Aziza Zahran is a child disability specialist in the state of New York who actively displays her antisemitism and extreme views toward Jews and Israel on her social media.
She has advocated for the death of Jews and the State of Israel, praised Hitler, compared Israel to Nazi Germany, and justified violence against Israelis. Zahran's online presence includes usernames like "IsisLayla2" on Twitter and "Isis Layla" on Facebook. Zahran is also a staunch supporter of the antisemitic Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement and has affiliations with the violent Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) group.
Examples of Zahran’s bigoted posts:
On November 16, 2012, Zahran tweeted: “I WISH HITLER WOULD HAVE FINISHED WHAT HE STARTED! IF HE ONLY KNEW WHAT SAVAGES THE JEWS WOULD BECOME!” She followed her tweet with the following response: “I DO NOT GIVE A SINGLE SH*T ABOUT WHO THEY JEWS WERE, THEY DON'T CARE ABOUT THE PALESTINIANS. #DEATH2ISRAEL&JEWS”
On November 17, 2012, Zahran tweeted: “Palestine will be free from the river to the sea, death to Israel death to Jews on judgment day you will lose.”
On November 17, 2012, Zahran tweeted: “The Jews don’t like #LouisFarrakhan, so they call him Hitler. Well, that's a good name, Hitler was a great man #LouisFarrakhan.” Louis Farrakhan is a former recipient of StopAntisemitism’s ‘Antisemite of the Week.’
On May 6, 2021, Zahran tweeted: “Are the #Jewish people the only people that can use the word #holocaust to describe the horrible human rights violations that #Nazis did to them? I'm using the word holocaust to describe the violations of human rights #Israel is doing to #Palestinians in #Gaza & all of #Palestine”
On May 10, 2021, Zahran tweeted: “Just to be clear. Israel is not a country or state, it's a colonialist imperialist power killing indigenous people to steal their land, Stop naming it. Stop validating it's (sic) existence #Israel cannot and we will not allow it to exist this way Boycott it. Disarm it…”
Encouraging the boycott of Israeli products, downplaying the events of the Holocaust, advocating violence against Jews, comparing Jews to Nazis, and calling for Israel's destruction all violate the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance's (IHRA) definition of antisemitism. These alarming and indefensible posts reveal a damaged character unfit to care for Jewish children.
As of June 2022, Zahran's LinkedIn profile indicated her role as a Care Manager at the Children’s Health Home of Catholic Charities of Onondaga County.
How can you help? Email the Children’s Health Home of Catholic Charities of Onondaga County and demand they terminate Aziza Zahran. Families should not be subjected to the hatred of a rabid antisemite, especially in a caregiving role.