Youssef Elmorsi

 

 Burning a Stolen Israeli Flag 

Elmorsi photographed [00:50:25] a stolen [00:00:09] Israeli flag that was tied to the shoe of violent anti-Israel WOL activist, Suleiman Othman, while he dragged it along the pavement. Protesters near Elmorsi said [00:47:55] earlier: “Yo, burn that s**t,” and [00:48:19] “Yo, who stole that s**t?”

Elmorsi can be seen throughout the rally wearing a purple sweatshirt with the word “Buffalo” written on the front. He also wore a black and white keffiyeh wrapped around his neck and light blue denim jeans.
 
Elmorsi later marched alongside Othman, as they both held [00:51:09] an Israeli flag that Othman had set on fire [00:50:50] while walking at the front of the march.

Elmorsi later jumped [00:52:15] around in celebration as Othman and a Neturei Karta activist stomped on the burning flag.

Neturei Karta is an anti-Israel Jewish fringe group whose leader, Yisroel Dovid Weiss, was excommunicated from many Ultra-Orthodox Jewish groups for participating in a 2006 Holocaust denial conference in Iran. The group opposes Zionism on religious grounds and has called to dismantle Israel.

The Israeli flag that Elmorsi and others burned was stolen [00:00:09] earlier during the rally from a pro-Israel counterprotester, Matt Greenman, by violent activist Saadah Masoud. 

Masoud followed [00:44:38] Greenman who was wearing an Israeli flag on his back and using a crutch to walk. Masoud reportedly threw Greenman to the ground and then punched and kicked him in the face. Greenman went to the emergency room with a concussion and multiple injuries.

Samuel Bravo, a local journalist, posted a video to YouTube that showed Masoud repeatedly punching Matt Greenman. Masoud also stole Greenman’s Israeli flag. Masoud ran [00:47:27] back to the head of the march and pulled out the flag from under his shirt.

A tweet posted the next day showed [00:00:13] a video of Elmorsi next to Othman holding the burning Israeli flag after Masoud asked [00:00:00]: “Y’all wanna see our trophy for the day? That’s our trophy for the day.” 

In March 2023, Masoud received an 18-month prison sentence after pleading guilty to participating in a conspiracy to commit violent hate crimes against Jews twice in 2021 and once in 2022 for his attack on Greenman.   

WOL

Within Our Lifetime (WOL) is a pro-terror activist group in New York City dedicated to Israel’s destruction within the lifetime of its members. 

Acts of violence and physical confrontations with police have frequently occurred at WOL protests and marches. WOL uses harassment campaigns to target pro-Israel organizations or companies that do business with Israel, making it a part of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement. 

Multiple activists who have either burned Israeli flags or led chants at WOL rallies were later jailed for violent anti-Semitic hate crimes, including Saadah Masoud and Waseem Awawdeh. In Masoud’s case, he received 18 months in jail for an anti-Semitic assault at an April 2022 WOL rally and two other anti-Semitic assaults in 2021.

WOL promotes “resistance” against Israel “by any means necessary,” calls to “Globalize the Intifada,” spreads incitement and idolizes [00:34:06] Palestinian terrorists like Leila Khaled and others at rallies and online events.

WOL was founded by Nerdeen Kiswani and Dan Cione in 2015. Kiswani is a frequent speaker at WOL rallies where she has promoted terrorism against Israelis and called for the death of Zionists. She has also provided support for Masoud and other activists following their arrests. 

WOL began as the New York City chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), going by NYC SJP, but changed its name in 2018. The group is not found to be registered in any U.S. state as a nonprofit organization under its official name. Nor is there any listing for WOL under its name on the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) website for tax-exempt organizations.

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