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Ben Gurin
Ben Gurin participated in at least two anti-Israel events in New York City in October 2023 and May 2024.
As of October 2025, Gurin's LinkedIn profile said he worked as the senior manager of visitor experience and engagement at the Center for Jewish History. His LinkedIn said he was located in New York, New York.
Pro-Hamas NYU Encampment: All Out to NYU
View EventDate: May 3, 2024
Organizers: PYM NYC, NYU SJP, ANSWER, People’s Forum
Location: NYU Paulson Center, New York, NY
Nearly 200 anti-Israel college encampments were set up in North America in spring 2024. Activists harassed Jews with antisemitic slurs, expressed their support [00:02:45] for Hamas terrorism and called [00:04:45] for Israel's destruction. They blocked Jews from campus facilities and limited access to those with special wristbands or who said they weren't a Zionist.
The Instagram post promoting the encampment said: "...FREE PALESTINE."
“Free Palestine!” is a chant used to call for Israel's destruction, acting as a shorter version of "From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free!" It was shouted during multiple deadly attacks on pro-Israel activists in 2025 in America. It has been used to vandalize synagogues and other Jewish-owned property, and is described as a "battle cry for the death of Jews.”
Jews Say: Ceasefire Now!
View EventDate: Oct. 27, 2023
Organizers: JVP NYC
Location: Grand Central Terminal, New York, NY
The X flyer promoting the event claimed that Israel was committing a "GENOCIDE" during its war against the Hamas terror group.
The event was in support of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement. The outcome of the movement's goals would result in Israel's destruction. Within hours of the October 7, 2023, terror attacks, the BDS movement renewed its call for an anti-Israel boycott.
