Sarah Maria Ahmad
Overview
Sarah Maria Ahmad has shown support for terrorists as an activist with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at DePaul University (DePaul).As of August 2019, Ahmad’s LinkedIn page said she was a student at DePaul from “2013 - 2017.”
In April 2019, Ahmad’s Facebook page said she “Works” at Chicago GEAR UP in Chicago, Illinois.
Support for Terrorists
Ahmad indicated on Facebook that she “went” to a November 12, 2014 event titled: “Emergency protest in solidarity with Rasmea Odeh!” organized by SJP Chicago.
The Facebook event description said: “We cannot sit silently as our friend, family member, and cornerstone of our community, Rasmea Odeh, once again is imprisoned unfairly. Let's protest and stand in solidarity with Rasmea.”
Odeh was a key military operative [00:02:08]with the terrorist group the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). In 1969, Odeh masterminded a PFLP bombing that killed two college students in a Jerusalem supermarket. Odeh also attempted to bomb the British consulate.
Odeh confessed, in a highly detailed account, the day following her arrest. In a 2004 documentary, one of Odeh’s co-conspirators directly implicated [00:10:53] Odeh as the mastermind.
In 1970, an Israeli court tried and convicted Odeh for her involvement in both bombings and sentenced her to life imprisonment. However, Odeh was released 10 years later, in a prisoner swap and emigrated to the United States.
On November 10, 2014, a Michigan federal jury convicted Odeh for immigration fraud because she failed to disclose her prior conviction and life sentence on her immigration application. On March 12, 2015, she was sentenced to 18 months in prison.
In 2017, after an appeal and a lengthy court battle, Odeh admitted to immigration fraud, was stripped of her U.S. citizenship, deported to Jordan and banned from re-entering the U.S.
SJP Activism
On May 18, 2016, Ahmad featured in a photo posted on Facebook by SJP DePaul, with SJP DePaul activists.Ahmad held a sign that featured a photo of Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, with a caption that read: “Boycotted by UK, leaders and officials who said he ‘must bear responsibility for war crimes identified by the UN human rights council in its investigation into Israel’s 2014 assault on Gaza.”
Israel commenced Operation Protective Edge (OPE) in July 2014, to stop rocket fire targeting Israeli civilians and to destroy Hamas attack tunnels.
Ahmad indicated on Facebook that she “went” to “Israeli Apartheid Week 2016 #IAWDePaul,” organized by SJP DePaul on May 16, 2016.
Ahmad indicated on Facebook that she “went” to an event titled: “Cafe Resistance,” organized by SJP DePaul on May 10, 2016.
Ahmad indicated on Facebook that she “went” to an event titled: “Wall to Wall: Life Under Israeli Apartheid,” organized by SJP DePaul on May 8, 2016.
Ahmad indicated on Facebook that she “went” to an event titled: “Palestinian Baklawa Bake Sale,” organized by SJP DePaul on November 11, 2015.
SJP DePaul - Support for BDS
On February 25, 2019, SJP DePaul shared a video on Facebook titled: “DePaul Students Protest Anti-BDS Legislation.”The post featured a video of SJP DePaul activists on campus opposing [00:00:06] the Congressional bill titled S.1 - Strengthening America's Security in the Middle East Act of 2019. SJP DePaul activists lined up, with duct tape covering their mouths, holding [00:00:20] various signs.
One activist held [00:00:37] a sign, referring to the Israeli Hummus brand, Sabra, that read: “SABRA IS MADE WITH PALESTINIAN BLOOD.”
Another activist held [00:00:44] a sign that read: “SJP DePaul stands with BDS…”
SJP DePaul - Spreading Anti-Israel Propaganda
On February 19, 2019, SJP DePaul shared a statement on Instagram by SJP at the University of Chicago (UofC) in support of Ilhan Omar, and commented: “Students for Justice in Palestine Chicago is proud to support Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar in her brave and frank callout of the Israel lobby and its attempts to purchase American support for the occupation.”On September 7, 2018, SJP DePaul shared a photo on Facebook of SJP activists manning a table with a banner that read “END ISRAELI APARTHEID” at an event called the “involvement fair.” The activists were promoting several books at the table, including “The Israel Lobby,” by John Mearsheimer and Stephen Walt.
The book decries the influence of “the Israeli lobby” and repeats an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory about Jewish control over foreign governments.
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 Students 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.
Social Media and Weblinks
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sarah-maria-ahmad-b4675288/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lalunadelbarrio/ [Deleted]
- Status:
- Professional
- University:
- DePaul
- Organizations:
- SJP
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- Last Modified:
- 05/04/2026
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