Yve Laris Cohen

Yve Laris Cohen participated in at least two anti-Israel events in New York City in 2023 and 2024. The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) chapter in the city (NYC-DSA) co-organized one event and both events were co-organized by the anti-Israel Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP).

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.

NYC-DSA organizes pro-terror and anti-Israel rallies and disruptions, including an October 8, 2023, rally one day after Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis.

NYC-DSA uses social media to celebrate Hamas by using the symbol. In a speech posted to Instagram, co-chair Gustavo Gordillo said [00:01:41]: "They make figures like Hamas and, quote unquote, terrorists into effective enemies...The terror comes from the capitalists and their pawns...the terror comes from the fascist governments and their ICE squads."

NYC-DSA's social media also features activists promoting antisemitism and explicit calls for Israel's destruction. They have called to "dismantle" the entire "U.S. capitalist economy" and have promoted hatred of the police, along with demands that police be abolished and disarmed.

As of September 2025, Yve Laris Cohen was listed on the website of Hunter College (Hunter), part of The City University of New York (CUNY), as an assistant professor and an art performer. His Facebook said he was located in Brooklyn, New York.

Emergency Seder In The Streets To Stop Arming Israel

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Date: Apr. 23, 2024

Organizers: JVP NYC, INN NYC, JFREJ

Location: Grand Army Plaza, Brooklyn, NY

Event Flyer: X.com

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.