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Raissa Rih-Reh
Raissa Rih-Reh has expressed support for Hamas terrorism, spread anti-Semitism, and engaged in anti-Israel activism with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) during Israel's war against Hamas. Israel launched the war after Hamas murdered 1,200 Israelis on October 7, 2023.
As of May 2024, Raissa Rih-Reh was "a part of" the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter at Case Western Reserve University (Case Western), known as CWRU SJP, according to an article in News 5 Cleveland.
Raissa Rih-Reh was also "involved with" SJP in November 2023, according to an article in the Cleveland Scene.
According to the same Cleveland Scene article, as of November 8, 2023, Rih-Reh was "a senior biology major."
As of January 2025, Rih-Reh's X bio said she was located in Minnesota.
Raissa Rih-Reh reposted an October 7, 2023 post on X that said: "what did y'all think decolonization meant? vibes? papers? essays? losers."
On October 7, 2023, Hamas murdered approximately 1,200 Israelis, kidnapped hundreds and wounded thousands. War crimes included mass rape and torture. Many Palestinian civilians participated in and supported the attacks, and Gazans working in the targeted Israeli communities gave intelligence to Hamas on where to strike.
For more information, see the Canary Mission page on Hamas.
On October 10, 2023, Rih-Reh posted on X: "There is no means of true liberation that is going to be acceptable to the majority of western idealism. Liberation ain't cute, it's necessary."
On October 13, 2023, Rih-Reh posted on X: "A modern day holocaust and u don’t feel the need to say anything.. do anything?"
On the same date, Rih-Reh replied to the post: "It’s day 6," a reference to the six days since the October 7, 2023 terror attacks.
Anti-Israel activists compare Israel to Nazi Germany to insinuate that the plight of Palestinians has eclipsed Jewish suffering during the Holocaust.
On October 13, 2023, Raissa Rih-Reh posted on X: "❗️Hisorical Israel was conquered by the Babylonians around 600 B.C.E, this is not present day Israelis land in any way."
Rih-reh's post included a repost from the same date that said: "They’re ignorant to the fact that Biblical Israel ≠ present day Israel. Those are not the original Israelites."
One way anti-Israel activists spread anti-Semitism is by denying [00:17:45] Jewish history, with the aim of delegitimizing restored Jewish sovereignty, attacking Israel’s legitimacy and portraying Jews as foreign to the Land of Israel.
Rih-Reh reposted an October 14, 2023 X thread that said: "Short Thread 🧵: 𝗭𝗜𝗢𝗡𝗜𝗦𝗠 🇮🇱 𝗜𝗦 𝗡𝗔𝗭𝗜𝗦𝗠? 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗟𝗨𝗖𝗜𝗘𝗡 𝗥𝗘𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗘𝗧 From 1940 to 1970, the notorious French intellectual seamlessly transitioned from a Hitler-loving antisemite to passionate Zionist. Contradiction? No. It makes perfect sense."
On May 10, 2024, the Signal Cleveland reported that the pro-Hamas encampment at Case Western began on April 29, 2024. Raissa Rih-Reh was featured [00:02:17] in a May 8, 2024 YouTube video posted by WKYC Channel 3 covering the encampment activities where she commented on her participation. The encampment concluded on May 10, 2024.
On May 20, 2024, Rih-Reh was featured [00:01:35] in a video published by News 5 Cleveland at an alternative graduation ceremony held one day earlier by CWRU SJP. The event was titled: "THE PEOPLE'S COMMENCEMENT @ WADE LAGOON."
News 5 Cleveland reported that the ceremony was organized "because many students...were not able to participate in the formal commencement" in the aftermath of the anti-Israel encampment held at Case Western.
News 5 Cleveland also reported that the "university sent letters to students barring them from campus and announced they will be withholding degrees from students who may have been involved in the protesting of the Israel-Hamas war, as well as starting a student conduct investigation."
Cleveland 19 News reported on May 14, 2024, that "...CWRU initiated its 'student conduct process'...for students involved in an 'unsanctioned encampment on private property and other conduct violations.'"
