Zara Kabir

Overview

Zara Kabir has expressed hatred of Zionists, whitewashed the terror group Hamas, glorified “intifada” violence and spread incitement. She has also expressed hatred of America and the police and demonized Israel. Kabir is a supporter of the of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.

In 2021, Kabir expressed solidarity with Yasmeen Mashayekh, a graduate student at the University of Southern California (USC) and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Senator who tweeted her desire to “kill every motherf**king Zionist.”

As of the February 2022, Kabir’s LinkedIn page said she was an intern at The New Press and a freelance writer at Bengalis of New York, since January 2022.

As of February 2022, Kabir’s LinkedIn said she graduated from New York University (NYU) with a bachelor’s degree in Journalism and History in 2021, and was located in New York, New York.

As of the same date, Kabir used the handle “aeroboba” and the screename “زارا ☭ [Zara]” on Twitter.

Kabir went by “Zara K.” on LinkedIn.

Hatred of Zionists

On December 6, 2021, Kabir tweeted: “…i hate all zionists and zionist-adjacents equally…”

On May 16, 2021, Kabir tweeted: “what does being respectful of zionists with murderous, genocidal intentions do for palestinians.”

On January 20, 2021, Kabir tweeted: “...zionists are also fascist monsters just like trump

.”

Whitewashing the Terror Group Hamas

On August 12, 2021, Kabir tweeted: “u think hamas is an extremist group stop talking before u make this worse for yourself.”

Hamas has been designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S., Canada, European Union, Israel and other countries. Founded in 1987, it has killed thousands of Israeli civilians through mass shootings and suicide bombings. Hamas has also kidnapped children, families and the elderly and held them hostage in Gaza. It has desecrated [slide 2] dead bodies and launched numerous rocket attacks against Israeli civilians.

On May 24, 2021, Kabir tweeted: “i dont understand why people want to hide being pro hamas ...”

Glorifying Intifada Violence

On May 15, 2021, Kabir tweeted while holding a sign at a rally: “long live the intifada

.”

Since the early 2000s, the term “intifada,” which translates from Arabic as “uprising” or “insurrection,” has carried the connotation of violence.

On May 15. 2021, Kabir posted to Instagram: “INTIFADA INTIFADA INTIFADA REVOLUTION #nakba…”

The term “Nakba” is generally translated as “catastrophe” in Arabic, referring to the outcome of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. It is a term often used to delegitimize the creation of the State of Israel by defining it as a catastrophe.

Spreading Incitement

On May 13, 2021, Kabir posted to Instagram: “TMRW [Tomorrow] NYC [New York City] !!!!! #freepalestine #savesheikhjarrah.”

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.

Kabir’s post included a flyer promoting an event titled: “All Eyes on Palestine.” The flyer also had the following text: “#SaveSheikhJarrah #SaveSilwan #DefendJerusalem #GazaUnderAttack,” as well as “From the river to the sea Palestine will be free.”

Jewish owners who sought to reclaim their property rights to lands in Silwan, a Jerusalem neighborhood also known as Shiloach, have been frequently met with Palestinian violence. Many Jews and Palestinians possess conflicting deeds to the same properties, with Jews holding deeds that pre-date those held by Palestinians.

“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.

On May 13, 2021, during Israel’s “Operation Guardian of the Walls (OGW)” against Hamas in Gaza, Kabir tweeted: “to not be pro armed resistance at this point is insane. may allah protect them and bless them in their fight against all their enemies.”

Kabir’s tweet included a video with text that read: “Palestinians in Lod attack the railway, halting traffic between Tel Aviv and Lod.”

On May 11, 2021, during OGW, violent Arab riots broke out in Israel’s mixed Jewish-Arab city of Lod and in other Israeli cities with large Arab populations. The Lod rioters reportedly raised Hamas and Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) flags, and attacked Israeli civilians with slabs and rocks, firebombs and metal rods. Rioters also torched synagogues, cars and businesses, and vandalized hospital medical equipment, schools and government buildings.

Hatred of America

On August 15, 2021, Kabir tweeted: “...the taliban was directly funded by amerikkka and still are…”

The term “Amerikkka” uses the initials of the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) as a way to demonize America as “fascist or racist.”

Kabir retweeted an August 19, 2021 tweet that said: “describing AmeriKKKa’s destructive, deadly, and depraved military imperialism as ‘failed wars’ lets this country off way too easy.”

Hatred of the Police

As of February 2022, Kabir’s Instagram bio said: “...#ACAB…”

“ACAB” is an acronym that stands for “All cops are bastards.”

Kabir retweeted a December 27, 2021 tweet that said: “‘anti-police headline’ is when journalists do their jobs.”

Kabir retweeted a September 21, 2021 tweet that said: “As a woman or femme-identifying person, how could you not support police abolition? The cops are our enemies, always have been, always will be…”

Demonizing Israel

On December 14, 2021, Kabir tweeted: “you cant recognize israeli genocide so i dont see any point in discussing this further…”

Kabir retweeted a November 22, 2021 tweet that said: “If it's ACAB, then that applies to the ‘IDF’ [Israel Defense Forces] in its entirety. All puppets of settler colonialism, genocide and apartheid…”

On November 1, 2021, Kabir tweeted: “israelis are colonizers and children of colonizers who hold up their colonial state…”

Kabir retweeted an October 17, 2021 tweet that said: “...the IDF is regularly tweeting out epic memes about how cool it is to murder palestinians.”

Kabir retweeted an October 2, 2021 tweet that said: “Liberal Zionists: apartheid, hate, violence, and racism are not a bug, but a feature of Israel.”

On June 22, 2021, Kabir tweeted, referring to Israel as a “terrorist” state.

On January 13, 2021, Kabir tweeted: “israel has NO sovereignty, much less over the GOLAN HEIGHTS…”

Solidarity with Yasmeen Mashayekh

In December 2021, Kabir showed support for Mashayekh who was [00:11:08] in the middle of a national controversy over anti-Semitism she spread on social media that year.

In October 2021, Mashayekh was listed as the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) Senator for USC’s Viterbi School of Engineering (Viterbi). In May 2021, she tweeted: “I want to f**king kill every motherf**king Zionist.” She also tweeted: “yel3an el yahood [curse the Jews]

.”

Mashayekh has also spread violent hatred of Israeli Jews, called for the destruction of Israel and America, expressed support for Hamas and glorified terrorists.

Mashayekh was condemned after Canary Mission exposed her anti-Semitic tweets.

Kabir retweeted a December 2, 2021 tweet that said: “We have drafted our own letter in support of Yasmeen (@intifadyas). If you support Yasmeen, a Palestinian student facing racist harassment & abuse, send an email to USC letting them know you stand with her and with Palestine...”

Supporting BDS

Kabir retweeted an October 7, 2021 tweet that said: “‘I support BDS but i’m gonna need you to condemn Hamas because they’re still terrorists.’ uhh yeah not a chance b**ch.”

Kabir retweeted a November 24, 2021, tweet that said: “supporting BDS is literally the bare minimum one can do when it comes Palestinian human rights…”

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.