Individuals

An increasingly hostile campus environment doesn’t just magically happen. Behind the encampment protests and the sometimes-violent university occupations are people driving the conversation. Activist Tracker maintains a growing database of individual case files documenting the faculty members, students, activists, and public figures shaping campus discourse around radical ideology, hostile activism, terror, and antisemitism.

Each entry lays out what these individuals are actually doing on campus: the petitions they sign, the demonstrations they support, the statements they make, the organizations they lead, and the social media posts they proudly put out into the world.

Robin Kelley

📍 Los Angeles

🗺️ California

🏫 University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Robin Kelley, born in New York City, is the Professor of American History at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Despite his academic prestige, Kelley has repeatedly aligned himself with anti-Israel activism, engaged in antisemitic rhetoric, and supported student encampments that foster hostility toward Jewish students.

Khaled Abou El Fadl

📍 Los Angeles

🗺️ California

🏫 University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Khaled Abou El Fadl has delivered sermons that include antisemitic Holocaust inversion, blood libel, and denial of Hamas atrocities. His remarks align with rhetoric identified under the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA) definition of antisemitism.

Melani McAlister

📍 Washington, DC

🗺️ District of Columbia

🏫 George Washington University (GW)

Melani McAlister is a professor at George Washington University (GWU) specializing in U.S. cultural and political engagement with the Middle East. She is also on the board of editors of the American Historical Review and has long been involved with the Middle East Studies Association’s Committee on Academic Freedom. Beyond her academic work, McAlister has repeatedly aligned herself with campus movements that target Israel and Jewish students under the banner of “activism.”

Sara Matthiesen

📍 Washington, DC

🗺️ District of Columbia

🏫 George Washington University (GW)

Sara Matthiesen is an Assistant Professor of History and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies at George Washington University (GWU). She is a member of the American Historical Association’s Directory of History Departments and Organizations. Matthiesen has used her faculty role to promote anti-Israel activism on campus, defend student encampments, and co-found the GWU chapter of Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine (FSJP).

Ilana Feldman

📍 Washington, DC

🗺️ District of Columbia

🏫 George Washington University (GW)

Ilana Feldman is a Professor of Anthropology and International Affairs at George Washington University (GWU). Her research centers on Palestinian history and the politics of humanitarianism, but her academic platform has also been used to advance anti-Israel activism. Feldman has repeatedly defended boycotts of Israeli academic institutions, signed letters and petitions critical of Israel, and publicly minimized the October 7 atrocities by reframing them through her political lens.

Elisabeth Anker

📍 Washington, DC

🗺️ District of Columbia

🏫 George Washington University (GW)

Elizabeth Anker is a Professor of American Studies and Political Science at George Washington University (GWU), where she also serves as Director of the Film Studies Program. Her work on “ugly freedoms” sits alongside a long record of pro-Palestinian activism, anti-Israel petitions, boycott support, and public defense of campus encampments.

Asli Peker

📍 New York City

🗺️ New York

🏫 New York University (NYU)

Asli Peker Dogra is a Clinical Professor in the Program in International Relations at New York University (NYU). Originally from Ankara, Turkey, she has been deeply involved in anti-Israel campus activism, using her position to defend disruptive protests, amplify pro-Hamas narratives, and support groups like NYU Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine (FSJP). Since October 2023, her social media presence has become almost exclusively focused on the Israel–Palestine conflict, often echoing antisemitic activist rhetoric and targeting Jewish and pro-Israel voices on campus.

Abigail Krasner Balbale

📍 New York City

🗺️ New York

🏫 New York University (NYU)

Abigail Krasner Balbale is the Director of Graduate Studies and an Assistant Professor of Islamic History in the Department of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies at New York University (NYU). She has repeatedly signed petitions and issued statements defending anti-Israel activism on campus, aligning with groups that frame antisemitic rhetoric and disruptive protests as legitimate academic expression.

Sara Pursley

📍 New York City

🗺️ New York

🏫 New York University (NYU)

Sara Pursley is an assistant professor of modern Middle East history in the Departments of Middle Eastern and Islamic Studies and of History at New York University (NYU). As a member of Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine (FSJP), she has been an outspoken defender of anti-Israel activism on campus, repeatedly aligning herself with petitions, statements, and protests that excuse or downplay antisemitism. Pursley has consistently used her academic platform to justify student activists involved in pro-Hamas encampments and to frame university discipline as repression.

Linda Gordon

📍 New York City

🗺️ New York

🏫 New York University (NYU)

Linda Gordon is a Jewish American professor of history at New York University (NYU), where she teaches courses on gender, social movements, imperialism, and modern U.S. history. Despite her academic stature, Gordon has repeatedly aligned herself with campaigns and statements that excuse or minimize antisemitism under the guise of criticizing Israel. Through her signatures, articles, and public posts, she has supported efforts to delegitimize Israel, defended disruptive campus protests, and amplified narratives that contribute to hostility toward Jewish students.

Adam H. Becker

📍 New York City

🗺️ New York

🏫 New York University (NYU)

Adam H. Becker teaches Classics and Religious Studies at New York University (NYU). While his academic work centers on antiquity, his public record shows repeated alignment with anti-Israel activism. By signing petitions, letters, and statements that defend extremist groups and their campus affiliates, Becker has lent legitimacy to movements that create a hostile environment for Jewish students.

Barbara Weinstein

📍 New York City

🗺️ New York

🏫 New York University (NYU)

Barbara Weinstein is a Silver Professor of History at New York University (NYU) and a past president of the American Historical Association (AHA). She has a long record of aligning herself with anti-Israel activism, including defending disruptive student protests, signing petitions that demonize Israel, and even encouraging faculty to inject political messages on Israel into unrelated courses. Her actions reflect a troubling disregard for Jewish students’ concerns and have helped normalize antisemitic rhetoric on campus.

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