MUSTAFA AYESH AND JOHN ZAHARIEV
THE ANTI-SEMITES TWITTER PROTECTS
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Too often, threatening social media posts are a precursor to actual violence. Before Robert Bowers walked into the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh and gunned down innocent congregants, he posted on Gab.ai, “I can't sit by and watch my people get slaughtered. Screw your optics, I'm going in."
None of us can stay silent in the wake of this kind of hateful and violent language.
Dr. Lara Kollab
In January 2019, Canary Mission made an enormous impact through our discovery and exposure of Dr. Lara Kollab at the Cleveland Clinic for tweeting that she would giver her Jewish patients "the wrong meds."
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Twitter Locks Canary Mission's Account
However, in a bizarre twist, less than two months later Twitter sanctioned Canary Mission for exposing two more potentially dangerous individuals, who were tweeting similarly violent content.
On February 18th, 2019, Twitter locked our account for this tweet calling out John Zahariev:
"@UHouston student and SJP affiliate John Zahariev @violaslayvis hates the police: “Police don't get conditional hate from me. F**k em all." “lets hope the police die." & then “Are they shooting the police?    Hope the       (pigs die)"
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Then, in a shameful dishonoring of their own procedures, Twitter did not answer any of our appeals over the course of the following 2 weeks.
Instead, the social media giant doubled-down in protecting hate-speech. adding another shocking sanction to us. On March 2nd, 2019, Twitter issues a second account lock. This time for a tweet exposing anti-Semite, Mustafa Ayesh.
“Nashville resident and aspiring rapper Mustafa Ayesh @AmmansVeryOwn tweeted this hideous rhyme, "‘Versace Versace f**k b**ches bake Jews that's the life of a Nazi’ #HailHitler !!"”
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Late On March 6th, Twitter suddenly removed both locks and reinstated the Canary Mission account in full. They have yet to provide an explanation for their actions, either for the locks or their change of heart.
It is without doubt that the efforts of our supporters calling out Twitter for their shocking actions led directly to them backtracking. We are extremely grateful to everyone who messaged Twitter Support.
We are however left wondering...
What is worse... the violence and racism of John Zahariev and Mustafa Ayesh or the institutional anti-Semitism of Twitter?
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John Zahariev has encouraged violence against the police and advocated for America's destruction. He has promoted violent revolution, spread hatred of America and Israel and shown support for a convicted terrorist.
Zahariev has also mocked pro-Israel students and is a supporter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at the University of Houston (UH).
Zahariev has been sanctioned by Twitter several times due to violating Twitter’s rules against “hateful conduct” and “abusive behavior.” In February 2018, Zahariev created a second Twitter account, which he stated in the bio that he had opened after his first account had been locked.
As of February 2019, Zahariev’s Facebook page said he studied Psychology at UH.
In December 2018, Zahariev indicated on Twitter that he had graduated college.
“Death to all police! Death to all police!” (*Twitter locked Zahariev’s account for this tweet)
— John Zahariev, Twitter, May 6 2017
“Hope all these pigs get shot...People defending these pigs should also be shot tbh.”
— John Zahariev, Twitter, Jun 20 2018
“F**k nonviolence & f**k the police! Somebody needs to find those pigs & give them what's coming to them #AltonSterling.”
— John Zahariev, Twitter, Jul 5, 2016
“I'm starting to learn that gun proficiency is important who any leftist who is interested in participating in direct action.”
— John Zahariev, Twitter, Aug 11 2017
“If you told me I would be looking up guns in 2017 I wouldn't believe you.”
— John Zahariev, Twitter, Aug 12 2017
“F**k a boycott. We need to organize a coordinated day of shoplifting. We robbin Walmart, Target, definitely Whole Foods tf. Who down??”
— John Zahariev, Twitter, Sept 25 2016
“I should paint my toilet bowl the Israeli flag colors so I'm always....s**ting on Israel.”
— John Zahariev, Twitter, Apr 10 2017
“We don't want to win the presidency. We want to destroy it. And the United States of America.”
— John Zahariev, Twitter, Jan 15 2017
For his full profile visit https://canarymission.org/individuals/John_Zahariev/
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Mustafa Ayesh has joked about harming Jewish children, praised Hitler, celebrated the Holocaust and mocked Holocaust victims. Ayesh has also spread anti-Semitism and anti-Jewish conspiracy theories on Twitter.
Ayesh has expressed support for the terror groups Hamas and for Hezbollah and called for a “third intifada.” He has also demonized Israel and promoted the Boycott Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
In 2017, Ayesh indicated on Twitter that he was a rapper, going by the name of “Stafa.” As of March 2019, Ayesh’s Facebook page said he lived in Nashville, Tennessee.
“‘@HassanYOHassan: I wanna put needles in candy and feed Jewish children. I'm bad’ ameen, I feel you!”
— Mustafa Ayesh, Twitter, Jun 13 2012
“‘Versace Versace f**k b**ches bake Jews that's the life of a Nazi’ #HailHitler !!”
— Mustafa Ayesh, Twitter, Aug 24, 2013
“@KimbRothschild ashamed of what exactly, I wont mind burning you sons of bitches,f**k yall and your mommas worse then hitler did, #PALESTINE”
— Mustafa Ayesh, Twitter, Jul 13 2012
“Israel is a terrorist state #BDSIsrael”
— Mustafa Ayesh, Twitter, Mar 29 2012
“‘@netanyahu: During the Holocaust the Jewish People were helpless and its rescuers came too late.’ well boo hoo!! :/.”
— Mustafa Ayesh, Twitter, Mar 25 2013
“Been saying this ,they whole army this bad Allah yilan il yahood [May Allah curse the Jews].”
— Mustafa Ayesh, Twitter, October 16, 2018
“You can be whatever you wanna be in life .... .....Just don't be a Jew.”
— Mustafa Ayesh, Twitter, November 30, 2015
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Thank you to everyone who wrote to Twitter on our behalf. You helped bring back our account and we are truly grateful.
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