When we saw the Women’s Day post from Akademia dla Palestyny, which included the message: „Best wishes to all female fighters!” while glorifying two terrorists and a Nazi from the Syrian Social Nationalist Party (SSNP), we were speechless.

This is yet another proof that antisemitic propaganda and support for terrorism are not accidental „slip-ups” but an official political stance of organizations calling themselves „pro-Palestinian.” Boundaries are being crossed without consequences or public resistance. Despite how disheartening this is, we know we cannot give up. That’s why we have decided to address this outrageous post. We ask for your support in spreading awareness about this and similar issues and in fighting antisemitism.

Nazism, Terrorism, and Patriarchy – Feminism According to Akademia dla Palestyny

The first of Akademia dla Palestyny’s „heroines” is Sana’a Mehaidli, presented as a „symbol of resistance, breaking the stereotype that femininity is tied to helplessness.” But what kind of resistance are we talking about? The fact that Sana’a is an icon of national socialists was conveniently omitted.

She was a member and a celebrated figure of the Syrian Nazi party, SSNP. Like many neo-Nazi organizations, SSNP avoids this label, but for researchers, the case is clear. As stated in the book All Honourable Men, published by the University of Cambridge’s Department of History: 

„Saadeh, the 'lifelong leader of the party,’ was an admirer of Adolf Hitler and was influenced by Nazi and fascist ideology. This went beyond adopting a reversed swastika as the party’s symbol and singing the party anthem to the tune of 'Deutschland über alles.’ It included developing a cult of leadership, promoting a totalitarian government, and glorifying the ancient pre-Christian past as well as the organic unity of the Syrian people as a nation.”

The second icon of „militant feminism,” according to Akademia dla Palestyny, is Hanadi Jaradat. She is portrayed as a victim of Israeli violence who „responded” by carrying out a suicide bombing at the Maxim restaurant in Haifa. The organization frames her as a martyr in an extremely patriarchal way—depicting her actions solely as a reaction to the deaths of „her men.”

Moreover, Jaradat, like her fiancé, brother, and cousin—who were killed during the Second Intifada—was a member of Palestinian Islamic Jihad, one of the most brutal terrorist organizations in the world. In an act of „patriarchal self-sacrifice,” she chose as her target an Arab-Jewish restaurant, a symbol of peaceful coexistence between two nations in one state. She detonated herself next to baby strollers to kill as many children as possible, and her victims included not only Jews but also Palestinians, whom she „punished” for „betraying their race.”

Glorifying Hanadi Jaradat as a „heroic feminist” on March 8 is not only a blatant falsification of history and the promotion of antisemitic terrorism but also a fundamental betrayal of feminist ideals.

Feminism fights for women’s agency, not for their instrumentalization in terrorist machines.

The third figure is Leila Khaled. A post dedicated to her was also published six months ago by FFIPP—„Students and Professors for Israeli-Palestinian Peace.” This proves that glorifying antisemitic terrorists and turning them into icons and symbols is a regular practice within such organizations.

FFIPP – An NGO That Glorifies Terrorism Under the Pretext of Promoting Peace

FFIPP operates in nine European branches, but it is most active in Poland, where it has the largest audience. One of its primary activities is organizing camps in the Palestinian Authority for European youth, alongside extensive educational and informational efforts.

FFIPP activists participate in numerous „pro-Palestinian” events and demonstrations, supported by professional social media promotion. Once again, under the guise of „fighting for peace” and promoting Palestinian culture, antisemitic terrorist propaganda is being spread.

In their “Resistance” series, FFIPP published a piece on October 3, 2024, praising Layla Khalid. They describe her as “a heroine and iconic figure of the Palestinian resistance, a Palestinian activist, a role model, and a prominent figure in the Palestinian national liberation movement.” The post notes that she has participated in “foreign military operations” for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), including airplane hijackings, “without causing harm to anyone.” It goes on to mention her involvement in the resistance, where she “helped the displaced and wounded,” and her role in the PFLP’s political bureau.
 
 The summary of this narrative reads: „Experienced in the history of exile from her hometown and the suffering of her relatives and people, Leila Khaled gave the struggle of Palestinian women a new and unprecedented direction. She made a significant contribution to socio-political activism, serving the Palestinian cause and defending fundamental human rights.”

The reality, however, is far from these lies. Leila Khaled did not take part in „foreign military operations,” as FFIPP suggests, but in bloody terrorist attacks. During a 1970 plane hijacking, she and her accomplice attempted to detonate a grenade aboard a jetliner. The attack could have killed over 100 people. It failed only because the explosive turned out to be a dud.

It’s important to emphasize that the passengers of that flight decided to fight for their lives. At one point, the terrorists drew their weapons and opened fire—one of the flight attendants was shot. However, thanks to the heroic actions of the passengers and crew, the hijackers were subdued. Khaled’s accomplice was killed, and she was captured. But soon after, the „fighter” was released in exchange for innocent civilians kidnapped by her fellow terrorists.

As a member of the PFLP leadership since 2005, Khaled is directly responsible for terrorist attacks ordered and carried out by the group—including the 2014 stabbing of four rabbis in a Jerusalem synagogue and an attack just days after the October 7 massacre, when a PFLP member opened fire in Jerusalem in „solidarity with the resistance movement in Gaza.” He was shot dead during the attack.

This terrorist, along with the entire PFLP, was honored with two portraits during the „Candles for Palestine” demonstration in Warsaw on November 3, 2024. Other terrorists were also glorified at the event.

The PFLP participated in the October 7 massacre and is allied with Hamas and Islamic Jihad. Its bloody campaign targets not only Israel but also the Palestinian Authority and any Palestinians who oppose the Islamist dictatorship it enforces alongside Hamas. For years, it has murdered dissenters, imposing its brutal rule over the territories it controls.

Further proof of Leila Khaled’s open glorification of civilian massacres is her 2012 appearance in Kyoto, where she celebrated the 40th anniversary of the Lod Airport massacre alongside Japan’s far-left extremist group. A song in her honor was performed at the event.

The massacre they celebrated took place in 1972 when Japanese terrorists, acting „for a free Palestine,” threw grenades and opened fire with machine guns on passengers waiting for their flights at Tel Aviv’s airport.

Leila Khaled is an antisemitic terrorist responsible for the deaths of countless innocent victims—willing to blow up a passenger plane and openly celebrating bloody massacres.

„October 7 was a necessity; it had to happen.”
 „We agree—as the Palestinian resistance movement, not just Hamas, but all fighters who bear arms—that we have no choice, no luxury of choice. We have one path that leads to Palestine: armed resistance.”
 „What I mean is that the new generation must seek the facts about the struggle. The thousands who took to the streets and the student movements are proof that they understand the cause.”
  —Leila Khaled, 2024

By portraying her as a peaceful icon, FFIPP openly promotes terrorism, justifying the murder of Jews, Christians, and Palestinians alike. This is not an isolated case in their activities—they use similar manipulative language when discussing other figures and events, spreading antisemitic hatred and terrorist ideology.

The expert organization NGO Monitor states outright: „FFIPP promotes BDS campaigns, inviting Omar Barghouti to educate its interns on this form of discrimination. FFIPP also meets with NGOs linked to the PFLP and other prominent BDS groups.”

In Poland, FFIPP enjoys institutional and media support. It holds events at universities, including under the patronage of the rector of the University of Łódź. It operates within state-funded museums and theaters and collaborates with major NGOs such as Stowarzyszenie Nomada and Fundacja Wschód.

Akademia dla Palestyny is one of the largest „pro-Palestinian” organizations in Poland. It was not only responsible for the „occupation” of Jagiellonian University—an event marked by the highest number of antisemitic and pro-terrorist activities among all similar „initiatives” in the country—but it also serves as an umbrella organization for all student-led „pro-Palestinian” groups nationwide. Despite this, it remains recognized and tolerated by universities, which, by signing agreements with it, yield to pressure and—knowingly or not—lend it legitimacy. Meanwhile, Polish media often report on its activities with either uncritical approval or direct support, offering a platform to its activists.

The scale of acceptance for antisemitism and terrorism in Poland is alarming. But there is only one response: just as the brave passengers of El Al Flight 219—hijacked by Leila Khaled—refused to submit, we must not be intimidated by antisemites and apologists for Palestinian terror. We must take action and stand against it!