Dr. Aisha James is a Harvard-affiliated physician and activist who has increasingly used her professional platform to promote one-sided political messaging under the guise of humanitarianism. While she holds respected roles within the Massachusetts medical community and teaches at Harvard Medical School, Dr. James has joined faculty-led campaigns that distort the reality of the Israel-Hamas conflict, cast Israel as a genocidal regime, and undermine legitimate campus efforts to combat antisemitism.
Aisha James’s Actions
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January 2024: Signed the FSJP founding statement, aligning herself with a group that defends radical anti-Israel campus activism and blames the Jewish state for all violence in the region.
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November 2023: Signed the Harvard Faculty Statement in Support of Academic Freedom, which framed Harvard’s attempt to address antisemitism as a threat to faculty rights—deflecting from the real danger Jewish students were facing.
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October 2023: Co-signed the “Health Professionals Open Letter to Massachusetts Congressional Delegation,” demanding a ceasefire and falsely accusing Israel of laying siege to Gaza, without acknowledging Hamas terrorism or civilian shielding.
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Participated in events supporting the Safe Communities Act, invoking the plight of immigrants to argue against any cooperation with federal enforcement—often framing American systems as violent and oppressive.
Why Aisha James Is a Problem on Campus
Dr. Aisha James represents a growing group of medical professionals who are politicizing health institutions and using their credentials to legitimize extremist narratives. Her participation in anti-Israel faculty groups, repeated public condemnation of Israel, and rejection of measures to address antisemitism at Harvard fuel an increasingly hostile climate for Jewish students and faculty. Instead of promoting healing, her activism contributes to the erosion of trust in academic objectivity and responsible public discourse.
