Eden Berdugo
Overview
Eden Berdugo is an anti-Israel activist with IfNotNow (INN) who helped design and promote a 2017 INN training event, in coordination with Taher Herzallah of American Muslims for Palestine (AMP).
Berdugo has also protested against the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), expressed support for violent protesters, participated in an event repurposing Jewish rituals and promoted anti-Israel agitators.
In August 2017, Berdugo indicated on Twitter that she was attending the INN Leader Summit. In 2017, Berdugo was affiliated with Jews for Racial and Economic Justice (JFREJ).
As of June 2019, Berdugo’s LinkedIn page said she was the “Program Manager, Childcare Business Pathways” at “NYdsC Department of Small Business Services” from “Aug 2016- Present.”
Berdugo’s LinkedIn page also said she received her bachelor's degree from the University of California, San Diego (UCSD), in Political Science and Urban Studies and Planning, in 2015.
Protesting AIPAC
Berdugo helped design and promote an INN-organized training event in Washington D.C. on March 27, 2017, titled: “ResistAIPAC Anti-Islamophobia Training,” that was “developed and facilitated in coordination” with Taher Herzallah, the Associate Director of Outreach & Grassroots Organizing for AMP. The training event’s Facebook page promised to “continue the theme of the day with an action” that focused on the ways “AIPAC supports Islamophobia.”
The INN organizers wrote they were “excited to be joined by” Ramah Kudaimi, the Director of Programs and Operations for U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR), a coalition of American-based anti-Israel organizations, which lobbies the U.S. Congress to adopt anti-Israel policies and to end support for Israel.
INN reported that the event was attended by “55 IfNotNow members from Washington D.C, Boston, Philadelphia, and New York City.”
They also reported that the training session looked at “messages of Islamophobia” and “focused on the ways the Jewish institutions in which many of us grew-up teach and propagate these messages.”
INN then listened to Herzallah go into “greater detail about various Jewish institutions that perpetuate Islamophobia support the occupation.”
The training event was followed by a protest outside of AIPAC's Conference at the Mt. Vernon Convention Center that evening to focus “on the ways AIPAC supports Islamophobia.”
At the protest, INN organizer Jill Raney said that the training earlier that day taught [00:22:10] her how Islamophobia is closely tied to the “American support for the Occupation.”
During the protest, one leader claimed [00:30:18] that AIPAC is “Islamophobic” and “peddles Islamophobia.” Another INN speaker took the bullhorn to explain [00:09:04] that he came out to “make sure that we continue to resist the awful influence that AIPAC has on the Jewish community and our country as a whole.”
Also on March 21, 2016, Berdugo tweeted: “#DumpTrump #DumpAIPAC #IfNotNow.” Her tweet was in response to a tweet that read: “Donald Trump who claims to answer to nobody went to #AIPAC2016 & kissed the ring of the Zionist establishment. How about it Trump-Nazis?”
Berdugo also tweeted a photo of demonstrators holding anti-AIPAC signs and wrote: “We're out here at Columbus Circle ready to fight for freedom and dignity for all #DumpTrump #DumpAIPAC #IfNotNow.”
On March 30, 2017, INN shared to Facebook a video of Berdugo with a megaphone, leading [00:00:04] protesters in responsive chanting at a March 26, 2017 INN protest outside the Washington, D.C. venue of the AIPAC policy conference, where some activists chained themselves to the entrance of the conference center.
Berdugo called out and the crowd answered: “We know that all of us here today! Have power to lead our community forward! That we are the leaders we need! That we are the ones we've been waiting for!...”
The INN organizers wrote they were “excited to be joined by” Ramah Kudaimi, the Director of Programs and Operations for U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR), a coalition of American-based anti-Israel organizations, which lobbies the U.S. Congress to adopt anti-Israel policies and to end support for Israel.
INN reported that the event was attended by “55 IfNotNow members from Washington D.C, Boston, Philadelphia, and New York City.”
They also reported that the training session looked at “messages of Islamophobia” and “focused on the ways the Jewish institutions in which many of us grew-up teach and propagate these messages.”
INN then listened to Herzallah go into “greater detail about various Jewish institutions that perpetuate Islamophobia support the occupation.”
The training event was followed by a protest outside of AIPAC's Conference at the Mt. Vernon Convention Center that evening to focus “on the ways AIPAC supports Islamophobia.”
At the protest, INN organizer Jill Raney said that the training earlier that day taught [00:22:10] her how Islamophobia is closely tied to the “American support for the Occupation.”
During the protest, one leader claimed [00:30:18] that AIPAC is “Islamophobic” and “peddles Islamophobia.” Another INN speaker took the bullhorn to explain [00:09:04] that he came out to “make sure that we continue to resist the awful influence that AIPAC has on the Jewish community and our country as a whole.”
Also on March 21, 2016, Berdugo tweeted: “#DumpTrump #DumpAIPAC #IfNotNow.” Her tweet was in response to a tweet that read: “Donald Trump who claims to answer to nobody went to #AIPAC2016 & kissed the ring of the Zionist establishment. How about it Trump-Nazis?”
Berdugo also tweeted a photo of demonstrators holding anti-AIPAC signs and wrote: “We're out here at Columbus Circle ready to fight for freedom and dignity for all #DumpTrump #DumpAIPAC #IfNotNow.”
On March 30, 2017, INN shared to Facebook a video of Berdugo with a megaphone, leading [00:00:04] protesters in responsive chanting at a March 26, 2017 INN protest outside the Washington, D.C. venue of the AIPAC policy conference, where some activists chained themselves to the entrance of the conference center.
Berdugo called out and the crowd answered: “We know that all of us here today! Have power to lead our community forward! That we are the leaders we need! That we are the ones we've been waiting for!...”
The stated mission of AIPAC is to “strengthen, protect and promote the U.S.-Israel relationship in ways that enhance the security of the United States and Israel.”
In an INN-produced video filmed during the protest and posted to Facebook, Thomas Corcoran, then-INN Digital Coordinator, said [00:35:37] that AIPAC had “perpetuated Islamophobia” for years.
Four INN activists purchased tickets to the conference, posing as AIPAC delegates, in order to gain access to the building. Once inside, the INN activists dropped banners from the center’s third floor, stating that they “reject AIPAC and the occupation,” before being removed by security.
On March 28, 2017, following the anti-AIPAC rally, INN’s activities were endorsed by Robert Warren Ray, a “Feature Writer” from the Neo-Nazi website the Daily Stormer.
Ray wrote on the Daily Stormer: “I am officially endorsing the Jew vs Jew AIPAC protests...You’re doing our work for us. Keep it up.”
In an INN-produced video filmed during the protest and posted to Facebook, Thomas Corcoran, then-INN Digital Coordinator, said [00:35:37] that AIPAC had “perpetuated Islamophobia” for years.
Cornel West, anti-Israel Professor, spoke [00:43:42] at the rally. West has dismissed Jewish historical connections to Israel, labeled Israel an apartheid state and equated [00:00:23] the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) with Hamas.
Four INN activists purchased tickets to the conference, posing as AIPAC delegates, in order to gain access to the building. Once inside, the INN activists dropped banners from the center’s third floor, stating that they “reject AIPAC and the occupation,” before being removed by security.
On March 28, 2017, following the anti-AIPAC rally, INN’s activities were endorsed by Robert Warren Ray, a “Feature Writer” from the Neo-Nazi website the Daily Stormer.
Ray wrote on the Daily Stormer: “I am officially endorsing the Jew vs Jew AIPAC protests...You’re doing our work for us. Keep it up.”
Berdugo retweeted an October 14, 2017 tweet by fellow INN activist, Arielle Angel that read: “Dear @AIPAC, you are a joke and we will make you irrelevant. Love, young Jews.”
Supporting Violent Protesters
Berdugo retweeted an April 9, 2018, INN tweet that included petition from INN calling on U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer to “condemn the violence against unarmed Palestinians protestors” during the “March of Return” protests.On March 30, 2018, some 30,000 Palestinians in Gaza approached Israel’s border to take part in “Land Day Protests,” or the “March of Return.” The march was organized and funded by Hamas as a campaign of violent protests to spotlight the Palestinian demand to “return” to Israel. The “right of return” has since been discredited as a means to eliminate Israel.
March participants sent scores of kites bearing explosive devices across Israel’s border to burn Israeli crops and homes. Participants also attempted to breach the border fence, which caused the Israeli Defense Forces to respond with live fire. Agitators also threw Molotov cocktails and firebombs, shot firearms and threw rocks.
Media reports confirmed [00:00:20] the March of Return protesters’ breaches and attempted breaches of Israel’s border fence, some by armed Palestinians. One Hamas leader declared [00:00:30]: “We will take down the border [with Israel] and we will tear out their hearts from their bodies.”
Most of the Gazans who died between March 30 and April 6, 2018, were identified as terror operatives who were killed while carrying out terrorist attacks, rioting against IDF forces or attempting to breach the border fence between Israel and the Gaza Strip.
Re-purposing Jewish Rituals
On April 20, 2016, Berdugo participated with other INN activists, some of whom were later arrested, in a “liberation seder” in New York.A Seder is a Jewish Passover ritual, that involves telling the story of the Israelites’ exodus from slavery in ancient Egypt and their travels to the Promised Land.
The group occupied the lobby of the building housing the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), demanding that the ADL and American Jewish leaders publicly oppose Israeli “occupation.”
INN uploaded resources for public use to their website and claimed that approximately 500 people participated in their liberation seders across the country.
INN uploaded resources for public use to their website and claimed that approximately 500 people participated in their liberation seders across the country.
Promoting Anti-Israel Agitators
On March 6, 2019, Berdugo tweeted: “I just signed @IfNotNowOrg's petition to tell @SpeakerPelosi and the rest of House Democratic Leadership to Withdraw the Resolution: Condemn White Nationalism, Not Ilhan Omar. Join me to ensure our leaders confront the real threat to Jews:”
Ilhan Omar was elected to the U.S. Congress in 2018. In February 2019, top Congressional leaders denounced Omar for tweeting anti-Semitic remarks.Omar has demonized Israel and endorsed BDS. In July 2019, Omar introduced a pro-BDS resolution in the U.S. Congress, which she described as “an opportunity for us to explain why it is we support…the BDS movement.”
Berdugo’s tweet also linked to an INN petition which criticized U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for “putting forward” legislation that condemned anti-Semitism that was introduced in the wake of anti-Semitic tweets made by Congresswoman Omar.
On November 9, 2017, JREJ tweeted a photo of Berdugo at an event, organized by the Arab American Association of New York (AAANY), honoring anti-Israel agitator, Linda Sarsour.
The INN tweet showing Berdugo read: “Our Mizrahi Caucus is thrilled to celebrate @ArabAmericanNY tonight as they honor @womensmarch @KhaledBeydoun & @lsarsour! #ArabSolidarity.”
Berdugo retweeted an April 13, 2017 tweet posted by JREJ, quoting Sarsour, that read: “‘White Jews, it's the time to follow People of Color. It's time to follow Jews of Color’ -@lsarsour.”
INN claims to take no position on the BDS movement and that it is “open to any who seek to shift the American Jewish public away from the status quo that upholds the Occupation.” However, INN organizes with pro-BDS, anti-Israel organizations including American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP).
Twitter:https://twitter.com/eden_berdugo
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On November 9, 2017, JREJ tweeted a photo of Berdugo at an event, organized by the Arab American Association of New York (AAANY), honoring anti-Israel agitator, Linda Sarsour.
Anti-Israel agitator Linda Sarsour frequently uses the word “Zionist” as a pejorative and has tweeted that “nothing is creepier than Zionism.” She has aligned with noted anti-Semite Louis Farrakhan, dismissed [00:07:45] those who see her alignment with Farrakhan as problematic and slammed the “Jewish Media” for calling attention to it.
The INN tweet showing Berdugo read: “Our Mizrahi Caucus is thrilled to celebrate @ArabAmericanNY tonight as they honor @womensmarch @KhaledBeydoun & @lsarsour! #ArabSolidarity.”
Berdugo retweeted an April 13, 2017 tweet posted by JREJ, quoting Sarsour, that read: “‘White Jews, it's the time to follow People of Color. It's time to follow Jews of Color’ -@lsarsour.”
IfNotNow (INN)
IfNotNow (INN) is an anti-Israel organization founded in 2014, in response to Israel’s Operation Protective Edge (OPE) against Hamas.
INN claims to be “young Jews angered by the overwhelmingly hawkish response of American Jewish institutions” to OPE. INN presents three demands on its website: “Stop the War on Gaza, End the Occupation, and Freedom and Dignity for All.”
INN defines “the Occupation as the military rule over Palestinians in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza,” which is land Israel has controlled for nearly 50 years since the 1967 Six-Day War. However, INN leaders have made [00:34:32] the claim [00:13:49] at protests that the occupation is 70 years long, referring to Israel’s founding in 1948.
INN actions have aimed to demonize [00:38:13] Israel, harass [00:05:44] mainstream American Jewish organizations like the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and decrease support for Israel among American Jews.
INN has used “public action and imaginative ritual” to achieve its goals, including disruptions where activists were arrested.
One of the high-profile arrests occurred at a May 2018 disruption at a U.S. Senator’s office in Washington, D.C. to protest legislation against the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
At the same incident, INN used [00:07:17] the Jewish ritual of the Mourner’s Kaddish prayer to mourn [00:09:10] protesters who were killed during the Hamas-organized and funded Great March of Return riots on the Israel-Gaza border.
INN activists have also staged and promoted walk-offs from Birthright Israel trips, a heritage trip to Israel for young Jewish adults from across the world.
INN claims to be “young Jews angered by the overwhelmingly hawkish response of American Jewish institutions” to OPE. INN presents three demands on its website: “Stop the War on Gaza, End the Occupation, and Freedom and Dignity for All.”
INN defines “the Occupation as the military rule over Palestinians in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza,” which is land Israel has controlled for nearly 50 years since the 1967 Six-Day War. However, INN leaders have made [00:34:32] the claim [00:13:49] at protests that the occupation is 70 years long, referring to Israel’s founding in 1948.
INN actions have aimed to demonize [00:38:13] Israel, harass [00:05:44] mainstream American Jewish organizations like the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and decrease support for Israel among American Jews.
INN has used “public action and imaginative ritual” to achieve its goals, including disruptions where activists were arrested.
One of the high-profile arrests occurred at a May 2018 disruption at a U.S. Senator’s office in Washington, D.C. to protest legislation against the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
At the same incident, INN used [00:07:17] the Jewish ritual of the Mourner’s Kaddish prayer to mourn [00:09:10] protesters who were killed during the Hamas-organized and funded Great March of Return riots on the Israel-Gaza border.
INN activists have also staged and promoted walk-offs from Birthright Israel trips, a heritage trip to Israel for young Jewish adults from across the world.
INN claims to take no position on the BDS movement and that it is “open to any who seek to shift the American Jewish public away from the status quo that upholds the Occupation.” However, INN organizes with pro-BDS, anti-Israel organizations including American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP).
Social Media and Weblinks
Facebook:www.facebook.com/567328353Twitter:https://twitter.com/eden_berdugo
LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/edenberdugo/
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/edensgrandopening/ [Private]
- Status:
- Professional
- University:
- UCSD
- Organizations:
- INN,
- JFREJ
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- 05/04/2026
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