Zaid Alqirm

Overview

Zaid Alqirm was a student at Southwest Tennessee Community College (STCC) in October 2014.

Alqirm is a member of the closed Facebook group ‘Palestinians in Memphis فلسطينيون في مدينة ممفس و ضواحيها’

As of November 8, 2016, Alqirm’s Twitter feed is protected.

Hatred of Israel

On July 3, 2014, Alqirm tweeted "F**k israel."

On July 16, 2014, Alqirm shared a Facebook status that read:"F**k Israel and the Zionist Jews #freepalestine."

On April 26, 2016, Alqirm shared a gif on Facebook of a crowd of people simultaneously giving their middle finger with a caption that read: "A message to Israel from mankind."

On August 5, 2014, Alqirm shared an image on Facebook of the Israeli flag with the caption — "Israel is a terrorist nation, share if you believe, let the whole world know."

Promoting Gun Violence

Alqirm has posted several photos of himself and of his friends on Twitter posing with and aiming a variety of hand guns and assault rifles.

On April 14, 2014, Alqirm tweeted a selfie of him holding up an AK-47 replica and wrote "One man army."

On August 10, 2014, Alqirm tweeted a photo with the heading — "When your dad doesn’t let you use his guns to shoout [sic] up your high school…"

On March 28, 2014, Alqirm tweeted: "Ain't nobody leaving" followed by a photo of someone holding a gun with a caption: “when you lose yo phone in class, Errbody sit da f**k down.”

Bragging about Violent Behavior

On April, 4, 2015, in a Twitter discussion, Alqirm tweeted: "@kirstin_mccrary @Eriksmalley I kill people you think I care if a rabbit dies." He then tweeted a photo of himself holding a rifle. A Twitter user replied: “you're a terrorist.” Alqirm tweeted back — “I yam.”

On November 22, 2014, in response to a tweet that read:"‘i feel like he is training to be a terrorist but he isnt’ ‘he is a really hot terrorist though’ says @CaliPyle @ZaidZalqirm." Alqirm tweeted: “@KayleiBurcham @CaliPyle training I already am one fytb.”

Celebrating Child Soldiers

On November 19, 2013, Alqirm shared a video on Facebook of children firing guns in the desert with both the Turkistan Islamic Party (TIP) flag and a black flag with the Islamic declaration of faith which has become popular among Jihadist groups. Alqirm commented — " Hahahahaha lil Arabs." The video description on the original video read — “(RDO) Praise God we want kids like these until the triumph of Islam regardless of what he says to have the rights of the child we want like lm‘dh and m‘wdh.”

Spreading Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theories

On February, 26, 2016, Alqirm shared a20 picture photo montage on Facebook of the 9/11 2001 terror attacks on the World Trade Center and the Pentagon by Al Qaeda. The montage promoted the conspiracy theory that the attacks were an "inside job" carried out by the United States government.

On January 26, 2016, Alqirm shared a video on Facebook that used imagery and symbols found on U.S. dollar bills to imply they provide hidden clues that 9/11 was a Jewish and Masonic plot against America. The video also suggested that Jews knew in advance that Osama Bin Laden would carry out the attacks on 9/11, then put him up to it — and preemptively publicized it on U.S. currency.

Disrespecting Holocaust Victims

On September 10, 2015, Alqirm retweeted a tweet by University of Memphis (UM) student Mohammed Basma who shared a photo of three Holocaust victims at a concentration camp, with one of the victim’s heads replaced with a photo of fellow UM student, Ebrahim Allouzi’s head. The tweet read: "Yall pary for my bro plz."

Anti-Semitism and Bigotry

On February 12, 2015, in response to a tweet claiming that someone looks like a Jewish character from the television sitcom Friends, Alqirm tweeted — "@yungaspiration damn you called him a jew."

On March 5, 2015, Alqirm tweeted a photo of a boy with the word "Faggot" stencil burned onto his face.

Portraying Terrorists as Victims

On October 12, 2015, Alqirm retweeted a tweet that read — "Palestinian boy shot by IOF bled to death while israelis shout ‘die u son of a whore’ medics present but didn't help."

The tweet included a video of 13-year old attempted-murderer Ahmad Manasra — lying wounded on the street, being screamed at by furious onlookers — following Manasra’s stabbing spree in Jerusalem.

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. They critically wounded a 13-year-old boy and moderately wounded a 25-year-old man. The spree ended when police shot Hassan and a passing motorist hit Ahmed. Ahmed was taken to an Israeli hospital. He admitted to investigators: “I went there to stab Jews.” He was later tried and convicted on two counts of attempted murder.

Promoting BDS

On July, 9, 2014, Alqirm shared a video on Facebook titled: "Why Would a Texan Boycott Israel?" by someone who introduced himself as Bill McKee, from San Antonio, Texas.

The video propagated claims about Israeli settlements having been created by forcing Palestinians off of their land at gunpoint. The video also justified Palestinian terrorism and called on viewers to join the BDS movement.  

Social Media and Weblinks

Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/1081187204

Twitter:https://twitter.com/zaidzalqirm

Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/zaid_alqirm/