Abbas Ghassemi, is an engineering professor at the University of California Merced. He was recently caught running an atrocious Twitter account where he posted over 2,200 antisemitic and anti-American posts. Earlier this month he deleted the account after his vile conduct was exposed.
Some of his now deleted hateful tweets were published in the media, but as was recently covered by The Washington Free Beacon, StopAntisemitism.org has obtained and exclusively translated over 2000 of Ghassemi’s deleted tweets which revealed that he is not only a rabid antisemite but is also a passionate supporter of the murderous Iranian regime, and enthusiastically hates America.
In his tweets, Abbas Ghassemi openly:
Mourns the death of Iranian terrorists Qasem Soleimani and Mohsen Fakhrizadeh
Supports the Foreign Terrorist Organization Hezbollah: “#Hezbollah is the protector of our goals” – May 3, 2020
Endorses violence and terror: “Drop by drop of the blood of the shahids (martyrs) will be the abode of hundreds of other fighters. We are the nation of martyrdom” – November 27, 2020
Admires the leader of the terror organization Hezbollah: “We won't leave our weapon, for you oh Nasrallah” – August 13, 2020
Demonstrates his despise for American leaders: "The yellow dog is the brother of the jackal" (i.e – they're all the same evil)
Demonstrates his hatred for America: “America is corrupt and evil at its roots!!!” - August 7, 2020
Ghassemi also actively participates in speaking sessions both in person and virtually praising and supporting Iran’s murderous leaders. In June 2020, Ghassemi participated in a webinar titled "Imam Khomeini and His Stance for Justice", where he appeared with a background featuring Ayatollahs Khomeini and Khamenei.
June 2020 Panel Discussion – Imam Khomeini and His Stance for Justice
February 2016 - Lecturing on the background of images of Iran’s Leaders at a conference of a pro-Iran organization
The University of California Merced initially defended Ghassemi’s hateful actions but after public outrage, the school announced an investigation was started.
Abbas Ghassemi’s sickening antisemitism, hatred of America (where he lives for more than 40 years and teaches young impressionable students), and praising of terrorists and the Iranian regime are astonishing. It should instantly disqualify him from teaching at American universities, specifically publicly funded ones like UC Merced.
We are calling YOU to demand UC Merced takes disciplinary action against Ghassemi!
Sign this petition and email the school to demand the University of California Merced sends a clear message against hatred and bigotry by immediately terminating Professor Abbas Ghassemi!
University of California Board of Regents: regentsoffice@ucop.edu
University of California Merced Chancellor Juan Muñoz: chancellormunoz@ucmerced.edu
University of California Merced Engineering Chair Thomas Peterson: tpeterson@ucmerced.edu