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(New York Jewish Week) — New York University is investigating a graduate student working at the school library who wrote “Free Palestine” and a profanity on an Israeli mail bag left in the trash.
The university accused Naye Idriss in November 2022 of alleged antisemitism and vandalism, according to her attorney. Idriss was informed that she was being investigated for allegedly violating the non-discrimination policy in the student conduct code.
Dylan Saba, who is representing the student through Palestine Legal, a civil rights group, also said that the university sent an email to library staff saying that there was “an anti-Israel incident.” Another email stated that there was “an alleged antisemitism incident.”
In December, Idriss, who was one of three Arabic language students working at the library, was not rehired with her peers.
An NYU student wrote ‘F–k Israel’ on a piece of trash. Is that antisemitism or freedom of speech? - Jewish Telegraphic Agency (jta.org)
Overview
Naye Idriss [Naay Idriss] has celebrated the death of Israelis, spread anti-Semitism, idolized terrorists and promoted hatred of Israelis and Zionists. Idriss has also spread hatred of Israel and America.
Idriss has celebrated [00:31:32] terrorism, called [00:33:18] for Israel’s destruction and promoted [00:08:54] incitement as a speaker or a lead marcher at Within Our Lifetime (WOL) rallies in New York City in 2021 and 2022. At a 2022 WOL event, she represented [00:31:10] the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) as one of its activists.
In January 2023, New York University (NYU) did not rehire Idriss as an Arabic translator after she vandalized an Israeli mail service bag while at work. NYU opened an investigation on Idriss for multiple issues, including defacing school property.
Idriss is the daughter of Samah Idriss, the founder of the Campaign to Boycott Supporters of Israel-Lebanon (CBSI), a campaign pre-dating the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement. CBSI targeted Israeli companies in Lebanon and Arab countries. Idriss has tweeted about her father’s close friendship with terrorist leaders.
In 2017, 2019 and 2020, Idriss was an activist or organizer with the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter at Columbia University (Columbia SJP). During those same years, she was an activist with Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD), a BDS movement coalition co-led by Columbia SJP.
As of January 2023, Idriss’s Facebook said she had been a Teaching Assistant (TA) at Columbia since January 16, 2019.
Also as of January 2023, Idriss was listed on an NYU website with other “continuing students 2021-2023” as pursuing a master’s degree at NYU’s Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies (Kevorkian Center). In August 2021, she wrote that in the fall she would start her master’s degree in Middle Eastern studies at the Kevorkian Center.
In 2020, Idriss graduated from Columbia with a bachelor’s degree in Comparative Literature and Anthropology.
As of January 2023, Idriss’s Facebook said she was located in Manhattan, New York.
As of the same date, Idriss went by the username “ناي سماح إدريس [Naye Samah Idriss]” on Twitter.
Celebrating the Death of Israelis
On March 29, 2022, Idriss tweeted: “صورة الشهيد ضياء حمارشة... نفذ عملية في ’تل أبيب’ في فلسطين المحتلة ٤٨ اليوم مما ادى الى قتل 5 مستوطنين.كل الدعم والمجد لأي عمل يخلق جواً من الخوف وانعدام الأمن للمستوطنين. لن يعرفوا الأمن ولا السلام على الأرض المسروقة! ”
The tweet translated said: “A picture of the martyr Diaa Hamarsheh... He carried out an operation in ‘Tel Aviv’ in occupied Palestine 48 [Israel] today, which led to the killing of 5 settlers. All support and glory for any action that creates an atmosphere of fear and insecurity for the settlers. They will know neither security nor peace on stolen land! ].”
In March 2022, Diaa Hamarsheh, who was in Israel illegally, opened fire on civilians and killed five people in Bnei Brak, Israel. Among the dead was the Israeli Arab police officer who killed Hamarsheh, two Orthodox Jewish fathers and two foreign Ukrainian workers.
On March 26, 2020, Idriss tweeted a screenshot of a tweet celebrating the first coronavirus death in Israel. The screenshot included news of the death and the screenshot said: “anyway should i paint my nails red or green today.”
Idriss wrote in her tweet: “the person who originally tweeted this was bullied by liberal zios to remove it so imma tweet it out for her again .”
The term "Zio" is a commonly used derogatory reference to Zionists and an often-used anti-Semitic slur.
Spreading Anti-Semitism
On October 10, 2020, Idriss tweeted: “still thinking abt that time soft libs tried to scold me for using ‘zio’ because ‘it’s a slur’.,,.,.....Bi**h....it’s supposed to be ”
On February 19, 2021, Idriss tweeted: “favorite video on the internet now, Palestinians in alquds [Jerusalem] throwing snowballs at the zio settlers .”
Idriss included a video showing Palestinians throwing snowballs at a group of Orthodox Chassidic Jews while mocking them, near one of the gates to Jerusalem’s Old City.
Idolizing Terrorists (PFLP)
On July 9, 2022, Idriss shared on Facebook an article written by her father about Ghassan Kanafani and added: “في ذكرى يوم استشهاد الكاتب والمناضل الثوري غسان كنفاني الذي يصادف اليوم، اعيد نشر مقال كتبه بابا في ٢٠١٧ عن تجديد فكر كنفاني [In memory of the martyrdom day of the writer and revolutionary fighter Ghassan Kanafani, which happens today, an article written by dad in 1963 about renewing Kanafani's thought ].”
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 July 9, 2022, Idriss wrote on Facebook referring to Kanafani as “the great.”
On March 7, 2022, Idriss tweeted: “‘وهل هناك أبلغ وأفصح من فعل الشهيد…’
باسل الأعرج [‘Is there anything more illuminating and eloquent than becoming a martyr?’ Basil Al Araj].”
Basel Al Araj was killed in a shoot-out with Israeli troops during an arrest raid. He had been suspected of belonging to a terror cell planning to carry out attacks on Israeli targets. Two M-16 assault rifles and an improvised Carlo-style submachine gun were found inside his home.
On the same day, Idriss tweeted a quote attributed to her father praising Al Araj.
Idriss wrote in her tweet: “فلا تتخذ الثقافة أبعدَ مدياتها وأكثرَها رسوخًا في وعي الناس إنْ لم تشتبك فعليًّا مع الاحتلال: بالمنشور، والحجر، والبندقيّة، والقذيفة، والصاروخ. وبغير ذلك، تبقى الثقافة سبيلًا إلى ’الترقّي’ الذاتيّ والبرستيج الأجوف.’ سماح إدريس عما يمكن نتعلمه من الشهيد باسل الأعرج. [Culture does not take its farthest and most ingrained reach in people's consciousness if it does not actually engage with the occupation: with saws, stones, rifles, shells, and rockets. Otherwise, culture remains a path to self-elevation and hollow prestige.’ Samah Idris about what we can learn from the martyr Basil Al-Araj].”
On February 22, 2022, Idriss tweeted: “What dad Samah Idriss wrote 3 years ago, shortly after the death of his best friend, the activist and amazing human being Maher Al-Yamani. Maher was the right hand of George Habash and one of the hijackers in 1968 (in Greece)... and the first to carry me after I was born. I hope to share this wonderful man with those who do not know him, as dad wished ... ”
George Habash, who has been called“the godfather of Middle East terrorism,” founded the terrorist organization the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). In 1970, Habash was the mastermind behind the hijackings of four Western airliners. In 1972, the PFLP collaborated with Japanese Red Army terrorists to massacre 24 people at Israel's Lod International Airport (renamed Ben Gurion International Airport).
On January 31, 2022, Idriss shared on Facebook a post from her father that aimed to “honor” the memory of the “wise George Habash.”
On March 31, 2020, Idriss tweeted about Leila Khaled: “Hahahah my hijacker queen .”
Leila Khaled is a leading member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and participated in the hijacking of TWA Flight 840 in 1969 and El Al Flight 219 in 1970. As of 2017, Khaled was a member of PFLP's Political Bureau. Khaled has said that the second intifada failed because it was not violent enough, advocated [00:36:07] for the use of children in terror activities and compared Zionists to Nazis.
On May 13, 2017, Idriss participated in a “Saltwater Challenge” with other CUAD activists.
The “Saltwater Challenge” was held in solidarity with hunger-striking Palestinian prison inmates convicted of terrorism. The strike was initiated by Marwan Barghouti, who was serving five consecutive life sentences for his role in suicide bombings that killed five Israelis during the “Second Intifada.” Aarab Barghouti, the son of Marwan Barghouti, launched the “Saltwater Challenge.”
Naye Idriss - Canary Mission
(New York Jewish Week) — New York University is investigating a graduate student working at the school library who wrote “Free Palestine” and a profanity on an Israeli mail bag left in the trash.
The university accused Naye Idriss in November 2022 of alleged antisemitism and vandalism, according to her attorney. Idriss was informed that she was being investigated for allegedly violating the non-discrimination policy in the student conduct code.
Dylan Saba, who is representing the student through Palestine Legal, a civil rights group, also said that the university sent an email to library staff saying that there was “an anti-Israel incident.” Another email stated that there was “an alleged antisemitism incident.”
In December, Idriss, who was one of three Arabic language students working at the library, was not rehired with her peers.
An NYU student wrote ‘F–k Israel’ on a piece of trash. Is that antisemitism or freedom of speech? - Jewish Telegraphic Agency (jta.org)
Overview
Naye Idriss [Naay Idriss] has celebrated the death of Israelis, spread anti-Semitism, idolized terrorists and promoted hatred of Israelis and Zionists. Idriss has also spread hatred of Israel and America.
Idriss has celebrated [00:31:32] terrorism, called [00:33:18] for Israel’s destruction and promoted [00:08:54] incitement as a speaker or a lead marcher at Within Our Lifetime (WOL) rallies in New York City in 2021 and 2022. At a 2022 WOL event, she represented [00:31:10] the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM) as one of its activists.
In January 2023, New York University (NYU) did not rehire Idriss as an Arabic translator after she vandalized an Israeli mail service bag while at work. NYU opened an investigation on Idriss for multiple issues, including defacing school property.
Idriss is the daughter of Samah Idriss, the founder of the Campaign to Boycott Supporters of Israel-Lebanon (CBSI), a campaign pre-dating the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement. CBSI targeted Israeli companies in Lebanon and Arab countries. Idriss has tweeted about her father’s close friendship with terrorist leaders.
In 2017, 2019 and 2020, Idriss was an activist or organizer with the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter at Columbia University (Columbia SJP). During those same years, she was an activist with Columbia University Apartheid Divest (CUAD), a BDS movement coalition co-led by Columbia SJP.
As of January 2023, Idriss’s Facebook said she had been a Teaching Assistant (TA) at Columbia since January 16, 2019.
Also as of January 2023, Idriss was listed on an NYU website with other “continuing students 2021-2023” as pursuing a master’s degree at NYU’s Hagop Kevorkian Center for Near Eastern Studies (Kevorkian Center). In August 2021, she wrote that in the fall she would start her master’s degree in Middle Eastern studies at the Kevorkian Center.
In 2020, Idriss graduated from Columbia with a bachelor’s degree in Comparative Literature and Anthropology.
As of January 2023, Idriss’s Facebook said she was located in Manhattan, New York.
As of the same date, Idriss went by the username “ناي سماح إدريس [Naye Samah Idriss]” on Twitter.
Celebrating the Death of Israelis
On March 29, 2022, Idriss tweeted: “صورة الشهيد ضياء حمارشة... نفذ عملية في ’تل أبيب’ في فلسطين المحتلة ٤٨ اليوم مما ادى الى قتل 5 مستوطنين.كل الدعم والمجد لأي عمل يخلق جواً من الخوف وانعدام الأمن للمستوطنين. لن يعرفوا الأمن ولا السلام على الأرض المسروقة! ”
The tweet translated said: “A picture of the martyr Diaa Hamarsheh... He carried out an operation in ‘Tel Aviv’ in occupied Palestine 48 [Israel] today, which led to the killing of 5 settlers. All support and glory for any action that creates an atmosphere of fear and insecurity for the settlers. They will know neither security nor peace on stolen land! ].”
In March 2022, Diaa Hamarsheh, who was in Israel illegally, opened fire on civilians and killed five people in Bnei Brak, Israel. Among the dead was the Israeli Arab police officer who killed Hamarsheh, two Orthodox Jewish fathers and two foreign Ukrainian workers.
On March 26, 2020, Idriss tweeted a screenshot of a tweet celebrating the first coronavirus death in Israel. The screenshot included news of the death and the screenshot said: “anyway should i paint my nails red or green today.”
Idriss wrote in her tweet: “the person who originally tweeted this was bullied by liberal zios to remove it so imma tweet it out for her again .”
The term "Zio" is a commonly used derogatory reference to Zionists and an often-used anti-Semitic slur.
Spreading Anti-Semitism
On October 10, 2020, Idriss tweeted: “still thinking abt that time soft libs tried to scold me for using ‘zio’ because ‘it’s a slur’.,,.,.....Bi**h....it’s supposed to be ”
On February 19, 2021, Idriss tweeted: “favorite video on the internet now, Palestinians in alquds [Jerusalem] throwing snowballs at the zio settlers .”
Idriss included a video showing Palestinians throwing snowballs at a group of Orthodox Chassidic Jews while mocking them, near one of the gates to Jerusalem’s Old City.
Idolizing Terrorists (PFLP)
On July 9, 2022, Idriss shared on Facebook an article written by her father about Ghassan Kanafani and added: “في ذكرى يوم استشهاد الكاتب والمناضل الثوري غسان كنفاني الذي يصادف اليوم، اعيد نشر مقال كتبه بابا في ٢٠١٧ عن تجديد فكر كنفاني [In memory of the martyrdom day of the writer and revolutionary fighter Ghassan Kanafani, which happens today, an article written by dad in 1963 about renewing Kanafani's thought ].”
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 July 9, 2022, Idriss wrote on Facebook referring to Kanafani as “the great.”
On March 7, 2022, Idriss tweeted: “‘وهل هناك أبلغ وأفصح من فعل الشهيد…’
باسل الأعرج [‘Is there anything more illuminating and eloquent than becoming a martyr?’ Basil Al Araj].”
Basel Al Araj was killed in a shoot-out with Israeli troops during an arrest raid. He had been suspected of belonging to a terror cell planning to carry out attacks on Israeli targets. Two M-16 assault rifles and an improvised Carlo-style submachine gun were found inside his home.
On the same day, Idriss tweeted a quote attributed to her father praising Al Araj.
Idriss wrote in her tweet: “فلا تتخذ الثقافة أبعدَ مدياتها وأكثرَها رسوخًا في وعي الناس إنْ لم تشتبك فعليًّا مع الاحتلال: بالمنشور، والحجر، والبندقيّة، والقذيفة، والصاروخ. وبغير ذلك، تبقى الثقافة سبيلًا إلى ’الترقّي’ الذاتيّ والبرستيج الأجوف.’ سماح إدريس عما يمكن نتعلمه من الشهيد باسل الأعرج. [Culture does not take its farthest and most ingrained reach in people's consciousness if it does not actually engage with the occupation: with saws, stones, rifles, shells, and rockets. Otherwise, culture remains a path to self-elevation and hollow prestige.’ Samah Idris about what we can learn from the martyr Basil Al-Araj].”
On February 22, 2022, Idriss tweeted: “What dad Samah Idriss wrote 3 years ago, shortly after the death of his best friend, the activist and amazing human being Maher Al-Yamani. Maher was the right hand of George Habash and one of the hijackers in 1968 (in Greece)... and the first to carry me after I was born. I hope to share this wonderful man with those who do not know him, as dad wished ... ”
George Habash, who has been called“the godfather of Middle East terrorism,” founded the terrorist organization the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP). In 1970, Habash was the mastermind behind the hijackings of four Western airliners. In 1972, the PFLP collaborated with Japanese Red Army terrorists to massacre 24 people at Israel's Lod International Airport (renamed Ben Gurion International Airport).
On January 31, 2022, Idriss shared on Facebook a post from her father that aimed to “honor” the memory of the “wise George Habash.”
On March 31, 2020, Idriss tweeted about Leila Khaled: “Hahahah my hijacker queen .”
Leila Khaled is a leading member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) and participated in the hijacking of TWA Flight 840 in 1969 and El Al Flight 219 in 1970. As of 2017, Khaled was a member of PFLP's Political Bureau. Khaled has said that the second intifada failed because it was not violent enough, advocated [00:36:07] for the use of children in terror activities and compared Zionists to Nazis.
On May 13, 2017, Idriss participated in a “Saltwater Challenge” with other CUAD activists.
The “Saltwater Challenge” was held in solidarity with hunger-striking Palestinian prison inmates convicted of terrorism. The strike was initiated by Marwan Barghouti, who was serving five consecutive life sentences for his role in suicide bombings that killed five Israelis during the “Second Intifada.” Aarab Barghouti, the son of Marwan Barghouti, launched the “Saltwater Challenge.”
Naye Idriss - Canary Mission