Muhammad Murtaza Hassan

Muhammad Murtaza Hassan [M. Murtaza Hassan] participated in an anti-Israel event at Stanford University (Stanford) in February 2024.

The profilee's activism occurred during Israel’s war against Hamas, which Israel launched after the October 7, 2023, terror attacks when Hamas murdered nearly 1,200 Israelis, injured thousands and kidnapped hundreds.

As of July 2025, Muhammad Murtaza Hassan’s LinkedIn profile said he was a postdoctoral research fellow at Stanford.

As of January 2026, Muhammad Murtaza Hassan’s LinkedIn said he had worked as an assistant professor at the University of Virginia School of Medicine since 2025.

Hands Off Rafah

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Date: Feb. 12, 2024

Organizers: PSL Bay Area, PYM Bay Area, Stanford SJP, FRSO San Jose

Location: White Plaza, Stanford University, Stanford, CA

Event Flyer: Instagram

Activists held signs made by the organizers that said: "RESISTANCE IS JUSTIFIED / WHEN PEOPLE ARE OCCUPIED!" and "RESISTANCE AGAINST OCCUPATION IS A HUMAN RIGHT!"

Among Palestinians and anti-Israel activists, the term “resistance” is a euphemism for nationalistic terror and is used to glorify and encourage anti-Israel and antisemitic violence.

The event was in support of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement. The outcome of the movement's goals would result in Israel's destruction. Within hours of the October 7, 2023, terror attacks, the BDS movement renewed its call for an anti-Israel boycott.