James Thomas

James Thomas spoke at an anti-Israel event in Los Angeles, California, in 2024.

The profilee's activism occurred during Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza, 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 2026, James Thomas was listed as the president of the San Fernando Valley Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP).

As of September 2026, James Thomas's Instagram bio said: "Dr. James Thomas, Pastor, Professor, and Activist*"

Call To Prayer & Rally For A Ceasefire

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Date: Jun. 28, 2024

Organizers: Solidarity Project LA, CAIR CA, INN LA, JVP LA, BLM LA, Labor for Palestine LA-OC-IE, LatinoMuslimUnity

Location: City Hall, 200 N. Spring St., Los Angeles, CA

Activists in front of the podium held printed signs that said: "STOP THE GENOCIDE."

The term “genocide” was coined in 1942 and first used at the Nuremberg Trials of Nazi war criminals. Since Israel's founding in 1948, anti-Israel activists have accused Israel of "genocide" in an attempt to compare Jews to Nazis and delegitimize the creation of a Jewish state in the Land of Israel.

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.