Miriam Ginsberg
Overview
Miriam Ginsberg is an activist with IfNotNow (INN) who has demonized Israel and attended an INN training event with Taher Herzallah of American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) in 2018.As of June 2019, Ginsberg’s LinkedIn profile said she had been a registrar at the So Others Might Eat (SOME) Center for Employment Training since September 2015.
INN Activism
On May 19, 2018, Ginsberg posed for a group photo posted on Facebook, from an INN DC training event co-led by Herzallah, the Associate Director of Outreach & Grassroots Organizing for AMP.INN’s comment on the Facebook photo described the training as gathering to “learn more about the history of Gaza, Palestinian non-violent resistance and how our community can take action to oppose the Israeli Military's recent actions.”
In May 2018, terror group Hamas instigated violent riots on the Israeli-Gaza border. Thousands of rioters attempted to breach Israel’s border fence, declaring their intention to harm Jews across the border under the pretext of “peaceful resistance.”
On May 16, 2018, a Hamas senior official, Salah al-Bardawil, stated that 50 out of 62 protesters killed during the May 14 Gaza border protest were Hamas operatives. Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) also claimed that three of its members were killed at the same protest.
On August 3, 2017, Ginsberg helped lead an INN DC event titled: “Speak Truth to Power Gaza,” outside of Hillel International’s Washington D.C. office.
The event’s Facebook description invited attendees to: “Join us tomorrow as we mourn for the Palestinian casualties of the Occupation. Please plan to wear black.”
On February 25, 2017, Ginsberg hosted an INN DC event at her home.
On February 16, 2017, Ginsberg appeared in a photo posted on Facebook by INN DC, from an event held one day earlier. She also appeared [00:00:28] in a Youtube video published the day of the event, holding a sign that read: “End the occupation.”
The event’s Facebook description invited attendees to: “Join us tomorrow as we mourn for the Palestinian casualties of the Occupation. Please plan to wear black.”
On February 25, 2017, Ginsberg hosted an INN DC event at her home.
On February 16, 2017, Ginsberg appeared in a photo posted on Facebook by INN DC, from an event held one day earlier. She also appeared [00:00:28] in a Youtube video published the day of the event, holding a sign that read: “End the occupation.”
Demonizing Israel
Ginsberg indicated on Facebook that she “went” to an INN DC demonstration on June 4, 2017, outside of the Friends of the Israeli Defense Forces (FIDF) Gala event in Washington, D.C.The protestors vilified [00:03:45] FIDF supporters as victimizers of Palestinians and Israeli teenagers in the IDF, “sending” them into military zones to “uphold person control, murder, demolitioning of homes, crowd control.”
INN leader Maya Zwerling denounced the establishment of the State of Israel, declaring [00:13:49] into a megaphone “70 years of occupation is too much.”
INN DC then invoked [00:19:35] the Yizkor service, usually recited by Jews for deceased relatives. They also said [23:29] the Mourner's Kaddish and tore a ribbon in a symbolic act of mourning [19:45].
IfNotNow (INN)
IfNotNow (INN) is an anti-Israel organization founded in 2014, in response to Israel’s Operation Protective Edge (OPE) against Hamas.
INN claims to be “young Jews angered by the overwhelmingly hawkish response of American Jewish institutions” to OPE. INN presents three demands on its website: “Stop the War on Gaza, End the Occupation, and Freedom and Dignity for All.”
INN defines “the Occupation as the military rule over Palestinians in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza,” which is land Israel has controlled for nearly 50 years since the 1967 Six-Day War. However, INN leaders have made [00:34:32] the claim [00:13:49] at protests that the occupation is 70 years long, referring to Israel’s founding in 1948.
INN actions have aimed to demonize [00:38:13] Israel, harass [00:05:44] mainstream American Jewish organizations like the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and decrease support for Israel among American Jews.
INN has used “public action and imaginative ritual” to achieve its goals, including disruptions where activists were arrested.
One of the high-profile arrests occurred at a May 2018 disruption at a U.S. Senator’s office in Washington, D.C. to protest legislation against the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
At the same incident, INN used [00:07:17] the Jewish ritual of the Mourner’s Kaddish prayer to mourn [00:09:10] protesters who were killed during the Hamas-organized and funded Great March of Return riots on the Israel-Gaza border.
INN activists have also staged and promoted walk-offs from Birthright Israel trips, a heritage trip to Israel for young Jewish adults from across the world.
INN claims to be “young Jews angered by the overwhelmingly hawkish response of American Jewish institutions” to OPE. INN presents three demands on its website: “Stop the War on Gaza, End the Occupation, and Freedom and Dignity for All.”
INN defines “the Occupation as the military rule over Palestinians in the West Bank, East Jerusalem, and Gaza,” which is land Israel has controlled for nearly 50 years since the 1967 Six-Day War. However, INN leaders have made [00:34:32] the claim [00:13:49] at protests that the occupation is 70 years long, referring to Israel’s founding in 1948.
INN actions have aimed to demonize [00:38:13] Israel, harass [00:05:44] mainstream American Jewish organizations like the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and decrease support for Israel among American Jews.
INN has used “public action and imaginative ritual” to achieve its goals, including disruptions where activists were arrested.
One of the high-profile arrests occurred at a May 2018 disruption at a U.S. Senator’s office in Washington, D.C. to protest legislation against the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
At the same incident, INN used [00:07:17] the Jewish ritual of the Mourner’s Kaddish prayer to mourn [00:09:10] protesters who were killed during the Hamas-organized and funded Great March of Return riots on the Israel-Gaza border.
INN activists have also staged and promoted walk-offs from Birthright Israel trips, a heritage trip to Israel for young Jewish adults from across the world.
INN claims to take no position on the BDS movement and that it is “open to any who seek to shift the American Jewish public away from the status quo that upholds the Occupation.” However, INN organizes with pro-BDS, anti-Israel organizations including American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) and Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP).
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Facebook:https://www.facebook.com/1087980682/LinkedIn:https://www.linkedin.com/in/miriam-ginsberg-5298a8158/
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- 05/04/2026
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