Fernando Pérez-Montesinos, an assistant professor at UCLA’s History Department, has emerged as a vocal faculty supporters of extremist pro-Hamas encampments on campus. Using his platform as a scholar and public commentator, he has actively defended radical protesters, spread inflammatory rhetoric, and aligned himself with campaigns demonizing law enforcement, university leadership, and U.S. allies.

Originally from Mexico, Pérez-Montesinos received his B.A. from Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (UNAM) in 2006. Now based in Los Angeles, he has become a go-to voice for media outlets in Latin America, using his academic status to legitimize antisemitic and extremist agitation in American universities.

A Faculty Mouthpiece for Pro-Terror Protesters

Defending Violent Encampments at UCLA

• In May 2024, Pérez-Montesinos was interviewed by Enfoque Noticias, a Mexican news outlet, where he portrayed illegal campus encampments as peaceful activism and accused UCLA of repressing dissent.

• He demanded the resignation of UCLA Chancellor Gene Block, accusing the administration of enabling “white supremacists” and “right-wing forces.”

• Referred to the encampment crackdown as “police brutality,” drawing a false equivalence between law enforcement and violent suppression.

• Claimed a Mexican student was injured by rubber bullets, pushing an unverified narrative of targeted brutality.

Promoting Conspiracy and Demonization of Opponents

• Blamed “white supremacists” for attacking protesters—framing them as disguised Zionist sympathizers part of a broader “right-wing coalition.”

• Accused UCLA of “investing in war” and demanded that it divest from defense-related industries, echoing the demands of extremist organizations.

Anti-Zionist Activism Masquerading as Academic Advocacy

Spotted Supporting Extremist Faculty Protests

• Photographed in UCLA faculty-led demonstrations defending pro-Palestinian encampments.

• Participated in a faculty protest covered by the World Socialist Web Site, where academic workers aligned themselves with anti-Israel campus demonstrators and expanded strike actions in response to alleged police repression.

Signed Public Letters Backing Agitators

• Pérez-Montesinos co-signed a faculty letter condemning the “violent attack” on encamped students—a distorted reference to clashes between masked agitators and counter-protesters near Royce Quad.

• The letter baselessly blamed UCLA’s administration for enabling the violence and demanded independent investigations run by students.

A Dangerous Influence on Campus

• Uses his identity as a “Mexican scholar” to extend the campus radicalism narrative into international media.

• Routinely defends Hamas-aligned rhetoric, never once condemning the October 7 terrorist massacre or the glorification of terrorist groups on campus.

• Claims UCLA leadership is complicit in violence while ignoring the hostile and antisemitic rhetoric at the protests he defends.

Fernando Pérez-Montesinos is not a neutral academic voice—he is a radical ideologue who uses his classroom, his nationality, and his media access to spread dangerous propaganda, glorify extremist movements, and delegitimize any effort to restore order or protect Jewish students on campus.

This is not protest. This is radicalization dressed in academic robes.