Frontpage Mag By Joe Kaufman
Nourhan Mesbah is part of an ever-increasing number of individuals within Democratic Party circles, who harbor animosity towards Jews. This past September, after the resurfacing of an anti-Semitic tweet from her past, calls were made for Mesbah to resign, first from her position as
of the College Democrats of America (CDA) and then from her newly elected position as CDA Vice President. She did neither, instead attempting to change the subject to one of her own victim status via a false narrative of “Islamophobia.” Why is she still VP? Is this merely about one tweet, or is this but a fragment of a dangerous and deeply troubling pattern.
On September 17th, just prior to the CDA election, the CDA Jewish Caucus put out a press release exposing a 2016 tweet Mesbah had written as a young girl, blaming a presidential debate between ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and then-candidate Donald Trump on “the yahood,” i.e. the Jews. Tagged in the tweet was an acquaintance of Mesbah, Dima Jubara, a vocal anti-Semite who has repeatedly tweeted that “Allah will kill the Jews.” The Jewish Caucus called on Mesbah to resign as CDA Director of Inclusivity, Diversity, Equity, and Accessibility (IDEA) and to forfeit her candidacy for CDA VP. Mesbah refused and won her election.
Following the election, Mesbah’s successor as IDEA Director, Jeremy Ward, announced an independent investigation into Mesbah’s conduct. On November 10th, Ward issued an internal report concluding that Mesbah’s tweet was indeed anti-Semitic and that she further exhibited “a pattern of discrimination against members of the black community.” Ward, in addition to several CDA chapters, demanded Mesbah’s resignation as VP, at least one CDA chapter threatening “impeachment.” Again, Mesbah refused to step down…
