Antisemitic Organizations & Individuals

Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) is a student activist group with over 200 chapters in the U.S. and Canada. The organization has a long history of engaging in antisemitic rhetoric and harassing Jewish students on college campuses across America. SJP made headlines in 2023 when its national leadership organized a “day of resistance” immediately in the wake of the October 7, 2023, attack on Israeli civilians by Hamas terrorists. The organization said October 7, which left more than 1,200 Jews dead, was “a historic win for the Palestinian resistance: across land, air, and sea, our people have broken down the artificial barriers of the Zionist entity.” SJP chapters across the country have also been accused of vandalism, including spray-painting antisemitic graffiti on university property. Some chapters of the SJP are even more explicit in their support for terrorism, with the SJP chapter of CUNY Law stating, “If you support Palestine understand that necessitates supporting our right to defend ourselves and liberate our homeland by any means necessary.” A chapter of SJP at George Washington University projected “glory to our martyrs” on the side of a campus building in further support of Hamas terrorism. Bowdoin College Chapter.

American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) is an anti-Israel group closely connected to pro-Hamas individuals and organizations, such as the National Students for Justice in Palestine. While AMP presents itself as an educational entity primarily focused on raising awareness for Palestinian causes, it has been labeled by the Anti-Defamation League as “the foremost organization providing anti-Zionist training” in the United States. Bay Area, CA Chapter.

ANSWER Coalition (“Act Now to Stop War and End Racism”) is a U.S. anti-war movement that began following the September 11 terrorist attack in 2001 and in opposition to the U.S. invasion of Iraq. It has grown into a massive movement. On January 18, 2003, over 500,000 people attended a rally organized by the ANSWER coalition according to the group’s website. Since their founding, the ANSWER Coalition has participated in numerous protests including the 2014 March on the White House for Gaza and 2016 National March to Support Palestine. ANSWER Coalition is one of several organizations that organized a protest to in 2024 to “stand with students and a liberated Palestine,” a protest that aligns with the fifth day of the “Gaza Solidarity Encampment” at Columbia University. In July 2024, the ANSWER Coalition organized a protest of an address to congress by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Protesters stormed Union Station, burned an effigy of Netanyahu, and sprayed pro-Hamas graffiti on a statue of Christopher Columbus. Three of the protesters were arrested for “assaulting a police officer” in Columbus Circle according to reports.

CAIR’s antisemitic statements abuses are vast and well-documented. While claiming to fight intolerance and bigotry, CAIR produces a great deal of both in their way. CAIR’s national leader Nihad Awad said he was “happy to see” the Hamas terrorist attack that took the lives of Israeli civilians. CAIR’s CEO and Executive Director for the Greater Los Angeles area Hussam Ayloush said in a Facebook post that Israel should not be “surprised and appalled” that they’ve been attacked. Ayloush also said in December of 2023 that “Israel does not have a right to defend itself” and that Hamas had a “legitimate right” to attack Israel. Zahra Billoo, Executive Director of CAIR San Francisco, said in a Facebook post about the October 7, 2023 Hamas terrorist attack that killed more than 1,200 Israeli civilians that the world was witnessing “decolonization.” Billoo also said in a Facebook post that anyone who is pro-Israel is “pro-genocide.” CAIR also has a documented history of bringing antisemitic speakers to headline their galas and events. CAIR also has a history of ties to terrorism. In July of 2003, Rabih Haddad of CAIR-Ann Arbor was deported by the U.S. government on charges of links with the terrorist group Al-Qaeda. That same year in June, CAIR communications associate Randall “Ismail” Royer was arrested in Virginia on terror charges that were linked to a Pakistani jihadi group. He then plead guilty in 2004. In September of 2003, CAIR’s former Community Affairs Director, Bassem Khafagi, pled guilty to three federal counts of bank and visa fraud and agreed to be deported to Egypt. The Khafagi-founded Islamic Assembly of North America had funneled money to terror activities and had published material advocating suicide attacks against US. These illegal activities took place while Khafagi was employed by CAIR. In July of 2004, CAIR Northern Virginia board director Abdurahaman Alamoudi plead guilty to terrorism. In November of 2008, Ghassan Elashi, director of CAIR-Dallas, and Mohammad El-Mezain, a CAIR fundraiser in New York, were both convicted in the Holy Land Foundation trial for providing material support for Hamas. In 2008, the former Executive Director of CAIR Michigan Muthanna Al-Hanooti was charged with spying for the Iraqi government. In 2010, CAIR board member Nabil Saadoun was deported amid allegations of ties to terrorist organizations.

Marcoux is known for his antisemitic comments and denial of mass murder and rape of Israelis by Hamas terrorists on October 7, 2023. He commented on Twitter saying, “There was no ‘mass rape.’”

A dentist in North Miami, Florida, Kablawi can be seen in a Facebook live stream saying, “Oh Allah, annihilate the tyrannical Jews.”

Chambers is a major donor and member of the Berkshire Communists, which describes itself as a “revolutionary Marxist-Leninist collective, aiming to promote the formation of a powerful workers’ party.” Chambers is the heir to a family fortune which he uses to fund the communist agenda. After the Hamas terrorist attack against Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023, Chambers called for “making people who support Israel actually afraid to go out in public.”

The head of the Texas Chapter of American Muslims for Palestine, Suleiman is known for his long history of antisemitic comments. In 2017, he posted an image on social media in support of the Muslim Brotherhood. He has denied that Hamas uses civilians for human shields, taken the side of terrorist the Hamas terrorist organization repeatedly and said gays and lesbians were akin to people who engage in bestiality. During a 2012 lecture, Suleiman prayed for the “humiliation” of Israel and Jews who support it, stating “We ask Allah to humiliate this Israel, the way that Allah humiliated Beni Israel…We ask Allah to humiliate those who occupy the ‘land of Filastin [‘Palestine’].” In a speech that took place after the October 7 terror attack on Israeli civilians in 2023, Suleiman equated the phrase “I stand with Israel” with “a blank check for genocide.”

Executive Director of CAIR Los Angeles, Ayloush has made incendiary comments about Israel, such as stating that Israel does not have the right to defend itself. He metaphorically likened Israeli self-defense to Nazi Germany’s atrocities during World War II. Speaking of Israel during a sermon on December 1, 2023 at a CAIR Los Angeles meeting, Ayloush stated “Imagine we tell Nazi Germany: ‘You have the right to defend yourself against French resistance, or Polish resistance, or Jewish resistance in the Warsaw Ghetto.’ People would laugh at you if you said that.”