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Michael Whitesides
Michael Whitesides participated in at least one anti-Israel event in New York City in 2023. The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) chapter in the city (NYC-DSA) organized the event.
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 October 2025, Michael Whitesides’ X bio said Whitesides was the former communications director of NYC-DSA. In May 2025, Michael Whitesides was reportedly co-chair of NYC-DSA's Electoral Working Group.
NYC-DSA organizes pro-terror and anti-Israel rallies and disruptions, including an October 8, 2023, rally one day after Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis.
NYC-DSA uses social media to celebrate Hamas by using the 
symbol. In a speech posted to Instagram, co-chair Gustavo Gordillo said [00:01:41]: "They make figures like Hamas and, quote unquote, terrorists into effective enemies...The terror comes from the capitalists and their pawns...the terror comes from the fascist governments and their ICE squads."
NYC-DSA's social media also features activists promoting antisemitism and explicit calls for Israel's destruction. They have called to "dismantle" the entire "U.S. capitalist economy" and have promoted hatred of the police, along with demands that police be abolished and disarmed.
As of October 2025, Michael Whitesides was listed as the deputy communications director at Local Progress Whitesides’ X profile said Whitesides was located in Brooklyn, New York.
Ceasefire Now Rally For Gaza
View EventDate: Oct. 20, 2023
Organizers: JVP NYC, NYC-DSA, Adalah-NY
Location: Bryant Park, New York, NY
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.
