Canary Mission

Simon Torracinta participated in a pro-Hamas rally on October 28, 2023, following the murder of approximately 1,200 Israelis by Hamas on October 7, 2023.

Nasser Najjar

Status: Professional

State: British Columbia

Org: BDS, PYM, PYM, Samidoun

Nasser Najjar has celebrated the death of Jews, spread anti-Semitism and expressed support for terrorism. Nijjar has also mocked victims of terrorism, and spread hatred of Israelis, Zionists, Israel and America.

Rafael Justo expressed support for a terror group in 2017 and attended a pro-Hamas rally in 2023.

Shahid Comrade attended a rally supporting the Hamas terrorist organization after the group committed mass murder, rape and kidnapping of Israeli civilians in October 2023.

Bill Dores

Status: Unknown

State: New York

Org: Al-Awda, BDS, Samidoun, WOL

University: Within Our Lifetime WOL

Bill Dores attended a rally supporting Hamas terrorist war crimes, including mass murder and kidnapping of civilians, in October 2023 in New York, New York.

Joe Catron

Status: Professional

State: New York

Org: Al-Awda, BDS, ISM, SJP, Samidoun, WOL

University: William & Mary

Joe Catron is the American coordinator of an NGO listed as a terror group by Israel and whose senior leaders are members of a terror group as designated by the United States. Catron has also expressed support for terrorism and promoted hatred of Israel in his activism and on social media.

Julia Hishmeh

Status: Professional

State: New Jersey

Org: BDS, Samidoun, WOL

University: Montclair-State

Julia Hishmeh was a chapter coordinator for an NGO that Israel lists as a terror group and whose leadership includes terrorist operatives as designated by the United States government. She was a New Jersey public school teacher during this period.

Charlotte Kates

Status: Professional

State: British Columbia

Org: Al-Awda, BDS, NLG, PFLP, Samidoun, USACBI

University: Rutgers

Charlotte Lynne Kates is affiliated with a designated foreign terrorist organization. Kates has glorified terrorists, shown support for terror groups and supported intifada violence. She has also spread hatred of Zionism and Israel.

Khaled Barakat

Status: Professional

State: British Columbia

Org: BDS, Masar Badil, PFLP, Samidoun, WOL

Khaled Barakat is a leader of a foreign terror organization and has shown support for other terror groups. Barakat has also spread hatred of Zionism and Israel. He was reportedly banned from entering the European Union.

Richard Chase Brindisi

Status: Student

State: New York

Org: BDS, SJP, Samidoun, WOL

University: Florida, Law

Richard Chase Brindisi celebrated the death of Israelis, expressed support for terror, equated Israel with Nazi Germany and spread hatred of Israelis, Zionists and Israel. Brindisi has also spread hatred of America.

Brian Flescher

Status: Professional

State: New York

Org: BDS, INN, JVP, SJP, Samidoun

Brian Flescher has expressed support for a terrorist and anti-Israel agitators as an activist with Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP). He has supported the “March of Return” protests organized by Hamas, demonized Israel and opposed the United States embassy move to Jerusalem. He is also an activist with IfNotNow (INN) and a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.

Izzy Mustafa

Status: Professional

State: New Mexico

Org: BDS, SJP, Samidoun, WOL

University: New-Mexico

Izzy Mustafa spoke at the pro-Hamas encampment at Columbia in April 2024. He expressed support for terrorism and spread hatred of Israel.

Abu Ashley

Status: Unknown

State: New York

Org: Samidoun, WOL, ILPS

Abu Ashley wore the flag of a terror group, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), while joining in a pro-Hamas march on October 28, 2023.

Catherine Curran-Groome

Status: Student

State: New York

Org: BDS, CUAD, DSA, Samidoun, WOL, PSWG

Catherine Curran-Groome [Catherine Elias] was arrested twice at the pro-Hamas encampment at Columbia in April 2024. Curran-Groome also set up Columbia encampment.

James Chambers

Status: Professional

State: New Hampshire

Org: BDS, Pal Action US, Samidoun, WOL

James Chambers [Fergie Chambers] is an armed communist agitator who has promoted incitement and was arrested at a violent anti-Israel protest as an organizer with Palestine Action US.

Jake Dietrich

Status: Professional

State: New York

Jake Dietrich participated in a pro-Hamas rally during Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists, launched after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks.

Hamas murdered nearly 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped hundreds more that day. For more information, see the Canary Mission page on Hamas.

Jake Dietrich has shared anti-Israel material on social media, including photos from anti-Israel rallies where activists burned [slide 15] the Israeli flag and accused [slide 4] Israel of "GENOCIDE" in its war against Hamas in Gaza.

As of January 2025, Jake Dietrich's Instagram page said: "Design Director by day...activist by night..."

As of the same date, Jake Dietrich’s LinkedIn profile said he worked as head of design at ADP Ventures in New York, New York, and was also located in New York, New York.