{"id":1524224,"date":"2022-06-20T15:05:02","date_gmt":"2022-06-20T19:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1524224"},"modified":"2022-06-20T15:07:17","modified_gmt":"2022-06-20T19:07:17","slug":"cleveland-officer-of-the-year-under-investigation-for-anti-semitic-pro-hitler-tweets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cleveland-officer-of-the-year-under-investigation-for-anti-semitic-pro-hitler-tweets\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleveland \u2018Officer of the Year\u2019 Under Investigation for Anti-Semitic, Pro-Hitler Tweets"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">22<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcleveland-officer-of-the-year-under-investigation-for-anti-semitic-pro-hitler-tweets%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1524224&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Cleveland\u2019s 2019 police officer of the year is under investigation for a series of anti-Semitic social media posts that include praise for Adolf Hitler and the Hamas terrorist organization.<\/p>\n<p>Ismail Quran is under investigation by the Cleveland police internal affairs unit for posting &#8220;inappropriate social media content,&#8221; a department spokesman told the <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em> on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>Quran has posted several anti-Semitic messages on social media, including a &#8220;salute to Hitler the great&#8221; and messages threatening violence against Jewish people, according to tweets provided by Canary Mission, a watchdog group that tracks anti-Semitic activity online.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy surrounding Quran comes amid a nationwide spike in anti-Semitic hate crimes that Jewish community groups have deemed a pressing emergency. The presence of anti-Semitic individuals on the nation&#8217;s police forces is stoking concerns that these crimes are going unaddressed and pushed to the back-burner as more high-profile race-related crimes dominate the headlines.<\/p>\n<p>The Cleveland police department hired Quran in 2018, several years after most of the public tweets were issued. Quran was presented with a belated 2019 officer of the year award in November 2021, more than a year after Canary Mission first exposed many of Quran\u2019s anti-Semitic posts. At the award ceremony, the department said &#8220;Officer Ismail Quran has truly embodied the community policing philosophy for the Cleveland Division of Police.&#8221; The Cleveland police department is facing allegations it tried to sweep the controversy under the rug and ignore Quran\u2019s bigotry. The officer is &#8220;assigned to administrative duties&#8221; while the investigation is underway.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We initially released Ismail Quran\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/canarymission.org\/individual\/Ismail_Quran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">profile<\/a> in January 2019. His large number of anti-Semitic posts were severe and all posted after Quran had completed his first Police Officer Physical Agility Exam,&#8221; Canary Mission said in a statement. &#8220;We were already concerned that the Cleveland Police Department employed an officer with a record of anti-Semitic hate speech. However, we are shocked and dismayed that the Cleveland Police Department honored Quran later that same year.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Canary Mission described Quran as a &#8220;dangerous anti-Semite&#8221; who should not be allowed to conduct police work.<\/p>\n<p>When asked for comment on Quran\u2019s posts, a Cleveland police spokesman informed the <em>Free Beacon<\/em> that the officer is under investigation, though it is unclear what the repercussions could be.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The City of Cleveland, Division of Police was made aware of a matter involving a Cleveland Police Officer and inappropriate social media content,&#8221; the department said. &#8220;The matter has been referred to the Cleveland Division of Police Internal Affairs Unit and the City of Cleveland\u2019s Ethics Officer for thorough investigation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The department &#8220;insists that officers provide the highest levels of professionalism and respect to all citizens. Discrimination of any kind will not be tolerated,&#8221; the spokesman said, adding that the &#8220;officer was hired by the Division of Police in 2018 and is currently assigned to administrative duties.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Quran\u2019s tweets promote violence against Jewish people, praise Hitler, and traffic in anti-Semitic conspiracy theories.<\/p>\n<p>In October 2015, he stated, &#8220;Lol bum ass Jew tried to intimidate me. \u2026 Don&#8217;t try that shit with me.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Jewish lobby,&#8221; he wrote in August 2014, runs &#8220;the USA.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Quran claimed in an August 2014 tweet that the Hamas terror group, which routinely kills Jewish civilians in terror attacks, is merely &#8220;defending their land.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1607220\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-20-at-12.48.38-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1192\" height=\"220\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-20-at-12.48.38-PM-1.png 1192w, https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-20-at-12.48.38-PM-300x55.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-20-at-12.48.38-PM-1024x189-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-20-at-12.48.38-PM-768x142-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-20-at-12.48.38-PM-736x136-1.png 736w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In a July 2014 tweet, Quran wrote, &#8220;Fuck that Jew&#8221; in response to a message wishing an Israeli basketball player good luck. Quran\u2019s tweet included a picture captioned, &#8220;LET ME SALUTE TO HITLER THE GREAT. He said \u2018I would have killed all the Jews of the world, but I kept some to show the world why I killed them.\u2019&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1607175\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1012\" height=\"1530\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1-1-1-1.jpg 1012w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1-1-1-198x300-1.jpg 198w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1-1-1-677x1024-1.jpg 677w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1-1-1-768x1161-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1-1-1-736x1113-1.jpg 736w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1-1-1-325x491-1.jpg 325w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Other tweets threaten violence, such as one from 2012 where Quran wrote: &#8220;I&#8217;ll beat the hell out of you like I do Nadiah the Jew lol.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1607196\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1111\" height=\"436\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1-4-1.jpg 1111w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1-4-300x118-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1-4-1024x402-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1-4-768x301-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1-4-736x289-1.jpg 736w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Quran also has declared that &#8220;Jews run the world&#8221;\u2014an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory\u2014and that &#8220;ISIS = Israeli Secret Intelligence Unit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1607187\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1-2-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1116\" height=\"479\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1-2-1-2.jpg 1116w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1-2-1-300x129-1.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1-2-1-1024x440-1.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1-2-1-768x330-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/1-2-1-736x316-1.jpg 736w\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1607211\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-20-at-12.46.43-PM.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1186\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-20-at-12.46.43-PM-1.png 1186w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-20-at-12.46.43-PM-300x101-1.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-20-at-12.46.43-PM-1024x345-1.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-20-at-12.46.43-PM-768x259-1.png 768w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/Screen-Shot-2022-06-20-at-12.46.43-PM-736x248-1.png 736w\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Most of these posts were active as of June 2022, though many were deleted when reports about Quran\u2019s rhetoric began to emerge. Canary Mission has <a href=\"https:\/\/canarymission.org\/individual\/Ismail_Quran\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">documented<\/a> all of them on its website.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cleveland\u2019s 2019 police officer of the year is under investigation for a series of anti-Semitic social media posts that include praise for Adolf Hitler and the Hamas terrorist organization. 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