Dr. Amir Mohareb is a faculty member at Harvard University and the director of a global research program on humanitarian crises and infectious diseases. Despite his medical expertise, Mohareb has repeatedly aligned himself with radical, politicized movements that conflate health advocacy with extremist political messaging. His record of public endorsements, media quotes, and event participation reveal a consistent pattern of promoting anti-Israel rhetoric under the banner of humanitarian concern.
Amir Mohareb’s Actions
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January 2024: Signed the founding Statement by Harvard Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine, a group accused of whitewashing terror and defending encampment-related campus disruption.
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January 2024: Signed the official letter establishing FSJP’s Harvard chapter, embedding himself in the core organizing structure.
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October 2024: Endorsed an “urgent appeal” urging top U.S. health agencies to intervene politically in Gaza—pushing a narrative of Israeli genocide while ignoring Hamas’ use of hospitals and civilians as shields.
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November 2023: Quoted by The Harvard Crimson, proclaiming pride in “standing in solidarity against genocide”—a reference that implicitly equated Israel with genocidal regimes.
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December 2023: Quoted by the Boston Herald voicing public support for campus-based pro-Palestinian protests.
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February 2025: Panelist at a JVP Health Advisory Council webinar, using his medical platform to attack Israel’s actions as a public health crisis.
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September 2024: Participated in a Harvard-hosted webinar blaming Israel for the Gaza polio crisis, while platforming speakers affiliated with anti-Israel narratives.
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November 2023: Signed the Haverford FJP Statement supporting an academic boycott of Israel, defying norms of intellectual freedom.
Weaponizing Public Health
Though positioned as a public health professional, Mohareb frequently politicizes medicine to undermine Israel’s legitimacy. His involvement in webinars, open letters, and petitions pushes the idea that Israel’s self-defense actions equate to genocide, often omitting the role of Hamas and other terror groups in causing humanitarian disasters in Gaza.
Why Amir Mohareb Is a Problem on Campus
Amir Mohareb exemplifies how academic authority can be exploited to validate dangerous disinformation. His role in elite health and medical forums gives his rhetoric an undeserved veneer of credibility—spreading the false narrative that Israel’s conduct is not just politically contentious, but a public health catastrophe. By turning medicine into a political weapon, he contributes to an increasingly radical campus environment where objectivity, safety, and truth are subordinated to ideology.
