Natalie Abulhawa (also known as Natalie Abulhawa-Hackett) is an anti-Israel activist who has spread antisemitism, glorified the Hamas terror organization, and led multiple anti-Israel rallies in late 2023 and early 2024. She has also expressed support for terrorists and hatred of Zionists and Israel on social media.
Spreading Antisemitism at Rallies
On December 3, 2023, Abulhawa led the “Flood Philly for Gaza” rally organized by the Philly Palestine Coalition. Protesters invoked Hamas’s name for the October 7 terror attacks and chanted “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free” and “There is only one solution, Intifada revolution.” Marchers targeted Goldie, a Jewish-owned restaurant, chanting “Goldie, Goldie, you can’t hide; we charge you with genocide.”
Glorifying Hamas
On December 16, 2023, Abulhawa again helped lead a rally titled “Flood Philly for Gaza.” She glorified Hamas as “the resistance” and led chants including “Long Live the Intifada” and “One Solution, Revolution.” Protesters also shouted “From Palestine to the Congo, All Colonizers Got To Go.”
Leading a State Capitol Disruption
On February 5, 2024, Abulhawa joined an action at the Pennsylvania State Capitol demanding divestment from Israel. She addressed protesters on the Capitol steps. The protest, organized by PPC along with JVP Philly and CAIR Philly, resulted in activists unlawfully entering the rotunda, with many arrests. Signs at the rally read “Israel is a Terrorist Organization.”
Support for Terrorists
As of December 2024, Abulhawa’s Instagram bio said: “🔻long live the res!stance.” The inverted red triangle is a Hamas symbol first used in propaganda videos during the October 7 massacre. On December 4, 2023, she posted a video glorifying Hamas terrorists, including paraglider attacks that killed over 360 people at the Nova Music Festival. The video also praised Hamas leaders Ahmed Yassin, Yahya Ayyash, and Yahya Sinwar.
Hatred of Zionists and Israel
On November 29, 2023, Abulhawa criticized the Philadelphia City Council for condemning Hamas’s October 7 terror attacks. On August 5, 2016, she tweeted: “Fk each and every single Zionist on this planet. I hope they rot in fking hell.” On August 4, 2016, she posted: “Israel doesn’t have the right to exist.”
Firing Controversy
In March 2022, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported that Abulhawa was fired from her position as an athletic trainer at the Agnes Irwin School after complaints about her antisemitic social media posts. CAIR Philadelphia filed a federal charge of discrimination on her behalf.
Pre-University Antisemitism
On July 25, 2014, Abulhawa compared the Holocaust to Palestinians’ experience, writing that “one day our children will be learning about the Palestinian holocaust, just like we learned about the Jewish holocaust.”
Biographical Information
As of 2024, Abulhawa worked as a manager of fitness programs at City Fitness Philadelphia. She graduated from Temple University in 2019 with a bachelor’s degree in athletic training. She is the daughter of anti-Israel activist Susan Abulhawa. She married fellow activist Khalid Heba in October 2023 and relocated temporarily to Portugal in 2024. She has used multiple online aliases, including @coach.natt, @nat.abulhawa, @natitties, and @natandkhalid_.
