Joanna Chen

Joanna Chen joined in a chant calling for Israel's destruction while participating in an anti-Israel event at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) 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, Joanna Chen's LinkedIn profile said she graduated from MIT with a bachelor's degree in urban planning and computer science in June 2025.

MIT CAA Barges Into MISTI Office

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Date: Nov. 6, 2023

Organizers: MIT CAA

Location: MISTI (MIT International Science and Technology Initiatives), MIT, Cambridge, MA

Event Flyer: X.com

At the disruption, activist Savannah Lawrence led the chant: "From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free! Free, free Palestine! Long live Palestine!"

“From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free!” is a chant used [00:02:52] to call for the elimination of the State of Israel. In April 2024, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution condemning the chant as antisemitic.

“Free Palestine” is a chant that has been described as a "battle cry for the death of Jews.” In May 2025, two Israeli diplomats in Washington, D.C., were murdered by a gunman shouting “Free Palestine!” In June 2025, one pro-Israel activist was killed and over 25 were injured in Boulder, Colorado, when a man yelling “Free Palestine” firebombed them.