Kayla Kahan

Kayla Kahan

Kayla Kahan participated in the pro-Hamas encampment at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) during Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists, launched after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks.

Hamas murdered approximately 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped hundreds that day. For more information, see the Canary Mission page on Hamas.

The Penn encampment was in support of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.

As of February 2025, Kayla Kahan's LinkedIn profile said she worked as a recruitment coordinator at West Philadelphia Skills Initiative and was located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

As of the same date, Kayla Kahan's LinkedIn said she received a "Graduate Certificate" in Geographic Information Systems (GIS) from Temple University (Temple) in 2019. Temple is located in Philadelphia.

The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement was founded by pro-terror activist Omar Barghouti in 2005 to turn “Israel into a pariah state, as South Africa once was.” Barghouti has also called for Israel's destruction and the BDS movement demands would result in that same goal.

BDS initiatives include calling on institutions and individuals to divest from Israeli-affiliated companies, promoting academic and cultural boycotts of Israel, and organizing anti-Israel rallies, protests and campaigns.

The movement’s most notable achievement has been infiltrating university campuses through lobbying for “BDS resolutions.” In these cases, student governments propose resolutions to boycott or divestment from Israel or Israeli-affiliated entities. BDS activity is often aggressive and disruptive. It has been noted that universities that pass BDS resolutions see a marked increase in anti-Semitic incidents and pro-terror activism on campus.

Pro-Hamas Penn Encampment - 14th Day - 5/8/2024

The Pro-Terror & Anti-Israel Movement After 10/7/2023

The BDS Movement

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