Shaddan Alkurdi

Overview

Shaddan Alkurdi [Almas Alkurdi] has spread anti-Semitism on Twitter.

Alkurdi is affiliated with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at the University of Minnesota (UMN), as well as American Muslims for Palestine (AMP).

Alkurdi is studying for a bachelor’s degree in Biology at North Hennepin Community College (NHCC), in Minnesota.

She goes by the name Almas Alkurdi on Facebook and Twitter, as well as on Instagram.

Anti Semitic Posts

On August 24, 2016, Alkurdi tweeted: “This yahoodi [jew] today tried to lie to me and say he was Moroccan. Boy I can spot a yahoodi [jew] from 10 feet away

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On April 5, 2015, Alkurdi tweeted: “I smell a jew.”

On July 27, 2014, during a Twitter conversation about the innocent Jewish and Muslim children getting killed, Alkurdi tweeted: “i could very much care less about the jews over there.”

On July 3, 2014, Alkurdi tweeted: “I know its ramadan but honestly F**k you Obama and the yahood [jews].”

On Jul 26, 2013, Alkurdi tweeted: “lmfaoooo I was like ‘damn she must be a jew’ (““: .”

Affiliation with SJP

On November 9, 2015, Alkurdi indicated on Facebook that she “went” to Palestine Awareness Week (PAW) hosted by SJP UMN. PAW was formerly known as Israel Apartheid Week (IAW)

Israel Apartheid Week is presented as “an international series of events that seeks to raise awareness of Israel’s settler-colonial project and apartheid system over the Palestinian people” and build support for the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.

On October 15, 2015, Alkurdi indicated on Facebook that she “went” to a “Vigil for Palestinian lives lost” event, hosted by SJP UMN. The event description added that the vigil was in honor of the Palestinians “lost in the recent attacks.”

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

On March 4, 2015, Alkurdi indicated on Facebook that she “went” to an event hosted by SJP UMN, titled: “Dan Cohen: Live From Gaza.” Dan Cohen is a Mondoweiss reporter known for demonizing Israel.

Affiliation with AMP

On May 16, 2015, Alkurdi indicated on Facebook that she “went” to an American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) Minnesota event, celebrating their 14th annual “Palestine Day.”

On March 28, 2015, Alkurdi indicated on Facebook that she “went” to an AMP fundraising event, featuring Hatem Bazian.

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.

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.