Othman M. Mohammad
Overview
Othman M. Mohammad [Othman Mahmoud Mohammad] has compared Israel to Nazi Germany, promoted an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory, expressed support for a terrorist and glorified violent protesters. Mohammad has also demonized Israel and engaged in anti-Israel activism.
Mohammad was affiliated with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at Boston University (BU) (BU SJP) from 2015 to 2016.
As of August 2022, Mohammad’s LinkedIn page said he was Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Medical School since July 2018.
Mohammad’s LinkedIn also said he was a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at Baystate Health since January 2017.
As of the same date, Mohammad was listed as a “psychiatry & neurology (child & adolescent psychiatry)” provider in Springfield, Massachusetts, National Provider Identifier (NPI) number 1912138660.
As of August 2022, Mohammad was listed on the Board of Directors of the Gaza Mental Health Foundation, which was located at 6 Bennett Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Also, as of August 2022, Mohammad’s Instagram bio said he was the Founder and Lead Clinician at Astute Psychiatric Care, located at 1 Washington Mall #1017, Boston.
Mohammad’s LinkedIn said he graduated from the American University of Beirut (AUB) with a bachelor’s degree in Biology in 2001, and that he graduated from the University of Balamand (UOB) with a doctor of medicine degree in 2005.
As of August 2022, Mohammad’s LinkedIn said he was located in Springfield, Massachusetts.
Mohammad wrote about the event: “A valuable panel to make room for, in your schedule today…”
As of August 2022, Mohammad’s LinkedIn page said he was Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Massachusetts (UMass) Medical School since July 2018.
Mohammad’s LinkedIn also said he was a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at Baystate Health since January 2017.
As of the same date, Mohammad was listed as a “psychiatry & neurology (child & adolescent psychiatry)” provider in Springfield, Massachusetts, National Provider Identifier (NPI) number 1912138660.
As of August 2022, Mohammad was listed on the Board of Directors of the Gaza Mental Health Foundation, which was located at 6 Bennett Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Also, as of August 2022, Mohammad’s Instagram bio said he was the Founder and Lead Clinician at Astute Psychiatric Care, located at 1 Washington Mall #1017, Boston.
Mohammad’s LinkedIn said he graduated from the American University of Beirut (AUB) with a bachelor’s degree in Biology in 2001, and that he graduated from the University of Balamand (UOB) with a doctor of medicine degree in 2005.
As of August 2022, Mohammad’s LinkedIn said he was located in Springfield, Massachusetts.
As of the same date, Mohammad used the handle “A_Mind_Away” on Twitter and the Arabic name “عثمان م. محمد[Mohammad M. Othman]” on Facebook.
Comparing Israel to Nazi Germany
On May 25, 2021, as a guest on the online show “Perspectives,” Mohammad claimed, referring to the Holocaust [00:20:46]: “there was a structure that allowed this atrocity to happen and that structure was the Nazi structure…and that structure also exists in Palestine, and that structure is a settler colonial structure that dehumanizes the Palestinian, like the Nazis dehumanized our Jewish brothers and sisters.”
The International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) highlights as one possible contemporary example of anti-Semitism: “Drawing comparisons of contemporary Israeli policy to that of the Nazis.” The U.S. State Department adopted the IHRA’s working definition of anti-Semitism in 2016. Over 40 countries have adopted the definition as well.
Promoting an Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theory
On January 8, 2019, Mohammad tweeted: “How come [U.S. Senator] Marco Rubio is such a Zionist? Does he have a history, or was he drowned with dollars from AIPAC [American Israel Public Affairs Committee]?”
The stated mission of AIPAC is to “strengthen, protect and promote the U.S.-Israel relationship in ways that enhance the security of the United States and Israel.”
The stated mission of AIPAC is to “strengthen, protect and promote the U.S.-Israel relationship in ways that enhance the security of the United States and Israel.”
The implication that AIPAC buys political support for Israel has been described as playing into “anti-Semitic tropes” that led to “centuries of stereotypes about Jews using money to control the world.”
On February 13, 2019, Mohammad tweeted: “#ISTANDWITHILHAN because criticising the apartheid state of Israel and the AIPAC is not anti-semitic…Please show some love for #IlhanOmar.”
Ilhan Omar was elected to the U.S. Congress in 2018. In February 2019, top Congressional leaders denounced Omar for tweeting anti-Semitic remarks.
On March 5, 2019, Mohammad tweeted: "It is ok to criticize Israel. Israel is not almighty God. Unless-of course- you are a money worshiping politician, then yes.. and AIPAC - then- is your ‘profit."
Supporting a Terrorist
On December 4, 2020, Mohammad posted to Facebook, promoting a panel event on Ghassan Kanafani and James Baldwin. The flyer for the event said it would “touch on…how far ahead of their time they were, their moral fortitude, dignity…”Mohammad wrote about the event: “A valuable panel to make room for, in your schedule today…”
Kanafani was a leading member and spokesperson for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) during the terrorist organization’s early years. Kanafani announced the PFLP’s responsibility for the Lod Airport Massacre of May 1972 and was linked to the airport attackers. The attack killed 26 people and wounded 80 others.
Also, on December 4, 2020, Mohammad posted to Facebook a quote by Kanafani that said: “‘Everything in this world can be robbed and stolen, except one thing; this one thing is the love that emanates from a human being towards a solid commitment to a conviction or cause.’”
Glorifying Violent Protesters
On March 30, 2018, Mohammad tweeted, referring to Palestinians killed during the “March of Return” riots on the Israel-Gaza border: “I hope that would do not fall in the trap of internalized racism, by assimilating to the zionist narrative of why Palestinians are getting killed in Gaza today. Let us stop blaming our martyrs and our victims…”On March 30, 2018, about 30,000 Gazans approached Israel’s border fence to join in “Land Day Protests,” which were also called the “March of Return.” The march was organized and funded by Hamas as a campaign of violent protests to spotlight the “right of return,” a policy discredited as a means to eliminate Israel.
Most of the Gazans who died between March 30 and April 6, 2018, were identified as terror operatives who were killed while carrying out terrorist attacks, rioting against IDF forces or attempting to breach the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip.
On May 21, 2018, Mohammad tweeted: “...in the northern hemisphere, eyes are also blind to Palestinian suffering and Israeli state terrorism.”
On March 26, 2015, Mohammad tweeted: “‘The Israeli Army has always struck civilian populations, purposely and consciously…’”
Demonizing Israel
On June 30, 2018, Mohammad tweeted, accusing Israel of the “slaughter of innocent Palestinians.”On May 21, 2018, Mohammad tweeted: “...in the northern hemisphere, eyes are also blind to Palestinian suffering and Israeli state terrorism.”
On March 26, 2015, Mohammad tweeted: “‘The Israeli Army has always struck civilian populations, purposely and consciously…’”
Anti-Israel Activism
In May 2021, Mohammad was reportedly [00:00:24] one of the organizers of an anti-Israel protest in Boston during Israel’s “Operation Guardian of the Walls(OGW)” against Hamas in Gaza.
In May 2021, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorists fired over 4,300 rockets from Gaza at major population centers in Israel. Israel responded by launching OGW, carrying out targeted military strikes in Gaza.
On May 28, 2021, Mohammad set his Facebook cover photo to an image promoting an anti-Israel protest hosted by American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) and the Islamic Circle of North America Council for Social Justice (ICNA CSJ) in Washington, D.C. titled: “National March for Palestine | #SanctionIsrael.”
Protesters at the rally chanted [00:04:47]: “Settlers, settlers, go back home... Sheikh Jarrah is ours alone” and [00:09:18]: “Intifada revolution.”
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.
Since the early 2000s, the term “intifada,” which translates from Arabic as “uprising” or “insurrection,” has carried the connotation of violence.
On May 6, 2021, Mohammad updated his profile Facebook profile photo with a frame that said:”أنقذوا حي الشيخ جراح# SaveSheikhJarrah.”
On May 5, 2019, Mohammad tweeted: “The winds of change, are in favor of the Palestinian ship. — attending Not Backing Down at UMass Fine Arts Center.” The event featured anti-Israel activists Roger Waters, Marc Lamont Hill, Linda Sarsour, Dave Zirin and Vijay Prashad.
The event’s Facebook description read: “The panel will address recent attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar and other progressives who have spoken out against Israel’s 50-year military occupation of Palestinian land and pushed back against the claim that criticizing Israeli government policies is ‘anti-Semitic.’”
On March 25, 2015, Mohammad was a panelist for a BU SJP panel event that was “part of Israel Apartheid Month” and co-sponsored by Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP).
In May 2021, Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terrorists fired over 4,300 rockets from Gaza at major population centers in Israel. Israel responded by launching OGW, carrying out targeted military strikes in Gaza.
On May 28, 2021, Mohammad set his Facebook cover photo to an image promoting an anti-Israel protest hosted by American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) and the Islamic Circle of North America Council for Social Justice (ICNA CSJ) in Washington, D.C. titled: “National March for Palestine | #SanctionIsrael.”
Protesters at the rally chanted [00:04:47]: “Settlers, settlers, go back home... Sheikh Jarrah is ours alone” and [00:09:18]: “Intifada revolution.”
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.
Since the early 2000s, the term “intifada,” which translates from Arabic as “uprising” or “insurrection,” has carried the connotation of violence.
On May 6, 2021, Mohammad updated his profile Facebook profile photo with a frame that said:”أنقذوا حي الشيخ جراح# SaveSheikhJarrah.”
On May 5, 2019, Mohammad tweeted: “The winds of change, are in favor of the Palestinian ship. — attending Not Backing Down at UMass Fine Arts Center.” The event featured anti-Israel activists Roger Waters, Marc Lamont Hill, Linda Sarsour, Dave Zirin and Vijay Prashad.
The event’s Facebook description read: “The panel will address recent attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar and other progressives who have spoken out against Israel’s 50-year military occupation of Palestinian land and pushed back against the claim that criticizing Israeli government policies is ‘anti-Semitic.’”
On March 25, 2015, Mohammad was a panelist for a BU SJP panel event that was “part of Israel Apartheid Month” and co-sponsored by Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP).
Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) is presented internationally as a “series of events that seeks to raise awareness of…Israel’s settler-colonial project and apartheid system over the Palestinian people.” One of its goals is to build support for the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement. IAW has been renamed Palestine Awareness Week.
On October 30, 2014, Mohammad posted a series of photos to the Facebook event page of an anti-Israel rally in Boston titled: “Protest Friends of the Israel Defense Forces in Boston”. Mohammed commented: “#IDFnofriendofmine.”
Social Media and Weblinks
Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/othman.m.mohammadTwitter: https://twitter.com/A_Mind_Away
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/psychartist [Private]
Website: http://astutepsycare.com
University Website: https://profiles.umassmed.edu/display/18135215
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Infamous Quotes
“How come [U.S. Senator] Marco Rubio is such a Zionist? Does he have a history, or was he drowned with dollars from AIPAC [[American Israel Public Affairs Committee]?”
“I hope that would do not fall in the trap of internalized racism, by assimilating to the zionist narrative of why Palestinians are getting killed in Gaza today. Let us stop blaming our martyrs and our victims....”
