Sarah Haley, Associate Professor of Gender Studies at UCLA and Columbia University, has positioned herself as an academic figurehead for extremist activism on campus. Through her long-standing support for the radical BDS movement and her active role in shielding student agitators, Haley has helped foster an environment of hostility, antisemitism, and open endorsement of extremist causes.

Blocking Accountability: Haley’s Role in Campus Encampments

🔴 Physically Preventing Campus Access

• In 2024, Haley was seen wearing an orange vest and forming a human chain with other faculty members at the Columbia encampments—deliberately blocking access and shielding radical students engaged in disruptive and unlawful protests.
• Instead of promoting open academic discourse, she chose to obstruct those challenging extremist narratives, reinforcing a culture of intimidation on campus.

A Vocal Advocate for Extremist Movements

📢 Long-Standing Support for the BDS Extremist Organization

• Haley has a documented history of supporting the BDS movement—a group notorious for antisemitic rhetoric and defending organizations tied to terrorism.
• Her support includes:
  • 2015: Signed a BDS letter targeting companies that assist in defense operations.
  • 2014: Actively lobbied for a BDS resolution at UCLA and retweeted messages supporting BDS leader Robin Kelley.
  • 2013-2015: Repeatedly used her platform to amplify calls for boycotts and economic attacks under the BDS agenda.

Promoting Antisemitic Narratives & Excusing Terror

🛑 Spreading Misinformation & Demonizing Jewish Communities

• 2021: Signed a letter endorsing the “right of return”—a well-documented tactic to dismantle Jewish communities under the guise of activism.
• 2019: Co-signed a letter defending anti-Israel agitator Angela Davis and falsely accusing Jewish communities of “repressive and discriminatory policies.”
• 2016: Publicly defended Black Lives Matter after it accused Jewish groups of genocide, rather than denouncing such blatant antisemitic claims.
• 2015: Mocked Israel’s humanitarian efforts in Nepal, suggesting a false and hateful narrative against Jewish aid workers.
• 2013-2014: Repeatedly pushed the false apartheid narrative, a well-known antisemitic trope used to delegitimize Jewish self-determination.

A Pattern of Defending Radicalization

Rather than encouraging open debate, Sarah Haley has spent years providing cover for extremist rhetoric, obstructing accountability, and reinforcing antisemitic conspiracies. Her direct involvement in radical protests, support for the extremist BDS movement, and history of demonizing Jewish communities reveal a disturbing trend of aligning with groups that have no issue defending terror and promoting hate.

By continuing to lend credibility to these movements, Haley is not just an academic figure—she is a driving force in radicalizing students and normalizing extremist ideologies in higher education.