A Palestinian activist has called for dogs to be banned as pets in New York City claiming they aren’t Islamic.

Nerdeen Kiswani said dogs have a ‘place in society’ but ‘not as indoor pets.’

‘Like we’ve said all along, they are unclean,’ she wrote on X.

After receiving fierce backlash she later claimed that her post was a ‘joke’.

‘[Laughing] at the Zionists frothing at the mouth at this, thinking they’re doing something,’ she wrote.

‘It’s obviously a joke I don’t care if you have a dog, I do care if your dog is s***ting everywhere and you’re not cleaning it.

‘Also clearly trying to weigh in on an issue unaware of the current NYC discourse where we’re collectively (jokingly) hating on dogs given all the visible dog s**t in the unmelted snow.’ 

Muslims typically do not keep dogs as pets as many believers feel they are meant to be used for work such as herding or hunting.

Nerdeen Kiswani said dogs have a ‘place in society’ but ‘not as indoor pets’ 

Kiswani gained notoriety for leading Pro-Palestine protests in New York City with her organization Within Our Lifetime (WOL), which calls for the eradication of Israel. 

She led several rallies across the boroughs, where protesters marched down busy streets chanting for the ‘full liberation of Palestine’ and ‘from the river to the sea, Palestine will be free.’ 

She poked ire with Jewish New Yorkers after WOL suggested the October 7 massacre, where more than 200 Israelis were taken hostage and 1,400 died, was justified. 

At the time, Kiswani shared a post by WOL on X, which called for a rally ‘as we mobilize to defend the heroic Palestinian resistance, honor our martyrs and let the world know that NYC stands with Gaza.’ 

The WOL website states that oppressed people ‘have the right to win their liberation by any means necessary.’ 

Kiswani’s activism goes back to the early 2010s.

Muslims typically do not keep dogs as pets as many believers feel they are meant to be used for work 

There’s an ongoing trend in NYC where residents are complaining about the unsightly mounds of snow covered in dog waste

Kiswani gained notoriety over the years for her Pro-Palestine stances and for leading protests

In 2014, Kiswani shared a statement from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) after it killed four worshippers in a shooting and meat cleaver attack in a Jerusalem synagogue, which said their actions were a ‘natural response’ to Israeli aggression, the ADL says.

Kiswani and WOL have also shared material venerating PFLP and one of its leaders, Leila Khaled, known for her role in the hijacking of two civilian airliners, TWA Flight 840 in 1969, bound for Tel Aviv from Rome, and El Al Flight 219 in 1970, traveling from Amsterdam to New York City. 

In 2022, Kiswani shared a meme of the Little Miss children’s cartoon character on her Instagram page in 2022 that read: ‘Little Miss telling everyone Israel is [sic] will be wiped off the map inshallah [God willing].’

She was accused of anti-Semitism that same year after delivering a speech for CUNY Law School in Queens, New York, in which she excoriated ‘Zionists’ and condemned ‘normalizing’ trips to Israel.

The Daily Mail has contacted Kiswani for comment.