Samantha Rise
Overview
Samantha Rise [Sam Rise] spoke at and participated in anti-Israel rallies held after Hamas committed war crimes against Israeli civilians on October 7, 2023. The atrocities included mass murder, torture, kidnappings, rapes and beheadings, resulting in about 1,200 Israelis dead, hundreds kidnapped and thousands wounded.Rise has also expressed [slide 2] support for terrorists and spread hatred of Israel following the October 7, 2023 Hamas massacre dubbed the “Al-Aqsa Flood.” Israel retaliated with a war called “Swords of Iron” against Hamas.
Hamas has been designated as a terrorist organization by the U.S., Canada, European Union, Israel and other countries. Founded in 1987, it has killed thousands of Israeli civilians through mass shootings and suicide bombings. Hamas has also kidnapped children, families and the elderly and held them hostage in Gaza. It has desecrated [slide 2] dead bodies and launched numerous rocket attacks against Israeli civilians.
Rise is also a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement and is affiliated with the Philly Palestine Coalition (PPC).
At the rally, Rise said [00:04:52]: “You don’t need to talk to a Zionist, you don’t need to argue with them. You don’t need to change their minds. You need to say, ‘Get out of the way!”
12/11/2023 - Speaking at an Anti-Israel Rally
On December 11, 2023, Rise spoke [00:03:56] at a rally titled: “Philly Says No To Genocide Joe,” on a visit to Philadelphia by U.S. President Joe Biden.At the rally, Rise said [00:04:52]: “You don’t need to talk to a Zionist, you don’t need to argue with them. You don’t need to change their minds. You need to say, ‘Get out of the way!”
Zionism is the belief that Jews have the right to self-determination in their own national home, and the right to develop their national culture.
Rise said [00:08:09], referring to President Joe Biden: “And this clown has the caucasity and audacity to show up supporting a god**n genocide…”
“Caucasity” can be defined as “the audacity of white people. Meaning, the willingness to take bold risks only white people feel safe doing.”
Rise said [00:06:23]: “We are striking and boycotting and marching and fighting for the liberation of Palestine in our lifetime.”
Rise shouted [00:07:25] at protesters: “Free Palestine until it’s backwards! Yes, free Palestine until it’s backwards!”
Rise also said [00:08:43] “All of a sudden, where are your AIPAC people now, a**hole? In November, we’ll remember!”
The stated mission of American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) is to “strengthen, protect and promote the U.S.-Israel relationship in ways that enhance the security of the United States and Israel.”
Rise said [00:00:05]: “Everyone in these streets today is Palestinian!” Rise also said [00:00:25]: “This is the floor not the ceiling…A boycott is the floor not the ceiling…We show up everyday in every way until Palestine is free.”
Rise led [00:01:02] protesters in chanting: “Not another nickel, not another dime, no more money for Biden’s crime!” and “History will recall, Joe Biden did nothing at all!”
On December 11, 2023, the Philly Palestine Coalition (PPC) organized a rally in Philadelphia’s Washington Square Park, condemning politicians who expressed support for Israel in its war against Hamas. The rally took place during U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to the city. Protesters referred to President Biden as “Genocide Joe.”
Rami Ibrahim, head coach of the U.S. Olympic Muay Thai team, who goes by [00:10:20] the name "Son of Palestine," spoke at the rally, glorifying [00:13:29] Hamas. Other speakers accused Israel of murdering children and perpetrating “genocidal attacks.”
Another speaker led rally-goers in the pro- terror chant: "Resistance is justified when people are occupied!" and in the call for Israel’s destruction: “From The River to the Sea, Palestine will be free!” Speakers urged people to “shut down” the United States “until Palestine is free.”
On Saturday, October 7, 2023, approximately 2,900 heavily armed Hamas terrorists breached Israel’s border with Gaza. They executed numerous war crimes on civilians, including mass murder, beheadings of children, rape of men and women, torture, kidnappings and mutilation. Hamas broadcast videos of their butchery on social media, often to victims’ accounts for families to see. Israel retaliated with a war called “Swords of Iron.”
As of November 10, 2023, over 1,200 Israelis, the vast majority of them civilians, were murdered during the attacks. Hamas kidnapped 242 Israelis, including at least 30 children. At least 3,500 people were wounded, many severely.
As of December 25, 2023, Hamas had fired over 10,600 missiles from Gaza at Israeli communities, with Hamas claiming 5,000 the day it launched the attack. While Hamas was the main group involved, members of other terror groups also joined in the atrocities.
Many Palestinian civilians, including women and children, also participated in the attack. In several instances, Gazans who worked in the targeted Israeli communities gave intelligence to Hamas on where to strike.
In a December 2023 poll, 57% of Gazans and 82% of Palestinians in the West Bank supported the terror attacks. 42% of Gazans were supportive of Hamas rule, up from 38% before the attacks, and 44% in the West Bank supported Hamas, up from 12%.
Hamas began by launching thousands of rockets at Israel and using motorized paragliders “to infiltrate Israeli territory and secure terrain.” Terrorist ground forces destroyed parts of the border fence with Gaza, murdering and kidnapping soldiers.
Terrorists then turned their attention to 22 communities around Gaza, where they went house to house to savagely murder, mutilate and kidnap anyone they found. They executed children in front of their parents and parents in front of their children.
Terrorists beheaded children and babies, and massacred entire families, burning some alive who hid in their homes. Hamas terrorists kicked around the heads of beheaded victims like soccer balls. Israelis between the ages of three and 85 were kidnapped and taken forcibly to Gaza. Hamas has not allowed the Red Cross access to the hostages.
Over 360 unarmed young men and women were surrounded and slaughtered at one music festival alone. Bodies were publicly desecrated, with some dragged through the streets of Gaza, then beheaded.
Women were raped next to the bodies of dead friends. Some were raped and then shot in the head. Others, including young girls, were raped and murdered or mutilated in other ways. Israeli officials opened an unprecedented investigation into the widespread sexual assault. Forensic analysis of corpses showed evidence of torture and rape.
Hamas terrorists said they were given explicit orders to carry out the atrocities, including chopping off legs and raping the corpses of murdered victims.
Hamas intentionally targeted youth centers and elementary schools to execute and kidnap children. They also took stimulant drugs to give added energy to murder and maim. Nazis also took drugs during World War II to fuel their anti-Semitic massacres.
The atrocities were acknowledged as the worst single-day massacre of Jews since the Holocaust, including by U.S. President Joe Biden, who also compared Hamas to ISIS. Hamas attacked on the annual holiday of Simchat Torah, which that year was on Shabbat, the weekly Jewish Sabbath.
The Hamas atrocities against Israeli civilians are crimes against humanity according to the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court.
The mass murder generated great sympathy for Israel from many countries but led to countless celebrations among Palestinians and anti-Israel organizations in America that back the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Hamas called the October 7, 2023 terror attacks “Al-Aqsa Flood,” a reference to the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem. The allegation that Jews “threaten” to destroy the mosque has been a pretext for Arab attacks on Jews long before Israel was founded in 1948. Such propaganda has led to multiple periods of violence against Israeli civilians.
Participating in Pro-Hamas and Anti-Israel Rallies
On October 8, 2023, one day after the Hamas massacre, Rise participated [00:34:31] in an anti-Israel rally and march in support of Hamas. The event took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and was reportedly organized by the PPC.Rise chanted [00:02:24] with protesters: “Free, free Palestine!”
On October 8, 2023, the Philly Palestine Coalition and other local anti-Israel groups held an “Emergency Solidarity Rally” in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The rally was in support of the previous day’s Hamas terrorist war crimes.
Michael C. Wilson of the Workers’ World Party saluted [00:10:19] Hamas for what he called [00:15:23] “a job well done.” He called for [00:14:17] the murder of more Israeli civilians, yelling: “F**k ‘em! Kill 250 more today!”
Other speakers praised [00:15:58] Hamas for being a “resistance front” and claimed [01:25:56] Hamas war crimes were part of them fighting “for their freedom.” Protesters joined [00:28:08] in chants calling for “intifada,” a term showing support for terrorism, and other chants alleging [00:27:41] that Israel is a “terrorist state.”
On October 16, 2023, Rise participated in an anti-Israel rally at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) titled: “Collective Walkout for Palestine.” Rise posted footage of the rally on Rise’s Instagram story with the caption: “Such a powerful day.”
On October 16, 2023, Penn professors and students staged a “walkout” in support of a Hamas invasion of Israel earlier that month, where Hamas murdered over 1,200 people and executed war crimes against civilians. 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 “humiliates every Jewish person.” At least one speaker accused [00:00:48] Israel of “genocide.” Penn Against the Occupation (PAO) organized the protest, titled: “Collective Walkout for Palestine,” where participants walked out of classes to the rally on campus. The protest aimed to “protest the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza and stand in solidarity with Palestine.”
On October 18, 2023, Rise was restrained with a zip tie and led out of the building by police officers during an anti-Israel rally at Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
The rally was organized by JVP and IfNotNow (INN). Protesters were joined by anti-Israel U.S. Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Cori Bush to demand a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas terrorists.
On October 18, 2023, the U.S. Capitol police tweeted: “Demonstrations are not allowed inside Congressional Buildings.” They also tweeted: “We warned the protestors to stop demonstrating and when they did not comply we began arresting them.”
“Israeli Occupation Forces,” or “IOF,” is a derogatory name for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) used by anti-Israel activists to demonize Israel’s army.
On October 16, 2023, Penn professors and students staged a “walkout” in support of a Hamas invasion of Israel earlier that month, where Hamas murdered over 1,200 people and executed war crimes against civilians. 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 “humiliates every Jewish person.” At least one speaker accused [00:00:48] Israel of “genocide.” Penn Against the Occupation (PAO) organized the protest, titled: “Collective Walkout for Palestine,” where participants walked out of classes to the rally on campus. The protest aimed to “protest the ethnic cleansing of Palestinians in Gaza and stand in solidarity with Palestine.”
On October 18, 2023, Rise was restrained with a zip tie and led out of the building by police officers during an anti-Israel rally at Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C.
The rally was organized by JVP and IfNotNow (INN). Protesters were joined by anti-Israel U.S. Representatives Rashida Tlaib and Cori Bush to demand a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas terrorists.
On October 18, 2023, the U.S. Capitol police tweeted: “Demonstrations are not allowed inside Congressional Buildings.” They also tweeted: “We warned the protestors to stop demonstrating and when they did not comply we began arresting them.”
Support for Terrorists
On January 2, 2024, Rise shared [slide 2] a post on Instagram that featured a photo of Ghassan Kanafani and said: “HANDS OFF LEBANON: The IOF [Israel Defense Forces] has a long history of targeting leaders of the Palestinian resistance in Lebanon. During Beirut’s summer of 1972, Mossad agents planted a bomb in the car of Palestinian author and revolutionary Ghassan Kanafani…”Kanafani was a leading member and spokesperson for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) during the terrorist organization’s early years. Kanafani announced the PFLP’s responsibility for the Lod Airport Massacre of May 1972 and was linked to the airport attackers. The attack killed 26 people and wounded 80 others.
“Israeli Occupation Forces,” or “IOF,” is a derogatory name for the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) used by anti-Israel activists to demonize Israel’s army.
Rise’s shared Instagram post also mourned the death of Saleh Al-Arouri, a Specially Designated Global Terrorist and deputy leader of the Hamas Political Bureau. He was a founder of Hamas’s military wing and the post stated that Al-Arouri “was instrumental in uniting the resistance in Gaza and the Occupied West Bank.”
The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades is the military wing of Hamas.
Among Palestinians and anti-Israel activists, the term “resistance” can be a euphemism for nationalistic terror. It is often used to excuse or even glorify anti-Israel and anti-Semitic violence.
The modern State of Israel was founded 75 years earlier, in 1948.
The Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades is the military wing of Hamas.
Among Palestinians and anti-Israel activists, the term “resistance” can be a euphemism for nationalistic terror. It is often used to excuse or even glorify anti-Israel and anti-Semitic violence.
Hatred of Israel
On October 15, 2023, Rise wrote on Instagram: “We’re witnessing genocide against the Palestinian people. generationally-inflicted, strategic violence, executed by global powers with an agenda, rooted in the distortion of profound trauma. October 7th is a convenient rip stop for those who are rabidly, compulsively fighting to prove themselves right, unwilling to own the lie we’ve been living for 75 years.”The modern State of Israel was founded 75 years earlier, in 1948.
Rise continued in the Instagram post: “The flood of misinformation lasts *exactly* as long as its needed to justify genocide. Israeli has dropped 6,000+ bombs in seven days, promising a Nakba so cruel it will make the world forget the first in 1948.”
The term “Nakba” is generally translated as “catastrophe” in Arabic, referring to the outcome of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. It is a term often used to delegitimize the creation of the State of Israel by defining it as a catastrophe.
On December 11, 2023, Rise posted on Instagram: “...In 50 years we will be celebrating the day that Palestine was liberated from Israel. Sing and march and chant and hug and hold and defend that truth until it is real.”
On December 18, 2023, Rise wrote on Instagram: “Woke up this morning w/ my mind set on *Liberation* Remix this jawn if you’re feeling inspired! GLOBAL STRIKE FOR FALASTEEN [PALESTINE], IN SOLIDARITY WITH ALL OPPRESSED PEOPLE…”
Rise shared a video of Rise on Instagram singing a song that Rise wrote with the lyrics: “All my people know, liberation is the goal… til’ they’re free, From the River to the Sea, til they’re free… Haiti to Palestine. Occupation is a crime… From the River to the Sea, we’ll fight til they’re free.”
The term “Nakba” is generally translated as “catastrophe” in Arabic, referring to the outcome of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. It is a term often used to delegitimize the creation of the State of Israel by defining it as a catastrophe.
Biographical Information
As of January 2024, Rise’s LinkedIn profile said Rise was a “Singer and Songcatcher. Artist supporting Liberatory Futures, Community Care, and Direct Action.”Rise’s LinkedIn also said Rise was “a black, gender-expansive performer, teaching artist, facilitator and human-amplifier, currently based in Southwest Philadelphia.” Rise also wrote that Rise “recognizes that a lasting commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion is more than a policy: it is a practice.”
As of the same date, Rise’s LinkedIn said Rise had been working as an independent consultant since March 2020, and as a vocalist, songwriter and performing artist since January 2017.
Rise’s LinkedIn also said Rise graduated from Temple University (Temple) with a bachelor’s degree in Fine and Studio Arts in May 2010 and was located in “Greater Philadelphia.”
BDS
The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement was founded by Omar Barghouti in 2005 to challenge “international support for Israeli apartheid and settler-colonialism.” BDS is an allegedly “Palestinian-led movement,” although leading BDS activists have admitted [00:01:01] this is not true.
One of the demands of BDS includes [point 3] what is generally known as the “right of return,” a demand discredited as a way to eliminate Israel. Barghouti said the “right of return” is a means to “end Israel’s existence as a Jewish state.”
Barghouti has said that BDS “aims to turn Israel into a pariah state, as South Africa once was.”
In his activism, Barghouti has also said [00:05:55] regarding Israel: “Definitely, most definitely, we oppose a Jewish state in any part of Palestine. No…rational Palestinian, not a sellout Palestinian, will ever accept a Jewish state in Palestine.”
The movement has been linked to numerous terrorist organizations and received a public endorsement from Hamas in 2017.
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 the infiltration of university campuses through lobbying for “BDS resolutions.” In these cases, student governments and student groups, backed by their own anti-Israel members and affiliates, have proposed resolutions on some form of boycott of, or divestment from, Israel and Israeli-affiliated entities.
Boycott resolutions, although non-binding, have been passed by student governments on numerous North American campuses.
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 on campus. On one campus, when the student government debated a BDS resolution, reports emerged of violent threats against those opposing it.
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