An American anti-Zionist organization recited the Mourner's Kaddish for terrorists killed in the recent Israel-Gaza military operation at a demonstration in Los Angeles last Thursday."IfNotNow," a self-styled "movement of Jews to end Israel’s occupation and transform the American Jewish community," held a demonstration in Los Angeles on May 28, where members of the organization displayed a banner with the names of Palestinian and Israeli victims of the 11-day conflict.They also recited the Mourner's Kaddish, the Jewish prayer that is read for the death of a close person. console.log("catid body is "+catID);if(catID==120){document.getElementsByClassName("divConnatix")[0].style.display ="none";var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'https://player.anyclip.com/anyclip-widget/lre-widget/prod/v1/src/lre.js'; script.setAttribute('pubname','jpostcom'); script.setAttribute('widgetname','0011r00001lcD1i_12258'); document.getElementsByClassName('divAnyClip')[0].appendChild(script);}else if(catID!=69 && catID!=2){ document.getElementsByClassName("divConnatix")[0].style.display ="none"; var script = document.createElement('script'); script.src = 'https://static.vidazoo.com/basev/vwpt.js'; script.setAttribute('data-widget-id','60fd6becf6393400049e6535'); document.getElementsByClassName('divVidazoo')[0].appendChild(script); }Joe Truzman, a research analyst for The Foundation for Defense of Democracies (FDD) pointed out on Twitter that the names of several PIJ and Hamas operatives were included in the list of people for whom IfNotNow recited Kaddish.Among them were Basem Issa, a Gaza Brigade Commander; Sameh Mamlouk, commander of the Missile Unit Northern Brigade; and Abu al-Ata's brother, Mohammad al-Ata.
Interesting, they're mourning quite a few Palestinian Islamic Jihad and Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades militants. Basem Issa - Gaza Brigade Commander. Sameh Mamlouk - Commander of the Missile Unit Northern Brigade. Abu al-Ata's brother, Mohammad al-Ata. https://t.co/6Op8CoWJYZ
— Joe Truzman (@Jtruzmah) May 28, 2021
This is not the first time that IfNotNow has been criticized for apparently mourning the death of terrorists. In 2014, during Operation Protective Edge the group organized similar demonstrations in over 10 locations across the United States, and in 2018 they repeated the event, reciting Kaddish for 62 Palestinians, 50 of whom were confirmed to be members of Hamas.A similar event was held in London at the same time, although the group was not affiliated with IfNotNow.
