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Senit Gual Negassi
Senit Gual Negassi [Senit Kidane] participated in the pro-Hamas encampment at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) and in an anti-Israel rally during Israel’s war against Hamas terrorists, launched after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks.
Hamas murdered approximately 1,200 Israelis and kidnapped hundreds more that day. For more information, see the Canary Mission page on Hamas.
The Penn encampment was in support of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
As of February 2025, Senit Gual Negassi was listed on the Penn website as a PhD student in the Department of Africana Studies.
As of the same date, Senit Gual Negassi's Instagram bio said: "...
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The watermelon has been appropriated by anti-Israel activists as a symbol of Palestinian "resistance" to "Israeli occupation," as it shares the Pan-Arab colors. It gained popularity following the Hamas terror attacks of October 7, 2023.
Date: April 26, 2024
Organizers: Philly Palestine Coalition (PPC)
Location: Penn campus, Philadelphia, PA
Event Flyer: Instagram
April 26, 2024 was Day 2 of the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) pro-Hamas encampment launched by the Philadelphia Palestine Coalition (PCC). The encampment was set up by students from Penn as well as students from Temple and Drexel University.
The encampment was part of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
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, PAO organized an anti-Israel walkout on campus. The PAO Instagram graphic publicizing the event said: "We Will Be Walking Out Of Classes To Protest The Ethnic Cleansing Of Palestinians In Gaza And Stand In Solidarity With Palestine."
The Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement was founded by pro-terror activist Omar Barghouti in 2005 to turn “Israel into a pariah state, as South Africa once was.” Barghouti has also called for Israel's destruction and the BDS movement demands would result in that same goal.
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 infiltrating university campuses through lobbying for “BDS resolutions.” In these cases, student governments propose resolutions to boycott or divestment from Israel or Israeli-affiliated entities. 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 and pro-terror activism on campus.
