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The Antisemitism Research Center (ARC) by CAM flagged on Friday an Instagram account for glorifying the Hamas terrorist organization and potentially inciting antisemitic violence.
The @redneckssupportpalestine account, operated by Patrick Rozas, who uses the moniker “Abdullah Mohammed,” published video content — available here and here — in which he appears wearing a Hamas headband while brandishing a pistol.
Hamas has been a U.S. State Department-designated terrorist organization since 1997, and is responsible for the murder of thousands of civilians, including American citizens, in recent decades, with the October 7th massacre in 2023 the most notorious of its barbaric crimes.
The “Rednecks Support Palestine” Instagram account, with more than 1,000 posts and 157,000 followers, features links to donation channels, including Zelle and GoFundMe.
Rozas, who presents his activities as community funded, travels across the United States in a pickup truck adorned with Palestinian flags and other symbols with the self-stated mission of “teaching people about oppression” — a clear euphemism for preaching hatred of the State of Israel and Zionism to anyone who will listen.
CAM has formally notified Instagram’s parent company Meta, as well as Zelle and GoFundMe, of the posts in question, requesting an urgent review of the account and appropriate enforcement actions consistent with their policies.
The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has also been alerted.
In its letter to Meta, CAM wrote, “We believe this content constitutes a clear violation of Meta’s Dangerous Organizations and Individuals policy, which prohibits glorification, support, and representation of designated terrorist organizations.”
“The combination of visible support for Hamas with the display of a weapon raises serious safety concerns for Jewish communities and the broader public,” CAM emphasized.
CAM credits Meta for its cooperation and quick handling of past issues and looks forward to similar responsiveness in this latest case.
To Zelle and GoFundMe, CAM wrote, “An individual who publicly expresses support for Hamas while displaying a weapon should not be able to raise funds through an American crowdfunding platform,” and highlighted “potential legal exposure under U.S. material support laws.”
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