Nate Ahmad

Overview

Nate Ahmad has called for anti-Israel violence, demonized Israel and spread hatred of Israel and Israelis. Ahmad has also promoted hatred of Zionists and is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.

As of August 2021, Ahmad’s LinkedIn page said he was a ”Content Creator,” as well as “Support Advisor” at Shopify since July 2021, and was located in the Greater Toronto Area, Canada.

Ahmad’s LinkedIn also said he graduated from the University of Nottingham Malaysia (UNM) with a bachelor’s degree in Psychology in 2019.

As of August 2021, Ahmad’s Instagram bio said he was a “Palestinian singer-songwriter & guitarist.”

As of August 2021, Ahmad used the alias “elmocello” on Twitter and “elmocellomusic” on Instagram.

Calling for Anti-Israel Violence

On June 4, 2020, Ahmad tweeted: “Yes, I want Israel annihilated. That is the dream. That is the goal.”

On May 11, 2021, Ahmad tweeted: “cant wait to wipe them [Israelis] out.”

Ahmad’s tweet was responding to a tweet posted during Israel’s Operation Guardian of the Walls (OGW) in Gaza, that read: “PALESTINIANS IN THE LYDD [Lod]HAVE BEEN REVOLTING SO MUCH THAT ISRAELI MEDIA IS REPORTING ASKING ISRAELIS TO EVACUATE THE CITY

.”

On May 11, 2021, during OGW, violent Arab riots broke out in Israel’s mixed Jewish-Arab city of Lod and in other Israeli cities with large Arab populations. The Lod rioters reportedly raised Hamas and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) flags, and attacked Israeli civilians with slabs and rocks, firebombs and metal rods. Rioters also torched synagogues, cars and businesses, and vandalized hospital medical equipment, schools and government buildings.

Demonizing Israel

On May 17, 2021, Ahmad tweeted: “ISRAEL IS A TERRORIST ‘NATION.’”

On May 18, 2021, Ahmad tweeted in response to a tweet by Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream company promoting a new ice cream flavor: “Not until you stop supporting genocide. #freepalestine.”

Hatred of Israel and Israelis

As of August 2021, Ahmad’s Twitter cover photo featured a graphic with text that read: “THIS USER DOESN’T RECOGNIZE ‘ISRAEL.’”

On June 28, 2021, Ahmad tweeted: “Oh I’m sorry, those axes must be so deadly against THIS. Not forgetting its literally PALESTINIAN land they’re protecting from these Israeli f**kers.Tf [the f**k] bro.”

Ahmad’s tweet was responding to a tweet that featured an image of khefiyyeh-masked Palestinian militants holding axes.

On March 15, 2021, Ahmad tweeted: “Even the word ‘Israel’ just looks evil and unsettling.”

On February 27, 2021, Ahmad tweeted: “Every Israeli’s existence gives me the same anger as dealing with an internet troll.”

On July 3, 2020, Ahmad tweeted: “Petition to remove the Israeli flag from the emojis

.”

Hatred of Zionists

On June 16, 2021, Ahmad tweeted: “i wish d**th upon all z*on*sts too :).”

On March 17, 2021, Ahmad tweeted: “Screw the zionists and anyone who supports them.”

On June 7, 2020, Ahmad tweeted: “if all unhealthy brands became zionists or supported zionists, it would really help out my diet.”

Supporting BDS

On May 17, 2021, Ahmad tweeted: “Reminder to boycott kitkat and other nestle products

#FreePalaestine.”

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.