Khaled Abou El Fadl, a UCLA law professor, has repeatedly used his platform to spread vile antisemitic rhetoric, drawing grotesque comparisons between Israel and Nazi Germany and engaging in Holocaust inversion—a clear violation of the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism.

On December 22, 2023, during a sermon, Abou El Fadl claimed:

“We are considered like animals. Exactly like the Nazis looked at Jews. Something subhuman, something less than human, exactly like the narrative and the language of the Nazis.”

This inflammatory rhetoric minimizes the horrors of the Holocaust while falsely equating Israeli defensive actions with Nazi atrocities, a hallmark of modern antisemitism under the IHRA’s guidelines.

Denying Hamas Atrocities and Spreading Blood Libel

Abou El Fadl denied documented war crimes committed by Hamas during its October 7, 2023 massacre, when terrorists murdered over 1,200 Israeli civilians, raped women, beheaded babies, and kidnapped families. Instead, he accused the U.S. government of lying about these atrocities, aligning himself with Hamas apologists and denialists.

In the same sermon, he propagated blood libel by accusing Israeli soldiers of deliberately targeting Palestinian women and children, while ignoring Hamas’s brutal acts of terrorism. His rhetoric not only whitewashes Hamas’s crimes but fuels conspiracy theories aimed at demonizing Jews.

Spreading Conspiracies and Anti-India Hate

Abou El Fadl’s antisemitic rhetoric extends to wild anti-Israel conspiracy theories. On January 12, 2023, he falsely claimed:

“Some of the worst massacres committed against Palestinians in Gaza are by Indian soldiers serving in the Israeli army. Indian Hindu nationalists are volunteering to fight in the Israeli army for the joy of killing Muslims.”

This dangerous fabrication incites hatred not only against Jews but also against Hindus, perpetuating divisive, sectarian violence narratives. He also bizarrely claimed that Israel broadcasted pornography on Palestinian channels to weaken religious faith and deter martyrdom—another baseless accusation rooted in anti-Israel propaganda.

Affiliated Organizations

• The Institute for Advanced Usuli Studies – Founder and CEO
  Abou El Fadl uses his nonprofit platform to further disseminate his extremist views under the guise of academic discourse.
• Hamas – While not officially affiliated, Abou El Fadl’s rhetoric and denial of Hamas atrocities align him ideologically with this U.S.-designated terrorist organization.
• Pro-Hamas Campus Activists – His sermons and public statements mirror the narratives pushed by radical student groups across U.S. campuses, including at UCLA.

A Dangerous Influence on Campus

Khaled Abou El Fadl’s toxic mix of antisemitic propaganda, Holocaust inversion, and conspiracy theories makes him a direct threat to Jewish students and faculty at UCLA. By denying Hamas’s atrocities and glorifying violent resistance, he fuels an environment of hostility and intimidation on campus, contributing to the normalization of terrorist sympathies in academic spaces.