Baraa Saleh
Overview
Baraa Saleh participated in an August 2022 anti-Israel rally where protesters burned an Israeli flag and led chants calling for violence and for Israel’s destruction. The rally was organized by a coalition of local anti-Israel groups that included Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter at Temple University (Temple SJP).As of October 2022, Saleh’s LinkedIn page said she had been studying for a bachelor’s degree in “Health sciences, Pre-PA” at Thomas Jefferson University (Jefferson) in Philadelphia, slated to graduate in 2024. She also founded the Health Link Society’s Jefferson chapter, and has been its president since August 2022.
Saleh’s LinkedIn also said she has also been an “At your Service Volunteer” at Temple University Hospital since May 2021 and was a “Certified Nurse Assistant.” As of August 2, 2022, Saleh was registered as a Nurse Aide by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Her registration number is 20055248, expiring August 2, 2024.
Philadelphia Coalition for Palestine (PCP) organized the rally in order to “Honor the 45 Palestinian martyrs; End the blockade on Gaza; Defend Palestinian resistance!” PCP includes Temple SJP and the Philadelphia chapters of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and IfNotNow (INN).
The protest consisted of two rallies and a march in between. The first rally was held on the east side of Philadelphia's City Hall and the second one was held later on the west side of City Hall.
Saleh marched in the demonstration holding a sign that said [01:00:20]: “PEOPLE POWER WEST PHILLY TO WEST BANK.” While she held the sign, the protest leaders led [01:00:20] the chant: “No more money for Israhell!”
Saleh’s LinkedIn also said she has also been an “At your Service Volunteer” at Temple University Hospital since May 2021 and was a “Certified Nurse Assistant.” As of August 2, 2022, Saleh was registered as a Nurse Aide by the Pennsylvania Department of Health. Her registration number is 20055248, expiring August 2, 2024.
August 10, 2022 - Participating in an Anti-Israel Rally
On August 10, 2022, Saleh participated [01:00:20] in an anti-Israel protest titled: “Philly Stands with Gaza.” The rally was held in central Philadelphia during the late-afternoon rush hour. Speakers spread anti-Semitism and promoted incitement, while protesters blocked traffic and threatened drivers. The protest was in opposition to Israel’s Operation Breaking Dawn (OBD) against the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror group in Gaza.Philadelphia Coalition for Palestine (PCP) organized the rally in order to “Honor the 45 Palestinian martyrs; End the blockade on Gaza; Defend Palestinian resistance!” PCP includes Temple SJP and the Philadelphia chapters of Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) and IfNotNow (INN).
The protest consisted of two rallies and a march in between. The first rally was held on the east side of Philadelphia's City Hall and the second one was held later on the west side of City Hall.
Saleh marched in the demonstration holding a sign that said [01:00:20]: “PEOPLE POWER WEST PHILLY TO WEST BANK.” While she held the sign, the protest leaders led [01:00:20] the chant: “No more money for Israhell!”
Hatred of Israel at the Rally
Nada El-Hillal began the protest by leading [00:00:02] the chant: “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free!” The chant is a call for the elimination of the State of Israel. She later led [00:11:50] the chants: “Stop the crime! Israel out of Palestine! From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free! One two three four, occupation no more! Five, six, seven, eight, we will not cooperate!”
Protesters then marched while leaders led [00:41:53] the chants: “There is only one solution! Intifada, revolution!” Since the early 2000s, the term “intifada,” which translates from Arabic as “uprising” or “insurrection,” has carried the connotation of violence.
Protesters then marched while leaders led [00:41:53] the chants: “There is only one solution! Intifada, revolution!” Since the early 2000s, the term “intifada,” which translates from Arabic as “uprising” or “insurrection,” has carried the connotation of violence.
Brice Peterson, who was also a speaker, marched with other protesters and joined them in intentionally blocking [01:08:45] commuter traffic. He slammed [01:08:47] his hand on one of the cars when its driver tried to move slowly past the protesters. He then threatened [01:09:27] the driver, yelling: “Don’t do it, do not do it! I will break your f**king window and beat the f**k out of you! Don’t you dare!”
During Peterson’s incident with the driver, a march leader chanted [01:09:17]: “Israel, Israel, you can’t hide! We charge you with genocide!”
After the march ended at the west side of City Hall, one speaker said [01:15:01]: “We need to end the blockade on Gaza and support the Palestinian resistance in any way that we can. We need to be boycotting Israeli companies. We need to be taking action. This is a settler colonialist project and we need to shut it down, finally.”
Israel and Egypt implemented a United Nations-approved [pp. 39–41] joint blockade of the Gaza Strip in 2011 to stop Hamas from acquiring more sophisticated rockets.
During Peterson’s incident with the driver, a march leader chanted [01:09:17]: “Israel, Israel, you can’t hide! We charge you with genocide!”
After the march ended at the west side of City Hall, one speaker said [01:15:01]: “We need to end the blockade on Gaza and support the Palestinian resistance in any way that we can. We need to be boycotting Israeli companies. We need to be taking action. This is a settler colonialist project and we need to shut it down, finally.”
Israel and Egypt implemented a United Nations-approved [pp. 39–41] joint blockade of the Gaza Strip in 2011 to stop Hamas from acquiring more sophisticated rockets.
Mohammad Omaren, another protest leader, burned [01:28:20] the flags while Shaat led [01:28:26] protesters in the chant: “Allahu Akbar! [God is the greatest]. Protesters chanted [01:28:32]: “Hey, hey! Ho, ho! The occupation has got to go!”
Shaat then yelled [01:28:57]: “Hey, hey! Ho, ho! The yahoodi [Jew] must go!” Omaren then trampled [01:30:30] on the Israeli flags repeatedly.
Multiple signs over the course of the rally promoted hatred of Israel. One protester held a sign that read: “Stop Israeli Holocaust against Palestinians.” Temple SJP posted photos to Instagram from the protest that featured a sign claiming [slide 5] Israel was a “TERRORIST STATE.” Another sign accused [slide 4] America and Israel, saying: “THERE IS BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS.”
Multiple signs over the course of the rally promoted hatred of Israel. One protester held a sign that read: “Stop Israeli Holocaust against Palestinians.” Temple SJP posted photos to Instagram from the protest that featured a sign claiming [slide 5] Israel was a “TERRORIST STATE.” Another sign accused [slide 4] America and Israel, saying: “THERE IS BLOOD ON YOUR HANDS.”
SJP
SJP is a student organization engaged in anti-Israel activity on North American college and university campuses.
The first chapter of SJP was founded in 2001 at the University of California at Berkeley by Professor Hatem Bazian. Bazian has spread classic anti-Semitism, reportedly promoted religious anti-Semitism and defended the Hamas terror group. In 2004, Bazian called for “intifada” in America.
SJP organizes anti-Israel campaigns, including running annual Israel Apartheid Weeks, often in collaboration with Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) and Muslim Students Association (MSA) campus chapters.
SJP has been a major force in pushing the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement on campuses. Chapters have initiated dozens of BDS resolutions in student governments, which have been proposed on or around Jewish holidays, a time when many Jewish students are off-campus.
SJP activists have reportedly physically assaulted, intimidated and harassed Jewish students, disrupted pro-Israel campus events and demonized pro-Israel campus organizations.
Chapters have often endorsed and campaigned for numerous terrorists and whitewashed terrorism.
Social Media and Weblinks
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/baraa_saleh654/ [Private]LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/baraa-saleh-71197a23b/
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- Student
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- Thomas-Jefferson
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- Last Modified:
- 05/04/2026
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