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Zachary Smith
Zachary Smith [Zachary David Smith] participated in an anti-Israel event at Stanford University (Stanford) in 2024.
As of March 2026, Zachary Smith's LinkedIn said he had worked as a program coordinator at Stanford in Washington, located in Washington, D.C., since July 2024. He graduated with a bachelor's degree in public policy from Stanford in June 2024.
PSL Compilation of Stanford Protests 2024
View EventOrganizers: PSL
Location: Stanford University, Stanford, CA
On February 9, 2024, the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL) chapter in the San Francisco Bay Area (PSL Bay Area) posted a video to its Instagram page that promoted anti-Israel activism at Stanford, in support of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
In the video, an activist referred to Israel as the "Zionist regime" and claimed that Israel was committing a "genocide" in its war against Hamas in Gaza. There was also imagery that said: "Free Palestine."
“Free Palestine” is a chant that has been described as a "battle cry for the death of Jews.” In May 2025, two Israeli diplomats in Washington, D.C., were murdered by a gunman shouting “Free Palestine!” In June 2025, one pro-Israel activist was killed and over 25 were injured in Boulder, Colorado, when a man yelling “Free Palestine” firebombed them.
On April 13, 2024, PSL Bay Area posted another Instagram video of anti-Israel activism at Stanford. The video began with a speaker saying: "To be a young person and not be a revolutionary is almost a biological contradiction."
The video showed activists with PSL signs that said: "RESISTANCE TO OCCUPATION IS JUSTIFIED! STAND WITH PALESTINE."
Anti-Israel activists use the term “resistance” to refer to violence and terror perpetrated against Israeli civilians and their allies. It is used to glorify and encourage anti-Israel and anti-Semitic violence. Anti-Israel activists chant slogans such as: “Resistance by any means necessary!” and “Resistance is justified when people are occupied!” in response to terror attacks.
