Noam Perry

Overview

Noam Perry has expressed support for terrorists, demonized Israel and endorsed anti-Israel agitators. He has also engaged in anti-Israel activism and is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.

Perry was a “faculty adviser” for Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at San Jose State University (SJSU) in 2014 and endorsed their BDS campaign in 2015.

SJSU was reportedly the first student government in the California State University (CSU) system to pass a divestment resolution.

Perry was an activist for the anti-Israel organization, Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), in 2015, 2016 and 2017.

As of January 2022, Perry was listed as an “Economic Activism associate” with the American Friends Service Committee (AFSC), an anti-Israel Quaker organization that promotes BDS.

Also, as of January 2022, Perry’s LinkedIn page said he was a Justice Studies Instructor at SJSU since January 2012.

Perry graduated from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem (Hebrew U) with a bachelor’s degree in Physics and the Humanities and a master’s degree in Geography, Planning and Environment.

Perry also graduated from Northeastern University (Northeastern) with a Ph.D. in Law and Public Policy.

As of January 2022, Perry’s Twitter bio said he was located in the San Francisco Bay Area, California.

Supporting Terrorists

Perry retweeted an October 22, 2021 tweet that read: “Section 24(a)(1) of Israel's antiterrorism law imposes up to 3 years in prison for identifying with a ‘terrorist group’ by publicly expressing support, praise or sympathy. I support @alhaq. I praise @DCIPalestine. I sympathize with @Addameer. Please join me in breaking the law.”

In October 2021, Israel’s Ministry of Defense declared six Palestinian non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to be “terror organizations” operating “as an arm” of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terror group. The six NGOs were accused of funneling donor aid to militants and employing senior PFLP members, “including activists involved in terror activity.”

On March 25, 2017, Perry shared an article to Twitter and wrote: “Why Jewish Voice For Peace Invited Rasmea Odeh To Speak #terrorism.”

Odeh was a key military operative with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) terrorist organization. In 1969, she masterminded a PFLP supermarket bombing that killed two college students. She also attempted to bomb the British consulate in Jerusalem. Odeh later moved to the United States but was deported to Jordan in 2017 for immigration fraud.

The March 24, 2017 article, published by Rebecca Vilkomerson read: “We are honored to hear from her [Rasmea Odeh] before she is uprooted again…We are proud to host Rasmea Odeh as one of many speakers from whom we can learn from about grassroots leadership.”

Demonizing Israel

In 2019, Perry coordinated [00:02:24] an AFSC-sponsored speaking tour across the U.S, which demonized Israel, for anti-Israel agitator Ahmed Abu Artema.

Aterma is a Palestinian journalist and one of the original organizers of the “Great March of Return.”

On March 30, 2018, some 30,000 Palestinians in Gaza approached Israel’s border to take part in “Land Day Protests” or the “March of Return.” The violent demonstrations were instigated by Hamas on the Israeli-Gaza border. Participants declared their intention to harm Jews across the border under the pretext of “peaceful resistance.”

March participants sent scores of kites bearing explosive devices across Israel’s border to burn Israeli crops and homes. Rioters also made numerous attempts to breach Israel’s border fence, which caused the Israeli Defense Forces to respond with live fire.

Agitators also threw Molotov cocktails, firebombs, shot firearms and threw rocks under the cover of smoke from burning tires.

On July 21, 2016, evoking the “Deadly Exchange” campaign, Perry tweeted: “Petition Obama to stop U.S. police training in Israel…”

In 2017, JVP launched the “Deadly Exchange (DX)” campaign, which accused American Jewish organizations of promoting human rights abuses. JVP also released a video that blamed [00:04:04] U.S.-based Jewish organizations for violence that occurs against Black and Brown communities, immigrants and activists in the U.S.

Endorsing Anti-Israel Agitators

On March 19, 2017, Perry tweeted: “Issa Amro is a nonviolent Palestinian activist in Hebron, who now faces trial in Israel's military court system…”

Anti-Israel agitator Issa Amro is known for vandalism and attacks on Israeli soldiers and civilians. Amro heads the Youth Against Settlements (YAS) movement, an anti-Israel organization based in Hebron that promotes anti-Semitism, rock-throwing and violence against Israelis.

Perry signed a May 2016 open letter co-published by the anti-Israel organizations JVP and U.S. Campaign for the Academic and Cultural Boycott of Israel (USACBI). The letter was addressed to the then-Prime Minister of Israel, Benjamin Netanyahu, on behalf of Imad Ahmad Barghouthi, urging for his immediate release.

Palestinian Astrophysicist Professor Imad Barghouthi of Al Quds University was sentenced in 2016 to seven months in prison for incitement to violence.

Barghouthi is a vocal supporter of Hamas's military wing — the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades — and has called for killing and being killed in the name of Islam.

An October 22, 2014 video showed Barghouthi at an Al-Quds university Hamas rally, draped in a Hamas banner, [00:00:33] urging students to design precision guided missiles, and sniper rifles as [00:01:11] “weapons ofthe resistance” to [00:02:35] kill “zionist soldiers” in their bedrooms.

Anti-Israel Activism

On September 23, 2014, Perry tweeted: “Proud to be the faculty adviser of the brand new #SJP chapter in #SJSU. Photo from today's #PaliDayOfAction on campus.”

On November 13, 2014, Perry tweeted: “Thank you @stevesalaita for a great talk today. #SJP @SJSU, congrats on a very well organized and attended event.”

In 2014, The University of Illinois withdrew an offer of employment to Steven Salaita after becoming aware of his anti-Semitic tweets. One tweet, posted shortly after Hamas kidnapped three teenage Israeli high school students, read: “You may be too refined to say it, but I’m not: I wish all the f**king West Bank settlers would go missing.”

The SJP at SJSU event was titled:“Dr. Steven Salaita: Academic Freedom and Palestine” and was the organization’s “first event ever.”

On January 17, 2017, Perry tweeted: “Shame on you @FordhamNYC for banning Students for Justice in Palestine. Prefer donors' money over freedom of speech?..”

In 2016, Fordham reportedly blocked the formation of a Fordham SJP chapter “based on the reported behavior of other [SJP] chapters on other campuses,” indicating that “the establishment of a local branch could be ‘polarizing’ and pose a safety concern to students and faculty.”

Signatories demanded that Fordham “immediately rescind the rejection of SJP as a student group on campus, apologize to the students affected by this harmful decision, and reaffirm Fordham’s commitment to free speech and academic freedom.”

The petitioners also highlighted SJP’s BDS activity, characterizing SJP’s efforts to promote anti-Israel boycott as part of “a time-honored non-violent mode of political expression.” The petition accused Fordham’s administration of a “fundamental misunderstanding of what boycotts are, the purpose of a university, and the goals of SJP.”

The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) in cooperation with Palestine Legal (PL), and civil rights attorney Alan Levine sued Fordham on behalf of four students in April 2017. A New York court annulled Fordham’s decision in August 2019, mandating that the university recognize SJP as an official club.

Fordham appealed the ruling to the NY State Supreme Court Appellate Division in January 2020. On July 24, 2020, Fordham SJP students filed a brief asking the appellate court to deny Fordham’s appeal of the lower court’s decision.

As of October 2020, a variety of groups, not directly involved in the case, filed amicus briefs with the Appellate Division for the court's consideration including JVP.

Endorsing Divestment on Campus

In November 2015, Perry endorsed a BDS campaign initiated bySJP at SJSU.

The campaign was spearheaded by a co-founder [01:15:15] ofSJP at SJSU, Abid El-Miaari, who also served as the Director of Internal Affairs for SJSU’s Associated Students (A.S.) Board of Directors. El-Miaari submitted a BDS resolution to SJSU’s Associated Students (A.S.) and pushed for its passage.

The BDS resolution called on the Board of Directors of the Tower Foundation (responsible for the SJSU’s endowment fund) to divest from SJSU’s holdings in a number of companies doing business with Israel.

According to SJSU’s website, the Tower Foundation directly “manages all financial aspects of funds donated to” SJSU.

On November 4, 2015, the resolution was approved with a vote of5-2-0 and put forward to the A.S. Board of Directors.

On November 18, 2015, Perry spoke at SJP at SJSU’s divestment hearing and vote, in front of the A.S. Board of Directors.

The resolution passed with a vote of a 10-5-0, reportedly making SJSU the first campus in the California State University system to pass a divestment measure.

On November 18, 2015, Perry tweeted: “So proud of the students @SJSU for voting to divest from companies that profit from the Israeli occupation of Palestine. #sjsudivest.”

Perry also retweeted a November 18, 2015 tweet from SJP at SJSU celebrating the victory.

On December 15, 2015, Board Members of SJSU’s Tower Foundation unanimously rejected the divestment resolution.

According to a May 9, 2019 article written [page 5] by SJP at SJSU’s former vice president Jana Kadah and published by SJSU’s student newspaper, the Spartan Daily, Perry “actively protected” SJP at SJSU during their BDS campaign “from Zionist and University backlash” and helped Kadah formulate her arguments.”

Supporting BDS

As of January 2022, Perry’s Twitter bio read: “Another Israeli Jew who supports BDS.”

On November 26, 2020, Perry tweeted: “I made these without any Pillsbury products. This holiday season, don't forget to #BoycottPillsbury Check out http://BoycottPillsbury.org...#Thanksgiving2020 @afsc_org @jvplive @BDSmovement.”

Perry’s tweet linked to a BDS campaign, launched by AFSC, titled “No dough for the occupation!” The campaign called for readers to join and hold “General Mills accountable and boycott Pillsbury products until the company stops manufacturing on stolen land.”

Perry authored an October 8, 2020 blog, published by AFSC where he promoted their “No Dough for the Occupation” campaign and encouraged readers to “Organize a boycott of Pillsbury products...” and “Get your local grocery store to de-shelve Pillsbury product.”

On July 29, 2016, Perry tweeted: “Meeting my CA [California] senator Jerry Hill asking him to vote no on #AB2844. Important vote Monday. We have a constitutional #RightToBoycott. #BDS.”

Perry’s tweet referred to California’s 2016 anti-BDS bill (AB 2844).

On November 24, 2016, the then-Governor of California, Jerry Brown, signed AB 2844 into law.

On February 17, 2016, Perry tweeted: “Criminalizing #BDS by governments is the largest threat to free speech the Western world...”

On June 27, 2015, Perry tweeted: “On my way to #SanJose to present #JVP #BDS and interfaith activism at #USSF.”

On March 18, 2015, Perry tweeted: “Getting ready for @JVP people's shareholders meeting #BoycottHP.”

In 2016, the BDS movement targeted the technology company Hewlett Packard (HP) with a worldwide, week-long boycott condemning the company for providing imaging technology for Israeli security checkpoints and technology for Israel’s biometric ID system.

SJP

SJP is a student organization engaged in anti-Israel activity on North American college and university campuses.

The first chapter of SJP was founded in 2001 at the University of California at Berkeley by Professor Hatem Bazian. Bazian has spread classic anti-Semitism, reportedly promoted religious anti-Semitism and defended the Hamas terror group. In 2004, Bazian called for “intifada” in America.

SJP organizes anti-Israel campaigns, including running annual Israel Apartheid Weeks, often in collaboration with Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) and Muslim Students Association (MSA) campus chapters.

SJP has been a major force in pushing the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement on campuses. Chapters have initiated dozens of BDS resolutions in student governments, which have been proposed on or around Jewish holidays, a time when many Jewish students are off-campus.

SJP activists have reportedly physically assaulted, intimidated and harassed Jewish students, disrupted pro-Israel campus events and demonized pro-Israel campus organizations.

Chapters have often endorsed and campaigned for numerous terrorists and whitewashed terrorism.

JVP

JVP was founded in Berkeley, California in 1996, as an activist group with an emphasis on the “Jewish tradition” of peace, social justice and human rights. The organization is currently led by Rebecca Vilkomerson and its board members include Israel critics Naomi Klein, Judith Butler, Noam Chomsky and Tony Kushner.

JVP, which generally employs civil disobedience tactics to disrupt pro-Israel speakers and events, consists of American Jews and non-Jewish “allies” highly critical of Israeli policies. A staunch supporter of the BDS movement, JVP claims to aim its campaigns at companies that either support the Israeli military (Hewlett-Packard) or are active in the West Bank (SodaStream).

Although several Jewish groups critical of Israeli policies, like J Street and Partners for a Progressive Israel, make efforts to operate within the mainstream American Jewish community, JVP functions outside. The group is often criticized for serving as a tokenized Jewish voice for the pro-Palestinian camp and is widely regarded as the BDS movement’s “Jewish wing.”

JVP denies the notion of “Jewish peoplehood” and has even gone so far as to refer to its own Ashkenazi (Jews who spent the Diaspora in European countries) leadership as “white supremacy inside of JVP.”

The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) has accused JVP of being “the largest and most influential Jewish anti-Zionist group in the United States,” and said the group “exploits Jewish culture and rituals to reassure its own supporters that opposition to Israel not only does not contradict, but is actually consistent with, Jewish values.”

The ADL also claimed that “JVP consistently co-sponsors rallies to oppose Israeli military policy that are marked by signs and slogans comparing Israel to Nazi Germany, demonizing Jews and voicing support for groups like Hamas and Hezbollah.”

According to the ADL website, JVP “uses its Jewish identity to shield the anti-Israel movement from allegations of anti-Semitism and provide it with a greater degree of legitimacy and credibility.”

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.