Neveen Ayesh

Neveen Ayesh has advocated for violence against Jews, called to “burn” Israelis into “ashes,” spread hatred of America and praised the terror group Hamas. 

In May 2020, Ayesh was exposed on the floor of the Missouri House of Representatives after she lied to legislators about her views on Jews, Israel and violence.

Ayesh has repeatedly spread hatred of Jews, Israelis and Israel and promoted anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.

Ayesh has also expressed support for Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) members and other terrorists and praised rock-throwing.She has equated Israel with Nazi Germany, spread incitement and dismissed anti-Semitism.

Ayesh is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.

Ayesh is an ally of United States Congresswoman Cori Bush. On October 18, 2020, Ayesh co-hosted a fundraiser in St. Louis for Bush. Ayesh said she aimed to raise $20,000 at the event.

As of September 2023, Ayesh’s LinkedIn profile said she was the Government Relations Coordinator for the American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) chapter in St. Louis, Missouri (AMP-Missouri), and that she had held the position since March 2018.

Also as of September 2023, Ayesh served as the advocacy coordinator for Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action), a 501(c)(4) nonprofit political lobbying group created by AMP.  

In March 2018, Ayesh wrote on Instagram that she wanted to become “president one day.” In November 2018, AMP wrote that Ayesh “hopes to run for political office in 2020.”

Advocating for Violence Against Jews

On August 4, 2011, Ayesh tweeted: “#crimesworthyoftherope being a Jew.”

On January 19, 2014, Ayesh tweeted: “I just want to spit in their faces. All of them any Jew Israeli I come across I hate them all idc [I don’t care].”

On January 21, 2014, Ayesh tweeted: “I would love to 7ajer 3al yahood [throw stones at the Jews]. They'd probably shoot me right then & there literally with my luck but idc. I really don't go right ahead.”

Calling to Burn Israelis to Ashes

On February 17, 2014, Ayesh tweeted: “I want to set Israel on fire with my own hands & watch it burn to ashes along with every Israeli in it. Call it what you want to call it idc.”

On March 1, 2014, Ayesh tweeted: “Once again I want to personally set Israel & all the Israelis in it on fire & watch them burn to ashes. Burn you bastards #IHateYou .”

On March 13, 2014, Ayesh tweeted: “@IDF [Israel Defense Forces] Spokesperson #Hell with Israel I hope to set it on fire one day with my own hands & watch it burn to ashes.”

Hatred of America

On July 12, 2014, Ayesh tweeted: “All America and Israel are both good for is playing the victim. Allah yil3an both of them fe ka3 kondara [May Allah curse both of them, they are the lowest of the low (lit., the soles of shoes)] I hate both.”

On July 24, 2014, Ayesh tweeted: “ … F America. F Israel. F Obama. F it all.”

On September 1, 2020, Ayesh tweeted: “No people on this earth currently suffer as much as Palestinians at the expense of the United States. Every single day you make a choice to either support the liberation of the Palestinian people or turn away and enable israeli occupation.”

Praising Hamas

On August 2, 2014, during Israel’s Operation Protective Edge (OPE) against Hamas, Ayesh tweeted a photo of armed Hamas terrorists and wrote: “I should join al-Qassam. Be the first female to join their group lololol #IdLoveToThough.”

The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades is the military wing of Hamas.

Israel commenced OPE in July 2014 to stop rocket fire targeting Israeli civilians and to destroy Hamas attack tunnels.

On March 10, 2014, Ayesh tweeted: “I honestly don't blame Hamas fati7 [Fatah] or any other organization for plotting anything against Israel. I hope they burn.”

On April 22, 2015, Ayesh posted an image to Instagram celebrating Hamas’ victory in the Birzeit University student council elections, commenting: “الف مبروك للكتلة الإسلامية حان وقت التغيير[A thousand congratulations to the Islamic coalition; time for change has arrived] -- Hamas took over Birzeit in the student council election, they got 26 out of 51, && Fateh 19. The excitement of the students is real.”

On February 23, 2017, Ayesh tweeted: “nah good try though. Hamas & Fateh are political parties just like any other.”

On October 2, 2017, Ayesh tweeted: “Hamas & Fatah are having meetings in regards to unifying. I hope they do & keep their word so Falastine can see better days &I can move back.”

On February 26, 2022, Ayesh implied on Twitter that Hamas was engaged in “armed resistance.”

Lies Exposed by Missouri State Representatives

On May 14, 2020, Missouri State Representatives Jered Taylor and Nick Schroer both read some of Ayesh’s tweets on the floor of the Missouri House of Representatives. Ayesh, using the name “Nexeen Aycsh,” was listed as a witness against the anti-BDS legislation Senate Bill 739 (SB 739) on February 25, 2020. 

In her February 2018testimony detailed below, Ayesh said [00:01:16]: “When I did move back here [USA], I began to study with Jewish people, work with them, befriend them, and some of them are the closest people to me today.” Ayesh claimed [00:01:26]: “My problem is not with the existence of Israel.” She also said [00:01:36]: “I definitely do not condone violence, being Palestinian, at all.”

In May 2020, referring to Ayesh's February 2020 testimony, Taylor said [00:00:15]: “We discovered some tweets from this individual right after she claimed that the BDS movement is a peaceful movement.” He went on to say [00:00:25]: “Her tweets are the exact opposite, gentlemen, and I would love for you to read a couple of them.”

Schroer then said [00:00:30]: “One of the witnesses for the BDS movement indicated, ‘I want to set Israel on fire with my own hands & watch it burn to ashes along with every Israeli in it.’ Another tweet: ‘Once again I want to personally set Israel & all the Israelis in it on fire & watch them burn to ashes. Burn…’”

Taylor continued [00:00:49]: “Another one from the same individual: ‘#crimesworthyoftherope being a Jew.’ Here’s another one, ‘#ThingsWeAllHate Jews.’ Here’s one more, and I’m quoting from this individual: ‘Jews #WorstThingInTheWorld.’ That doesn’t seem like it’s a very peaceful movement.”

Schroer also said [00:01:44]: “These are incredibly disturbing, especially from an organization that has their individuals, their spokespeople come up here and tell us to our faces that the BDS movement is not about death to Israel, death to the Jews. That’s exactly what these individuals are on the record as stating.” 

Hatred of Jews

On February 14, 2018, Ayesh posted to Facebook a video where she testified against anti-BDS legislation House Bill No. 2179 (HB 2179) before the Missouri House of Representatives. Her video also showed others testifying in favor of the bill. 

Ayesh wrote as a comment on the video: “the yahood [Jews] just came off really aggressive and kept repeating the same things one after the other.”

In her testimony, Ayesh claimed [01:09:58] that Israel “discards blood donations from black women in purposes of keeping the race pure…” 

On August 9, 2017, Ayesh tweeted: “Yes i7tilal el yahood is zift [the Jews’ occupation is crap] but I despise Trumpville even more.”

On February 23, 2017, Ayesh tweeted: “& what is it exactly that Jews have contributed so much to just out of curiosity?” 

On January 16, 2014, Ayesh tweeted: “I call the Blad [homeland] every day to check up on ahil baladna [what’s going with our country’s people] & I feel so sick afterwards every time. Hasbi Allah 3al yahood  [I swear by Allah, the Jews] I hate them all .”

On January 15, 2014, Ayesh tweeted: “Uff the yahood being in the balad gives me anxiety & I’m in America& no I will not shut up about it bc I can only imagine how they feel.”

On January 9, 2014, Ayesh tweeted: “I don't like that the yahood [Jews] are posted up in the balad [homeland] doing stupid thingsiklab [dogs].”

On October 31, 2013, Ayesh tweeted: “F**k Rihanna. Jew lover lookin a**.” Ayesh’s tweet was in response to the singer's decision to perform in Israel despite pressure on her to cancel.

On October 23, 2013, Ayesh tweeted: “She's a Jew lover  GROSS.” Her tweet featured a photo of Rihanna getting off of an airplane in Israel. 

On September 22, 2013, Ayesh tweeted: “I tried befriending a Jew once. Worst idea ever. I now know why there will never be peace in the Middle East.”

On August 21, 2013, Ayesh tweeted: “Be the bigger/better person & Befriend the Jew they said. Not all of them are the same they said.”

On August 20, 2013, Ayesh tweeted: “Allah yil3an el yahood [May Allah curse the Jews]. Just because damnit.”

On May 16, 2013, Ayesh tweeted: “Ignorant yahood [Jews].”

On the same day, Ayesh tweeted: “My party of 17 that came in tonight is a big group of yahood [Jews]..”

On February 26, 2013, Ayesh tweeted: “Couldn't get into al-Quds [Jerusalem] because I have a haweeia [identification card]F Israel. Stupid Jews. Hate them.”

On November 19, 2012, Ayesh tweeted: “Uff that just urked me. I should put a sign on that door that says if your yahoodi [Jewish] please kill yourself cause you aren't welcome anywhere.”

On July 4, 2012, Ayesh tweeted: “@Sholonda314 never trust a Jew.”

On February 16, 2012, Ayesh tweeted: “#thingsthatbotherme #Jews #Israelis.”

On December 20, 2011, Ayesh tweeted: “...Paleastinians are currently under Israeli occupation. & are also being terrorized by them. So f**k Jews X’s 8194917191939.”

On October 18, 2011, Ayesh tweeted: “#ThingsWeAllHate Jews.” 

On August 18, 2011, Ayesh tweeted: “Jews #WorstThingInTheWorld.”

On August 11, 2011, Ayesh tweeted: “...okay #UN to Jews. But he wears glasses, heavy accent, curly hair big nose. He looks like a.... Like a Jew.”

Hatred of Israelis

On July 1, 2022, Ayesh tweeted: “You’ve become a settler of an ethnically cleansed land*.” Her tweet was in response to journalist Melissa Weiss, who had tweeted the day before: “Been an Israeli for a day and a half and already I’ve had two different prime ministers.” 

On January 19, 2014, Ayesh tweeted: “Who the hell likes you people anyway can you all go kill yourselves. No one wants you anywhere #Israel #Israelis.”

On January 9, 2014, Ayesh tweeted: “I don't like Israeli Jews.They're some B word niggas. ”

Hatred of Israel

On April 9, 2022, Ayesh tweeted: “In order for non-violence to work, your opponent must have a conscience. The Israeli settler colony has no conscience.”

On February 26, 2022, Ayesh tweeted against people who express “some bulls**t about israel being a democracy/having the right to self defense instead lol.”

On April 16, 2018, Ayesh tweeted in response to a tweet that asked: “Does Israel have the right to exist?” Ayesh wrote: “As the 51st state of America it does here in the West.”

On June 12, 2017, Ayesh tweeted: “We'll just take a little land from the rest of the 50 states & boomthe state of Israel could be possible & everyone will be happy.”

On January 23, 2017, Ayesh tweeted: “This 'democracy' is so racist and hypocritical that they divide their own Jewish population into AshkeNazi vs Mizrahi.”
 
Ashkenazi Jewry originated from an ancient Jewish community in the Middle East, whose descendants settled in Europe. Mizrahi Jewry descended from Middle Eastern Jewish communities in Western Asia and North Africa.
 
On May 12, 2016, Ayesh tweeted: “Israel is an illegal rogue settler criminal apartheid terrorist state that has no right to exist whatsoever …”

On February 14, 2016, Ayesh tweeted: “Nothing is more antisemitic then Israel.”

On December 26, 2015, Ayesh tweeted: “Israel isn't Jewish its Satanic.”

On June 17, 2014, Ayesh tweeted: “I give Israel 50 years before they kill us all or kick us all out. Not even 50.”

On March 31, 2014, Ayesh tweeted: “I hope I will be alive to witness the death of Israel.”

On March 23, 2014, Ayesh tweeted: “I hate themI hate them I hate them I hate them I hate them I hate them I hate anything that has to do with israel go die .”

On March 17, 2014, Ayesh tweeted: “I hate Israel & everything about it They're so monstrous it's unbelievable ."

On July 30, 2012, Ayesh tweeted: “...F**k israel with a capital F.”

On July 3, 2012, Ayesh tweeted: “F**k israel & anyone who says/thinks otherwise.”

Demonizing Israel

On April 9, 2022, Ayesh tweeted: “No one, and I mean absolutely no one has the right to tell Palestinians how to resist genocide, ethnic cleansing, colonization, military occupation, brutal blockade, and apartheid.”

Israel and Egypt implemented a UN-approved [pp. 39–41] joint blockade of the Gaza Strip in 2011 to stop Hamas from acquiring more sophisticated rockets. Hamas went around the blockade by smuggling weaponry through tunnels under the Philadelphi corridor separating Gaza from Egypt.

On March 3, 2022, Ayesh tweeted against what she called the “culpability of the Western world in furthering settler colonialism in Palestine.”

On May 19, 2021, Ayesh tweeted: “If you value & care about humanity you will click on the link in my bio and support our efforts to stop the mass genocide of the Palestinian people:” She embedded an AMP tweet with a link where AMP urged people to call their Congressmen and Senators to stop American arms sales to Israel.

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.

On December 6, 2017, Ayesh tweeted: “Jerusalem belongs to Palestinians, not western fascists. Not israelis. البيت لنا و القدس لنا [The house is ours and Jerusalem is ours].” She was referring to then-U.S. President Donald Trump’s decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel’s capital and to relocate the U.S. embassy from Tel Aviv to Jerusalem.

On February 14, 2016, Ayesh tweeted: “Israel is not a democracy-- it is an apartheid criminal state.#ISupportBDS #BoycottIsrael.”

On May 30, 2015, Ayesh tweeted: “@dweise I do believe that actually. Israel is all about that dirty work. They are the biggest terrorist country on this earth.”

On February 4, 2015, Ayesh tweeted: “Israel is ISIS.”

Spreading Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories

On January 23, 2017, Ayesh tweeted: “They [Israel] discard blood donations from and even sterilize black women so keep the race ‘pure.’ # PT.”

Also on January 23, 2017, Ayesh tweeted: “The so-called Israelis of today are mainly EUROPEAN Khazar converts to Judaism &have no genetic ties to the land. They are not even Semitic.”

On the same day, Ayesh tweeted: “How about taking back Germany & Poland, where you're actually from?”

Supporting PIJ Terrorists

On October 24, 2021, Ayesh tweeted a thread in support of six prisoners who were jailed for their affiliation to PIJ. 

Ayesh wrote the names of the prisoners and ended the thread with a photo where she held a sign that read: “I, Neveen Ayesh, announce my hunger strike in solidarity with Palestinian prisoners in protest of their administrative detention #FreeThemAll.”

In October 2021, six prisoners affiliated with the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ)'s armed wing, the Al-Quds Brigades, chose to prolong their hunger strike in protest of their administrative detention by Israel. The six men were Kayed al-Fasfus, Miqdad al-Qawasmeh, Alaa Aaraj, Hisham Abu Hawwash, Shadi Abu-Akr and Ayyad Hureimi.  

On August 12, 2015, Ayesh posted to Instagram a photo calling to free PIJ terrorist Mohammad Allan. 

Allan is a member of Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), a terror group “whose objective is the destruction of the State of Israel and the establishment of a sovereign, Islamic Palestinian state.” Allan was first jailed by Israel in 2006 for trying to recruit a suicide bomber to carry out an attack in Israel. He was detained in 2014 for similar reasons. PIJ is backed by Iran and has killed dozens of Israelis in suicide bombings and other attacks.  

On July 12, 2015, Ayesh posted to Instagram an image supporting PIJ terrorist Khader Adnan. 

Khader Adnan was a senior member of the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorist organization. A 2007 YouTube video showed Adnan praising and encouraging suicide bombings: "Who among you will carry the next explosive belt? Who among you will fire the next bullets? Who among you will have his body parts blown all over?” In May 2023, Adnan died in prison after refusing medical treatment during a hunger strike.

On June 28, 2015, Ayesh called for the release of Khader Adnan and Samer Issawi in an Instagram post.

Samer Issawi is a member of the Democratic Front for the Liberation of Palestine (DFLP) who received a 26-year prison sentence in 2002. During the second intifada, Issawi manufactured and distributed pipe bombs and, in several incidents, fired indiscriminately on Israeli civilian vehicles.
On June 13, 2015, Ayesh posted an Instagram photo of PIJ terrorist Khader Adnan and called for his release. 

On September 1, 2014, Ayesh tweeted photos of PIJ terrorists posing with Palestinian children and the elderly. She wrote: “This” 

On July 30, 2014, Ayesh posted an Instagram photo of armed terrorists from PIJ and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), who were greeting children. She wrote: “#ISalute the Palestinian armed resistance.”

On July 29, 2014, Ayesh posted a photo of armed PIJ terrorists greeting children. She wrote: “This <3 [heart emoticon]”

Supporting Terrorists

On January 28, 2015, Ayesh tweeted: “Israel is expecting #Hezbollah to strike.. & they should..”

Hezbollah has long been known as an anti-Semitic and genocidal terror organization dedicated to destroying Israel. 

On April 17, 2015, Ayesh posted to Instagram a photo where she and other activists showed support for PFLP leader Khalida Jarrar, two weeks after her arrest by Israeli authorities. In December 2015, Jarrar was sentenced to 15 months in prison for calling to kidnap Israeli soldiers.

Khalida Jarrar is a senior PFLP member who has been in Israeli prison multiple times. In 2019, she was one of 50 PFLP operatives arrested, following a deadly 2018 bombing attack that targeted an Israeli family on vacation. Israel also arrested her in 2017 “on suspicion of involvement with terrorist activities and violent public disturbances.” 

On January 4, 2016, Ayesh tweeted: “#FreeAhmadManasrah and all Palestinian children in #israeli Prisons.”

Ahmed Manasra (sometimes spelled Mansara) and his 15-year-old cousin Hassan went on a stabbing spree in Jerusalem on October 12, 2015, during the Knife Intifada. The pair critically wounded a 13-year-old Israeli boy and moderately wounded a 25-year-old man. Manasra later admitted to investigators: “I went there to stab Jews,” and was convicted on two counts of attempted murder.

On November 11, 2016, Ayesh posted an Instagram photo of Yasser Arafat and wrote: “Happy Veterans Day to a Palestinian legend who devoted his life to the cause of freedom for our people-- RIP Yasser Arafat.” 


On November 26, 2016, Ayesh posted an Instagram photo of Arafat and Cuban dictator Fidel Castro. She wrote: “REAL RECOGNIZE REAL.”

On March 6, 2017, Ayesh tweeted about the death of Basel Al Araj: “He fought back like a hero, as you can see by his blood smeared over his text books, leaving the house in a disastrous manner #Palestine.” Ayesh included a photo of a blood-stained floor and multiple bullet casings, which reportedly depicted the aftermath of Al Araj’s death.
 
Basel Al Araj was killed on March 6, 2017, in a shoot-out with Israeli troops during an arrest raid. He had been suspected of belonging to a terror cell planning to carry out attacks on Israeli targets. Two M-16 assault rifles and an improvised Carlo-style submachine gun were found inside his home.

On May 24, 2017, Ayesh posted a photo on Instagram of herself holding a sign that read: “I support Palestinian prisoners #DignityStrike38.”

“Dignity Strike” refers to a hunger strike initiated by Marwan Barghouti on April 16, 2017. More than 1,000 Palestinian prisoners participated in the strike – most them also convicted for acts of terrorism. Barghouti headed the Palestinian Authority (PA) terrorist Tanzim force and founded the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades. He was sentenced to five consecutive life terms by an Israeli civilian court for some of his crimes, including his role in the Sbarro Cafe bombing. 

On May 26, 2017, Ayesh posted to Instagram an image in support of the “#DignityStrike” and a quote from Barghouti. 

Ayesh wrote in the post: “I joined thousands of others in solidarity by going on a hunger strike for 48 hours two days ago. By the time my 48 hours were over I literally went numb. I barely had the energy to speak or move even. I couldnt think clearly, I had a massive migraine and my entire body ached. Even after I consumed food I felt ill & my head is still throbbing.”

Ayesh retweeted a May 2, 2018 tweet honoring PFLP terrorist Leila Khaled. 

Leila Khaled is a leading member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and participated in the hijacking of TWA Flight 840 in 1969 and El Al Flight 219 in 1970. As of 2017, Khaled was a member of PFLP's Political Bureau. Khaled has said that the second intifada failed because it was not violent enough, advocated [00:36:07] for the use of children in terror activities and compared Zionists to Nazis.  

On July 3, 2023, during an Israeli counterterrorism operation in the Jenin refugee camp,Ayesh tweeted: “The images and videos coming out of Jenin all day today have been horrific. The least anyone with a conscience can do is let the current [United States] administration know they are in opposition to our tax dollars directly funding these atrocities…”

In early July 2023, Israeli forces launched a two-day counterterrorism operation in the Jenin refugee camp. Its goal was to target terrorists and dismantle the terror infrastructure of organizations such as Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ). By the end of the operation, the Israeli army had reportedly dismantled “hundreds of explosives, weapons caches and underground tunnels.”

Ayesh retweeted a July 4, 2023 tweet that said: “If your ‘neighbors’ stole your land, turned you into refugees, decimated the camp they forced you to live in, raided your homes daily, killed your brothers & neighbors, bombed the s**t out of your community, & then called you terrorists, you'd also pick up a gun and fight back.”

Ayesh’s retweet was in response to a July 3, 2023 tweet that showed an image of armed men with their faces covered. The tweet said: “If these were your neighbors, you'd also send in the @IDF. Jenin is a hotbed of terrorist activity and the staging ground for murderous attacks on Israelis.”

Praising Rock-Throwing

On December 30, 2015, Ayesh posted to Instagram a photo of a masked Palestinian man with a shepherd’s sling and a rock in it. She wrote: “Flick of the wrist.”

Although romanticized as a form of “popular resistance,” rock throwing remains a deadly form of violence. 

On October 12, 2015, Ayesh posted to Instagram a photo of a masked Palestinian man throwing a rock and holding a book. Ayesh wrote: “Rock in one hand-- text book in the other #Education && #Resistance 🇵🇸.” She posted the photo during the Knife Intifada.

In October 2015, there was an upsurge in violence across Israel incited by Palestinian political and religious leaders. The wave of stabbings, known as the “Knife Intifada,” was characterized by young Palestinians throughout the country stabbing and attempting to stab Israeli civilians.

On March 10, 2014, Ayesh tweeted a photo of four masked Palestinian men throwing stones in Jerualem. She wrote: “” 

Equating Israel with Nazi Germany

On February 8, 2017, Ayesh tweeted: “It looks like they miss nazism considering they nostalgically replicate&apply its values&model unless theres something I dont get w/ zionism.” 


On May 12, 2016, Ayesh tweeted about then-Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, writing: “How does it feel to speak on the holocaust when you've created your own? #AskNetanyahu.” 

On May 30, 2015, in a discussion about Israel, Ayesh tweeted: “they are committing their own holocaust right now.” 

On the same day, after someone challenged her claim, Ayesh replied: “they are- they are committing a holocaust towards the Palestinian people & more.”

Promoting Incitement

On July 22, 2017, Ayesh tweeted: “An occupying force is not and will NEVER be in charge of Al-Aqsa #FreePalestine #HandsOffAlAqsa.”


On July 16, 2017, Ayesh tweeted: “For our sisters & brothers in Jerusalem who will spend the night protecting Al Aqsa, which is everyone's responsibility.
#Palestine.”

The allegation that Jews “threaten” to destroy the Al-Aqsa Mosque has been a pretext for Arab attacks on Jews long before the existence of the modern Jewish state. Such propaganda has led to multiple periods of violence against Israeli civilians.

On November 8, 2014, Ayesh tweeted: “Israel knows exactly what they’re doing & none of it is to their favor it’s just to cause an uproar from the Palestinians #HandsOffAlAqsa.”

In the fall of 2014, Palestinian leaders and media incited a wave of violence against Israelis with the lie that Israel intended to desecrate the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. This resulted in the November 18, 2014 Har Nof massacre, in which terrorists murdered six people in a Jerusalem synagogue during morning prayers.

On June 4, 2021, Ayesh tweeted: “Anyone crying about antisemitsm in stl [St. Louis] needs to stop. There isn’t a single case of anything y’all are claiming in stl, stop it- it’s ridiculous at this point…”

Anti-Semitic incidents in the U.S. “more than doubled” during OGW and its aftermath, compared to the same time period in 2020, according to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL).  

On July 22, 2020, Ayesh tweeted: “They don’t want us on our land, they don’t want us to talk about why, they don’t want us to be a participating member of society and community therefore try to sabotage it all in the name of antisemitism & I’m reminded of this every day I wake up.

On April 5, 2019, Ayesh appeared in a photo on Twitter from AMP’s annual Palestine Advocacy Day (PAD) in Washington, D.C., where activists promoted BDS in meetings with Members of Congress and their staff.

In November 2018, Ayesh spoke at the annual AMP conference where she was listed as the executive director of AMP-Missouri.

On July 19, 2018, Ayesh led an AMP-Missouri Facebook livestream interview of IfNotNow (INN) activists who all staged a “walk off” from a Birthright Israel trip. The activists who Ayesh interviewed were Sarah Fadem, who spoke [00:05:16] first, followed by Hallie Berkson-Gold and then Rebecca Oliver.

Birthright Israel is a heritage trip to Israel for Jewish young adults from across the world.

On May 15, 2018, Ayesh organized an AMP-Missouri rally in downtown St. Louis to mark “Nakba Day.” She encouraged businesses to shut down for 70 minutes to mark the 70 years since the creation of the State of Israel.

The term “Nakba” is generally translated as “catastrophe” in Arabic, referring to the outcome of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. It is a term used to delegitimize the creation of the State of Israel by drawing a comparison to the Holocaust, known in Hebrew as the Shoah, meaning “catastrophe.”

On March 17, 2018, Ayesh posted an Instagram photo of herself at an AMP training session in Washington, D.C, conducted March 16–19. Ayesh commented that the she and other AMP activists lobbied members of Congress to vote against anti-BDS legislation.

Supporting BDS

On February 14, 2022, Ayesh tweeted: “ We’re proud to announce the relaunch of @AMPalestine ‘s annual flagship project, the National Israeli Date Boycott Campaign. We have a lot to share with you throughout the campaign and we’ll start with this reminder today .”

On June 6, 2021, Ayesh tweeted: “Good morning. These are some brands you can boycott / stop buying to hold Israel accountable for its international law violations .” She included a link to an Instagram page promoting the BDS movement. 

On May 20, 2021, Ayesh tweeted: “...Reach out to your representatives and ask them to sign onto AOC’s resolution instead. Teach someone about BDS. Start a campaign to help raise funds for Gaza…”

Biographical Information

On October 18, 2020, Ayesh tweeted that her full name was "Neveen Ghassan Muhammad Mustafa Ayesh Hamed."

As of September 2023, Ayesh’s LinkedIn said she had served as a “Political Assistant” for the Council for American Islamic Relations (CAIR) chapter in St. Louis (CAIR-Missouri) from September 2017 to March 2018. She was listed as an intern on the CAIR-Missouri website in both April 2017 and December 2016. 

Also as of September 2023, Ayesh was a contact person for the St. Louis Palestine Solidarity Committee (STL PSC). In May 2015, Ayesh tweeted she was “a part of” STL PSC. 

Also as of September 2023, Ayesh’s LinkedIn said she has been the “Chairperson” of the National Women’s Political Caucus (NWPC) chapter in St. Louis since January 2020. She wrote that she was the chair of “the diversity and inclusion committee” and that she sat on the chapter’s “policy council.”

Ayesh’s LinkedIn said she has been in the Missouri National Guard since August 2020. In December 2021, she wrote on Facebook that she “graduated an engineer on behalf of the department of the army for the United States military.”

Ayesh’s LinkedIn said she served as a Deputy Field Director for the presidential campaign for Mike Bloomberg from December 2019 to March 2020.

Ayesh’s LinkedIn also said she studied “Political Science and Government” at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) from 2018 to 2020. As of July 2022, she wrote on her Instagram page bio that she was an “Attorney to be.” 

Ayesh joined the Facebook group for Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SJP SIUE) in April 2016. 
 
In July 2018, Ayesh used the name “نڤين حامد [Neveen Hamed]” on Facebook. In June 2016, she posted to Instagram that her Palestinian Authority (PA) passport was under the name “Nevin G.M. Hamed.”

As of September 2023, Ayesh used the handle “@neveen___a” on Twitter and Instagram.

AMP

American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) was founded by UC Berkeley Professor Hatem Bazian as a vehicle to generate mainstream support in the United States for the Palestinian national cause.

On its website, the organization lists Bazian as the chairman of its national board and describes itself as “a national education and grassroots-based organization, dedicated to educating the American public about Palestine and its rich cultural, historical and religious heritage.” 

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has accused AMP of promoting “extreme anti-Israel views and has at times provided a platform for anti-Semitism under the guise of educating Americans” about Palestinians. The ADL further stated that AMP is directly involved in campus-based anti-Israel activity through Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).

Prior to founding the AMP in 2006, Dr. Bazian created SJP together with fellow UC Berkeley Professor Snehal Shingavi in 2001. The close working relationship between AMP and SJP has been documented several times over the years by several organizations, including NGO Monitor and StandWithUs. 

In addition to providing financial, public relations and legal assistance to SJP, AMP has also been accused of having connections to Hamas. The AMP national board includes former members of both the Islamic Association of Palestine (IAP) and Holy Land Foundation (HLF), both of which were found liable for aiding and abetting Hamas. The IAP was founded by Mousa Mohammed Abu Marzook, a senior member of Hamas.

 

CAIR

CAIR describes itself as a “grassroots civil rights and advocacy group” and “America's largest Muslim civil liberties organization, with regional offices nationwide.” Its official mission is “enhance understanding of Islam, protect civil rights, promote justice, and empower American Muslims.”

CAIR reportedly has “significant ties” to the Muslim Brotherhood, as well as Hamas. A number of former CAIR employees have been convicted on fraud and terrorism-related charges that resulted monetary fines, jail terms and, sometimes, deportation.

CAIR was founded in 1994 and opened its first office in Washington, DC, with the help of a $5,000 donation from the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF), a charity founded by Mousa Abu Marzook.

Marzook, who was listed as a "Specially Designated Terrorist" by the U.S. Treasury Department in 1995, is reportedly a senior member of Hamas.

In May 2007, CAIR was listed as an “unindicted co-conspirator” in a U.S.-filed action against the HLF for providing funds to Hamas.

CAIR was also listed as a terrorist entity by the United Arab Emirates, in 2014.  

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.

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 Student 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.

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