Dr. Jennifer Karen Brody is a primary care physician and assistant professor at Harvard Medical School whose recent activism has placed her among the most vocal faculty supporters of anti-Israel movements at the university. Brody has leveraged her academic credentials and medical background to endorse one-sided political narratives, deflect accountability from Hamas, and demand institutional divestment from the Jewish state—all while cloaking her positions in the language of public health and social justice.
Jennifer Karen Brody’s Actions
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January 2024: Signed the founding Harvard Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine (FSJP) statement, aligning herself with a movement that downplays terrorism and accuses Israel of genocide.
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January 6, 2024: Signed the official FSJP chapter launch letter, embedding herself in its organizing structure.
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October 2024: Endorsed an urgent public letter to U.S. medical leadership (CDC, NIH, etc.), demanding political action against Israel under the guise of protecting children in Gaza.
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May 2024: Signed a faculty petition endorsing the academic boycott of Columbia University, pushing for divestment from Israel and aligning with the rhetoric of groups that defend encampment tactics and anti-Israel extremism.
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June 2024: Co-authored two politically charged opinion pieces:
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“Harvard’s Punitive ‘Palestine Exception’”
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“To Repair Trust, Harvard Must End the Palestine Exception and Let Seniors Graduate”
Both pieces claim that Harvard is selectively punishing pro-Palestinian activists, implying censorship and systemic injustice where disciplinary processes have been applied.
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Politicizing Medicine and Undermining Campus Safety
Despite her role as a medical educator, Brody repeatedly uses her platform to inject partisan, inflammatory claims into the academic discourse. Rather than calling for peace or denouncing terrorism, her actions focus entirely on condemning Israel and advocating for institutional disobedience, divestment, and protest culture. Her participation in campaigns that defend illegal encampments and delegitimize Israel contributes to a hostile, unsafe environment for Jewish and pro-Israel students on campus.
Why Jennifer Karen Brody Is a Problem on Campus
Brody exemplifies the dangerous convergence of academic influence and radical activism. Her public identity as a physician lends undue credibility to narratives that ignore terrorism, glorify resistance, and demonize Israel. By supporting boycotts, politicizing healthcare, and fueling the “Palestine exception” rhetoric, she helps normalize campus extremism and silence opposing voices. Her activism undermines the core principles of academic neutrality, respect for truth, and campus safety.
