Abdullah Akl
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Abdullah Akl is a graduate student at Harvard University and a prominent member of Within Our Lifetime, "a virulent antisemitic and anti-Israel group and offshoot of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) in New York City."[1]
About
From his profile at MPower Change:[2]
- "Abdullah Akl is an experienced organizer and strategist residing in NYC. From organizing communities around “Get Out The Vote” efforts to making communities around NYC feel safer for young people, Abdullah has a passion to think of innovative ways to create positive change in his community and others. Abdullah has worked with The United Nations Children's Fund, The Muslim American Society, MPower Change, The US House Of Representatives, The New York State Assembly, and other organizations and entities whose focus is bringing about change and making the world a better place. Abdullah has completed his Double Bachelors Degree in Political Science & International Relations at Long Island University (LIU) Brooklyn, and is now doing his Masters in Government at Harvard University.
Addressing anti-Israel Activists at Columbia
Antisemitic Social Media Posts
Abdullah Akl is profiled in an article at the Washington Free Beacon titled "Anti-Semitic Social Media Posts Roil Harvard Amid Federal Civil Rights Investigation" dated January 9, 2024. Excerpt:[3]
- "Harvard University is facing a federal investigation into campus anti-Semitism. But social media posts reviewed by the Washington Free Beacon show anti-Semitism on campus is not abating, and the school does not appear eager to address it.
- A Harvard student seeking a master's degree in government, for example, has drawn the attention and concern of pro-Israel students on campus. That student, Abdullah Akl, is using his social media accounts to call for "Intifada" against Jews, contend "that there is no state called Israel," and encourage his followers to "teach your children that the Zionist entity is an enemy," according to posts reviewed by the Free Beacon.
- "Zionist are indigenous to hell," Akl told his followers in another Instagram post.
- Akl announced he would continue his "academic journey" at Harvard in May 2023, when he graduated from Long Island University-Brooklyn. Months later, Akl published an academic article under the Harvard name. MPower Change, the anti-Israel group cofounded by Linda Sarsour that employs Akl as a field organizer, lists Akl as a Harvard graduate student, as does Akl's LinkedIn. The Staten Island Advance wrote in October that Akl "is currently pursuing a master's degree in government from Harvard University..."