid taking place but don’t want to admit it.”

Jibawi retweeted a May 16, 2021 that said “FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA, PALESTINE WILL BE FREE!

” four times.

“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 16, 2021, Jibawi tweeted in opposition to a tweet that showed rockets being shot down by the Iron Dome anti-missile system. The tweet said: “These aren’t fireworks over Ashdod. They’re rockets.”

Jibawi wrote in his tweet: “Notice how you don’t see any fallen buildings.”

Jibawi retweeted a May 14, 2018 tweet about the ongoing March of Return riots that read: “What’s happening in Gaza is nothing short of a holocaust. #palestine”

In May 2018, terror group Hamas instigated violent riots on the Israeli-Gaza border. Thousands of rioters attempted to breach Israel’s border fence, declaring their intention to harm Jews across the border under the pretext of “peaceful resistance.”

On May 16, 2018, senior Hamas official, Salah al-Bardawil, stated that 50 out of 62 protesters killed during the May 14 Gaza border protest were Hamas operatives. Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) also claimed that three of its members were killed at the same protest.

Spreading Incitement

As of August 2022, Jibawi’s linktr.ee page linked to a letter campaign titled: “#SaveSheikhJarrah - protect Palestinian families and stop Israeli ethnic cleansing in Jerusalem!”

In May 2021, calls to “save” Sheikh Jarrah, a Jerusalem neighborhood at the center of a property dispute, led to violence against Israelis and were one of the leading factors in Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorists firing over 4,300 rockets from Gaza into Israel that month.

Also as of August 2022, Jibawi’s linktr.ee page linked to a Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) action alert that called on U.S. government officials to “publicly condemn the government of Israel's bombing of Gaza, expulsions of Palestinians from Sheikh Jarrah and attacks on worshippers at Masjid Al-Aqsa [Al-Aqsa Mosque].”

On May 7-10, 2021, violent clashes broke out between Palestinian worshippers and Israeli police at the Al-Aqsa compound, following claims that Al-Aqsa Mosque was in danger. The allegation that Jews “threaten” to destroy Al-Aqsa has been a traditional pretext for Arab attacks on Jews long before the existence of the modern Jewish state.

Supporting BDS

As of August 2022, Jibawi’s linktr.ee page linked to the website bdsmovement.net under the banner titled: “OFFICIAL PALESTINIAN MOVEMENT.”

Jibawi retweeted a May 29, 2018 tweet that read: “Colombian singer Shakira cancels her performance in Tel Aviv in response to Israel's massacre of peaceful protesters in Gaza. Please join her by boycotting apartheid Israel.”

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.