Essam Sleiman

Essam Sleiman participated in an anti-Israel event in San Jose, California, in November 2023.

The profilee's activism occurred during Israel’s war against Hamas, which Israel launched after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks when Hamas murdered nearly 1,200 Israelis, injured thousands and kidnapped hundreds.

As of July 2025, Essam Sleiman's LinkedIn profile said he was the founder, and had been the CEO, of Canvas since October 2024.

San Jose Jummah Prayer & Rally

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Date: Nov. 24, 2023

Organizers: PYM Bay Area

Location: Santana Row, San Jose, CA

Event Flyer: Instagram

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.

Organizers posted an event flyer to Instagram that accused Israel of "ongoing genocide" in its war against Hamas. The post called Israel the "Zionist occupation" that was engaged in the "occupation of Palestine."

Zionism is the belief that Jews have the right to self-determination in their own national home, and the right to develop their national culture. Zionism is a core part of the identity of most Jews.

One way anti-Israel activists spread antisemitism is by denying Jewish history, with the aim of delegitimizing restored Jewish sovereignty, attacking Israel’s legitimacy and portraying Jews as foreign to the Land of Israel.