Rawan Shahin
Overview
Rawan Shahin has whitewashed terrorists, compared Israel to Nazi Germany, demonized Israel and spread hatred of Zionists and Zionism. Shahin has also promoted anti-Israel agitators, engaged in anti-Israel activism and is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.As of August 2021, Shahin’s Facebook page said she was an “Emergency Medicine Resident Physician” at WellSpan Health since April 10, 2021, and was located in York, Pennsylvania.
As of August 2021, Shahin’s LinkedIn page said she graduated from West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine (WVSOM) with a Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine degree in 2019, and graduated from Saint Louis University (SLU) with a master’s degree in Epidemiology and Biostatistics in 2015.
Shahin’s LinkedIn also said she graduated from Duke University (Duke) with a bachelor’s degree in Biology in 2012, and attended Southwest Minnesota State University (SMSU) in 2006-2009.
As of August 2021, Shahin used the handle “roona.sami” on Facebook. She also used the handle “bellaroona_” and the screen name “#savesheikhjarrah #savesilwan” on Twitter.
As of the same date, Shahin went by “Roona🧿” and used the handle “childishrawino” on Instagram. On a second Instagram account Shahin went by the name “Rawan S.” and used the handle “roozwroona.”
For her Tiktok account, Shahin used the handle “roozwroona” and the screen name “Riri روان.”
Al-Amouri was a member of the Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihah (PIJ)
Al -Amouri was killed in a firefight on June 10, 2021, when Israeli forces reportedly entered the city of Jenin “to arrest two Islamic Jihad operatives suspected of shooting at Israeli soldiers in the West Bank,”identified as Jamil al-Amouri and Wisam Abu Zeid.
“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).
Shahin retweeted a June 8, 2021 tweet that read: “After 20 years in a zionist prison, during which time he was only permitted *two* visitations, Abdullah Abu Jaber is free… In his first interview he speaks on the power of the resistance in between kisses.This is who we are.”
Abu Jaber reportedly served a “20-year sentence” in Israeli prison “for planting a bomb on an Israeli bus that injured more than a dozen people” in the year 2000, during the second intifada. Abu Jaber, a Palestinian-Jordanian man, reportedly detonated his bomb remotely on a 51 bus in Tel Aviv, on December 28, 2000.
The second intifada (2000-2005) was characterized by more than 120 suicide bombings targeting Israeli civilians on buses and in cafes.
On May 15, 2021, Shahin tweeted a video from the “All Eyes on Palestine” protest that featured an activist who chanted [00:00:02] “be-ruh be-dam nifdik ya ghazaبروح ودم نفديك يا غزة “ [with spirit, with blood we will redeem you Gaza].
On May 16, 2021, Shahin posted to Facebook: “This new generation is something else. We will free palestine within OUR LIFETIME!!!!! Shoutout to WOL [Within Our Lifetime] palestine and mfkn [mother f**king] NEW YORK CITY. We took to the streets 50,000 strong and showed how united Falasteen and our allies are no matter how hard they try to divide us!”
On May 14, 2021, Shahin tweeted: “If you can't/won't go to a protest please please keep amplifying palestinian voices, spreading awareness and boycott Is*ael!!!! We are being censored.”
On May 14, 2021, Shahin also posted a graphic to Facebook with the text that read: “BOYCOTT ISRAEL PRODUCTS.”
On the same day, she shared another graphic to Facebook with text that read: “SAVE LIVES” “STOP ZIONISM” “BOYCOTT ISRAEL.”
Also on May 14, 2021, Shahin shared another graphic to Facebook with text that read: “BOYCOTT THE COMPANIES THAT SUPPORT APARTHEID ISRAEL.”
Twitter:https://twitter.com/bellaroona_
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/childishrawino [Private]
2nd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roozwroona/
TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@roozwroona/
LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/rawan-shahin-d-o-mph-71012837/
As of August 2021, Shahin used the handle “roona.sami” on Facebook. She also used the handle “bellaroona_” and the screen name “#savesheikhjarrah #savesilwan” on Twitter.
As of the same date, Shahin went by “Roona🧿” and used the handle “childishrawino” on Instagram. On a second Instagram account Shahin went by the name “Rawan S.” and used the handle “roozwroona.”
For her Tiktok account, Shahin used the handle “roozwroona” and the screen name “Riri روان.”
Whitewashing Terrorists
On June 13, 2021, Shahin posted to Facebook: “My baby cousin lost his best friend/neighbor [Jamil Al-Amouri]. He was killed by the IOF [Israeli Occupation Forces].”Al-Amouri was a member of the Al-Quds Brigades, the military wing of the Palestinian Islamic Jihah (PIJ)
Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) is a terror group “whose objective is the destruction of the State of Israel and the establishment of a sovereign, Islamic Palestinian state.” PIJ is backed by Iran and has killed dozens of Israelis in suicide bombings and other attacks.
Al -Amouri was killed in a firefight on June 10, 2021, when Israeli forces reportedly entered the city of Jenin “to arrest two Islamic Jihad operatives suspected of shooting at Israeli soldiers in the West Bank,”identified as Jamil al-Amouri and Wisam Abu Zeid.
“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).
Shahin retweeted a June 8, 2021 tweet that read: “After 20 years in a zionist prison, during which time he was only permitted *two* visitations, Abdullah Abu Jaber is free… In his first interview he speaks on the power of the resistance in between kisses.This is who we are.”
Abu Jaber reportedly served a “20-year sentence” in Israeli prison “for planting a bomb on an Israeli bus that injured more than a dozen people” in the year 2000, during the second intifada. Abu Jaber, a Palestinian-Jordanian man, reportedly detonated his bomb remotely on a 51 bus in Tel Aviv, on December 28, 2000.
The second intifada (2000-2005) was characterized by more than 120 suicide bombings targeting Israeli civilians on buses and in cafes.
Comparing Israel to Nazi Germany
Invoking the Nazi holocaust of the Jews, on June 29, 2021, Shahin tweeted: “For anyone wondering how people stayed silent and allowed the holocaust to happen or any other genocide in history, ask yourself if you've spoken out on Palestine. This is why those events continue to not only haunt us but continue to happen.”The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) highlights as one possible contemporary example of anti-Semitism: “Drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis.” The U.S. State Department adopted the IHRA’s working definition of anti-Semitism in 2016. Over 40 countries have adopted the definition as well.
Demonizing Israel
On July 31, 2021, Shahin shared to Facebook a graphic that featured text reading: “Save Sheikh Jarrah” and “END ISRAEL’S ETHNIC CLEANSING + APARTHEID.”
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 June 29, 2021, invoking the “Deadly Exchange” narrative promoted by Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Shahin tweeted: “Into American life. Where our police are trained in torture and brutality by the IOF [Israel Occupation Forces]. Where our companies such as Boeing and ben and Jerry's are committing your dollars to this genocide.”
In 2017, JVP launched the “Deadly Exchange (DX)” campaign, which accused American Jewish organizations of promoting human rights abuses. JVP also released a video that blamed [00:04:04] U.S.-based Jewish organizations for violence that occurs against Black and Brown communities, immigrants and activists in the U.S.
On June 6, 2021, Shahin tweeted: “Let me be clear. F**K isr*el and the IDF [Israel Defense Forces].”
On May 21, 2021, during Israel’s Operation Guardian of the Walls(OGW) in Gaza, Shahin shared a Facebook post by anti-Israel agitator Linda Sarsour that read: “Ceasefire does not cease the occupation, apartheid, displacement. Ceasefire means Israel will stop bombing and murdering Palestinians in plain sight for a little while…”
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 May 20, 2021, Shahin tweeted: “At this point a ceasefire is just a return to the status quo which is the gradual and slow ethnic cleansing and killing of Palestinians.”
On May 17, 2021, Shahin tweeted: “The apartheid terrorist state is working OVERTIME to silence us. Suppressing palestinian posts, censoring us, limiting viewership and search engine results. The devil works hard.”
Shahin retweeted a May 16, 2021 tweet that read: “if ur pro israel even the slightest bit ur a psychopath.”
On the same date, she tweeted: “Isra*l working so hard to wipe us out when we been their blueprint. What cuisine/fashion/culture would you have if you weren't stealing ours?
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On May 12, 2021, Shahin tweeted, accusing Israel of committing “genocide.”
On June 5, 2020, Shahin tweeted: “... This is an anti zionist zone. You either with the oppressed or the oppressor. You can't have it both ways.”
On May 24, 2021, during OGW, Shahin referred to Israeli actress Gal Gadot as a “Zionist heaux [hoe]” on Twitter.
Shahin retweeted a May 13, 2021 tweet from anti-Israel agitator Steven Salatia that read: “F**k Israel.F**k Israel's US sponsor.F**k every media luminary who whitewashes Palestine.F**k every politician who ever voted to fund the Zionist entity.And f**k every leftist who ever insisted we have to vote for a Zionist.”
On May 12, 2021, Shahin tweeted: “And wonder woman [Gal Gadot] sucked anyway I heard. Because I would never subject my eyes or ears to this zionist hoe.”
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On May 15, 2021, Shahin tweeted: “Zionism is terrorism.”
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 June 29, 2021, invoking the “Deadly Exchange” narrative promoted by Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), Shahin tweeted: “Into American life. Where our police are trained in torture and brutality by the IOF [Israel Occupation Forces]. Where our companies such as Boeing and ben and Jerry's are committing your dollars to this genocide.”
In 2017, JVP launched the “Deadly Exchange (DX)” campaign, which accused American Jewish organizations of promoting human rights abuses. JVP also released a video that blamed [00:04:04] U.S.-based Jewish organizations for violence that occurs against Black and Brown communities, immigrants and activists in the U.S.
On June 6, 2021, Shahin tweeted: “Let me be clear. F**K isr*el and the IDF [Israel Defense Forces].”
On May 21, 2021, during Israel’s Operation Guardian of the Walls(OGW) in Gaza, Shahin shared a Facebook post by anti-Israel agitator Linda Sarsour that read: “Ceasefire does not cease the occupation, apartheid, displacement. Ceasefire means Israel will stop bombing and murdering Palestinians in plain sight for a little while…”
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.
Anti-Israel agitator Linda Sarsour frequently uses the word “Zionist” as a pejorative and has tweeted that “nothing is creepier than Zionism.” She has aligned with noted anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan, dismissed [00:07:45] those who see her alignment with Farrakhan as problematic and slammed the “Jewish Media” for calling attention to it.
On May 20, 2021, Shahin tweeted: “At this point a ceasefire is just a return to the status quo which is the gradual and slow ethnic cleansing and killing of Palestinians.”
On May 17, 2021, Shahin tweeted: “The apartheid terrorist state is working OVERTIME to silence us. Suppressing palestinian posts, censoring us, limiting viewership and search engine results. The devil works hard.”
Shahin retweeted a May 16, 2021 tweet that read: “if ur pro israel even the slightest bit ur a psychopath.”
On the same date, she tweeted: “Isra*l working so hard to wipe us out when we been their blueprint. What cuisine/fashion/culture would you have if you weren't stealing ours?
On May 12, 2021, Shahin tweeted, accusing Israel of committing “genocide.”
Hatred of Zionists
On July 17, 2020, Shahin tweeted: “Anyways. Good morning to all the Palestinian queens. Block a Zionist today for your mental health.”On June 5, 2020, Shahin tweeted: “... This is an anti zionist zone. You either with the oppressed or the oppressor. You can't have it both ways.”
On May 24, 2021, during OGW, Shahin referred to Israeli actress Gal Gadot as a “Zionist heaux [hoe]” on Twitter.
Shahin retweeted a May 13, 2021 tweet from anti-Israel agitator Steven Salatia that read: “F**k Israel.F**k Israel's US sponsor.F**k every media luminary who whitewashes Palestine.F**k every politician who ever voted to fund the Zionist entity.And f**k every leftist who ever insisted we have to vote for a Zionist.”
On May 12, 2021, Shahin tweeted: “And wonder woman [Gal Gadot] sucked anyway I heard. Because I would never subject my eyes or ears to this zionist hoe.”
Hatred of Zionism
On July 8, 2020, Shahin responded to a tweet from anti-Israel activist Dunia Ghanimahi and wrote: “Busy working on resisting the occupation and crushing the soul of Zionism.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.
On May 15, 2021, Shahin tweeted: “Zionism is terrorism.”
Promoting Anti-Israel Agitators
On May 17, 2021, during OGW, Shahin posted a list of “resources for anyone interested and too scared to ask!” on the “history of Palestine” to her Facebook.
Shahin’s list included the anti-Israel online news channel AJ Plus (AJ+), particularly, Dena Takruri,anti-Israel agitator Mohammed El-Kurd and the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM).
AJ+ is a Qatari-funded propaganda media channel known for spreading misinformation and lies about Israel.
El-Kurd has glorified terrorists, spread incitement, demonized Zionists and promoted hatred of the police. In 2021, El-Kurd spread misinformation about Israel during interviews on major U.S. television networks CNN and MSNBC, as well as on social media.
PYM supports and has glorified terrorists, including Hamas, promotes incitement to violence, as well as anti-Israel conspiracy theories and advocates for the dissolution of the State of Israel. PYM also supports BDS, demonizes Israel, supports anti-Israel agitators and praises violent protesters.
Rallies organized by WOL, formerly known as New York City Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), have called for intifada and [00:04:01] to “globalize the intifada.” WOL rallies and social media posts have also glorified terrorists, spread incitement and demonized Israel.
On May 14, 2021, Shahin tweeted: “Some images from today's protest.” One image included activists holding up signs that read: “ABOLISH THE SETTLER STATE” and “ZIONISM IS TERRORISM.”
On May 15, 2021, Shahin posted multiple videos from the “All Eyes on Palestine” protest to Facebook and captioned the post: “Brooklyn rn [right now].”
In one of the videos, protesters chanted [00:00:27]: “Resistance is justified when people are colonized” and [00:00:43] “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free.”
Shahin’s list included the anti-Israel online news channel AJ Plus (AJ+), particularly, Dena Takruri,anti-Israel agitator Mohammed El-Kurd and the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM).
AJ+ is a Qatari-funded propaganda media channel known for spreading misinformation and lies about Israel.
El-Kurd has glorified terrorists, spread incitement, demonized Zionists and promoted hatred of the police. In 2021, El-Kurd spread misinformation about Israel during interviews on major U.S. television networks CNN and MSNBC, as well as on social media.
PYM supports and has glorified terrorists, including Hamas, promotes incitement to violence, as well as anti-Israel conspiracy theories and advocates for the dissolution of the State of Israel. PYM also supports BDS, demonizes Israel, supports anti-Israel agitators and praises violent protesters.
Anti-Israel Activism
On May 14, 2021, during OGW, Shahin promoted an anti-Israel protest titled: “All Eyes on Palestine” and tweeted: “Almost time! NYC come on!” The two-day protest was organized by Within Our Lifetime (WOL) and took place on May 14 and May 15, 2021.Rallies organized by WOL, formerly known as New York City Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), have called for intifada and [00:04:01] to “globalize the intifada.” WOL rallies and social media posts have also glorified terrorists, spread incitement and demonized Israel.
On May 14, 2021, Shahin tweeted: “Some images from today's protest.” One image included activists holding up signs that read: “ABOLISH THE SETTLER STATE” and “ZIONISM IS TERRORISM.”
On May 15, 2021, Shahin posted multiple videos from the “All Eyes on Palestine” protest to Facebook and captioned the post: “Brooklyn rn [right now].”
In one of the videos, protesters chanted [00:00:27]: “Resistance is justified when people are colonized” and [00:00:43] “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free.”
“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.
In the video, a speaker at the event shouted [00:01:10 to the crowd: “We stand with the Palestinian resistance,” called [00:01:27] for BDS and emphasized [00:01:32] that BDS demands “not only an end to the 1967 occupation, but an end to Israeli occupation and colonization of ALL Arab lands.”
Another speaker at the protest claimed [00:00:08]: “Also the Israelis are destroyingthe Al-Aqsa and taking everything the people own.”
Another speaker at the protest claimed [00:00:08]: “Also the Israelis are destroyingthe Al-Aqsa and taking everything the people own.”
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 15, 2021, Shahin tweeted a video from the “All Eyes on Palestine” protest that featured an activist who chanted [00:00:02] “be-ruh be-dam nifdik ya ghazaبروح ودم نفديك يا غزة “ [with spirit, with blood we will redeem you Gaza].
The chant: “be-ruh be-dam nifdik ya Aqsaبروح ودم نفديك يااقصى [With spirit, with blood, we will redeem you, Aqsa]” can be heard [00:01:14] at anti-Israel rallies [00:02:19] in America. Yasser Arafat popularized the chant [00:00:23], which is invoked by anti-Israel protesters regarding a variety of causes.
On May 16, 2021, Shahin posted to Facebook: “This new generation is something else. We will free palestine within OUR LIFETIME!!!!! Shoutout to WOL [Within Our Lifetime] palestine and mfkn [mother f**king] NEW YORK CITY. We took to the streets 50,000 strong and showed how united Falasteen and our allies are no matter how hard they try to divide us!”
Supporting BDS
On June 10, 2021, Shahin tweeted: “As we continue #PalestineEconomicWeek don't forget to continue boycotting and learning about BDS.”On May 14, 2021, Shahin tweeted: “If you can't/won't go to a protest please please keep amplifying palestinian voices, spreading awareness and boycott Is*ael!!!! We are being censored.”
On May 14, 2021, Shahin also posted a graphic to Facebook with the text that read: “BOYCOTT ISRAEL PRODUCTS.”
On the same day, she shared another graphic to Facebook with text that read: “SAVE LIVES” “STOP ZIONISM” “BOYCOTT ISRAEL.”
Also on May 14, 2021, Shahin shared another graphic to Facebook with text that read: “BOYCOTT THE COMPANIES THAT SUPPORT 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.
Social Media and Weblinks
Facebook:www.facebook.com/178002328Twitter:https://twitter.com/bellaroona_
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/childishrawino [Private]
2nd Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/roozwroona/
TikTok:https://www.tiktok.com/@roozwroona/
LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/rawan-shahin-d-o-mph-71012837/
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Infamous Quotes
“Block a Zionist today for your mental health.”
“Let me be clear. F**K isr*el and the IDF [Israel Defense Forces].”
“And wonder woman [Gal Gadot] sucked anyway I heard. Because I would never subject my eyes or ears to this zionist hoe.”
“Zionism is terrorism.”
“Busy working on resisting the occupation and crushing the soul of Zionism. .”
“... This is an anti zionist zone. You either with the oppressed or the oppressor. You can't have it both ways.”
