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In May 2025, following the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy employees outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. by Elias Rodriguez shouting "free palestine,"Abulhawa wrote on social media that the attack was "no surprise," referred to the innocent victims as "[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22genocide+lie%22+hamas genocide][sic] cheerleaders," and stated she was surprised such an attack had not happened sooner. Her comments were widely condemned as justifying or celebrating the murder in cold blood.<ref>{{cite news |last=Donlevy |first=Katherine |title=Susan Abulhawa says Jewish museum shooting was 'no surprise' |url=https://nypost.com/2025/05/24/us-news/susan-abulhawa-says-jewish-museum-shooting-was-no-surprise/ |work=New York Post |date=24 May 2025}}</ref>

In May 2025, following the fatal shooting of two Israeli embassy employees outside the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. by Elias Rodriguez shouting "free palestine,"Abulhawa wrote on social media that the attack was "no surprise," referred to the innocent victims as "[https://www.google.com/search?q=%22genocide+lie%22+hamas genocide][sic] cheerleaders," and stated she was surprised such an attack had not happened sooner. Her comments were widely condemned as justifying or celebrating the murder in cold blood.<ref>{{cite news |last=Donlevy |first=Katherine |title=Susan Abulhawa says Jewish museum shooting was 'no surprise' |url=https://nypost.com/2025/05/24/us-news/susan-abulhawa-says-jewish-museum-shooting-was-no-surprise/ |work=New York Post |date=24 May 2025}}</ref>

In July 2026, Abulhawa drew renewed criticism after posting on X, spouting rhetoric used by Hitler to demonize German Jews. Community Notes attached to the post stated that it distorted the antisemitic ''stab-in-the-back'' myth, which falsely blamed German Jews for Germany's defeat and contributed to the rise of Nazi antisemitism. Commentators described the comparison as invoking classic antisemitic narratives.<ref>{{cite web |title=Readers added context to Susan Abulhawa post |url=https://twitter.com/i/birdwatch/n/2081155383867957280}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Cohen |first=Michael A. |title=Prominent Palestinian activist spouting rhetoric used by Hitler to demonize German Jews |url=https://x.com/speechboy71/status/2081501386378817747 |website=X |date=26 July 2026}}</ref>

In July 2026, Abulhawa drew renewed criticism after posting on X, spouting rhetoric used by Hitler to demonize German Jews. Community Notes attached to the post stated that it distorted the antisemitic ''stab-in-the-back'' myth, which falsely blamed German Jews for Germany's defeat and contributed to the rise of Nazi antisemitism. Commentators described the comparison as invoking classic antisemitic narratives.<ref>{{cite web |title=Readers added context to Susan Abulhawa post |url=https://twitter.com/i/birdwatch/n/2081155383867957280}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Cohen |first=Michael A. |title=Prominent Palestinian activist spouting rhetoric used by Hitler to demonize German Jews |url=https://x.com/speechboy71/status/2081501386378817747 |website=X |date=26 July 2026}} [https://archive.is/9SOt6 arch.]</ref>

In August 2026, the ''Washington Free Beacon'' reported that Simon & Schuster had signed Abulhawa to a book deal despite her history of social media posts referring to Jews and Israelis as "ghouls," "cockroaches," "demons," and "demonic parasites." The report also cited previous posts in which she celebrated violence against Jews and Christians, prompting criticism of the publisher's decision.<ref>{{cite news |last=Levine |first=Jon |title=Simon & Schuster Gives Book Deal to Palestinian Writer Who Calls Jews 'Ghouls,' 'Cockroaches' and 'Demons': Publisher Praises Her 'Lyrical' Books |url=https://freebeacon.com/america/simon-schuster-gives-book-deal-to-palestinian-writer-who-calls-jews-ghouls-cockroaches-and-demons-publisher-praises-her-lyrical/ |work=The Washington Free Beacon |date=3 August 2026}}</ref>

In August 2026, the ''Washington Free Beacon'' reported that Simon & Schuster had signed Abulhawa to a book deal despite her history of social media posts referring to Jews and Israelis as "ghouls," "cockroaches," "demons," and "demonic parasites." The report also cited previous posts in which she celebrated violence against Jews and Christians, prompting criticism of the publisher's decision.<ref>{{cite news |last=Levine |first=Jon |title=Simon & Schuster Gives Book Deal to Palestinian Writer Who Calls Jews 'Ghouls,' 'Cockroaches' and 'Demons': Publisher Praises Her 'Lyrical' Books |url=https://freebeacon.com/america/simon-schuster-gives-book-deal-to-palestinian-writer-who-calls-jews-ghouls-cockroaches-and-demons-publisher-praises-her-lyrical/ |work=The Washington Free Beacon |date=3 August 2026}}</ref>