Overview:

Canary Mission is a blacklisting and harassment platform designed to target and intimidate students, activists, and academics—particularly Muslims, Arabs, and supporters of Palestinian rights. Created in 2015, the site presents itself as an anti-hate watchdog, but in reality, it operates as a tool of ideological persecution, weaponizing personal information to silence dissent and criminalize Muslim identity and advocacy for Palestinian liberation.

The platform systematically promotes Islamophobia by branding Muslim students and professionals as extremists, terrorists, or anti-Semites—often based on distorted or out-of-context social media posts. Canary Mission pushes a narrative that paints Muslims who criticize Israel or express solidarity with Palestinians as dangerous and radical, feeding into far-right conspiracy theories about Islamic “infiltration” and subversion. The goal is clear: to suppress Muslim voices and demonize their presence in academia, politics, and public life.

Canary Mission is not just an online list—it is a surveillance weapon. Those featured are subjected to targeted harassment, doxxing, loss of employment, and even government scrutiny. The platform actively works with powerful institutions, including U.S. immigration authorities, to ensure those it targets are punished. It has been directly linked to the denial of visas, job opportunities, and academic placements for many Muslims and pro-Palestine advocates.

The site cloaks itself in anonymity. Its founders, funders, and administrators hide their identities to avoid accountability, but investigations have connected Canary Mission to a network of Zionist organizations and donors who operate with the shared goal of silencing opposition to Israeli apartheid. The site’s tactics mirror the blacklisting methods used during the McCarthy era, only now they are sharpened by the Islamophobic climate of the post-9/11 era.

Canary Mission is part of a broader campaign to normalize anti-Muslim bigotry under the guise of “fighting extremism.” It reinforces racist stereotypes, stifles academic freedom, and encourages a culture of fear and silence—particularly targeting young Muslims in educational institutions. Its existence is a direct threat to civil liberties, human rights, and the fight against all forms of hate.

Writers: Operate anonymously
Founder: Adam Milstein, Jonathan Bash, Jaclyn Safier, Michael Leven, Andrea Leven, Jay Marcus, Howard Sterling
Affiliations: Pro-Israel advocacy groups and Islamophobic networks
Website: https://www.canarymission.org/
X (formerly Twitter): https://x.com/CanaryMission
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/CanaryMission