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Larissa Johnson
Larissa Johnson [Larissa A. Johnson] participated in multiple anti-Israel rallies 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.
As of February 2025, Larissa Johnson was listed on the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) website as a PhD candidate in music and Africana studies. Johnson is originally from South Africa.
Date: November 14, 2023
Organizers: Freedom School for Palestine
Location: Houston Hall, 3417 Spruce St., Philadelphia, PA
Event Flyer: Instagram
On November 14, 2023, the Freedom School for Palestine organized an anti-Israel rally at Houston Hall.
Date: October 16, 2023
Organizers: Penn Against the Occupation (PAO)
Location: Van Pelt Library at Penn, Philadelphia, PA
Event Flyer: Instagram
On October 16, 2023, Penn professors and students staged a “walkout” in support of the Hamas terror attack against Israel nine days earlier. The aim of the event was to “protest the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza and stand in solidarity with Palestine.”
The protest, which was organized by Penn Against the Occupation (PAO), was titled: “Collective Walkout for Palestine,” where participants walked out of classes to the on-campus rally.
One professor led [00:00:03] the chant: “When people are occupied, resistance is justified!” Palestinians and anti-Israel activists often use the term “resistance” as a euphemism for nationalistic terror and to glorify anti-Semitic violence.
Another professor claimed [00:00:07] Israel “desecrates the memory of the Nazi Holocaust,” and at least one speaker accused [00:00:48] Israel of “genocide.”
