Mohammed Abed is a professor of philosophy at Cal State Los Angeles.

Abed is known for his vociferous criticism of Israel and his celebration of Palestinian Suicide Bombers.

Abed holds a PhD in Philosophy from the University of Wisconsin. ^[1]

Abed is a frequent guest speaker on college campuses at events organized by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).

In the Fall of 2007, Abed wrote an article defending the academic boycott of Israel.

During an academic conference at the University of Southern California in 2011, Abed reportedly stated that “the only hope for a resolution of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict was for ‘international civil society’ to join the BDS movement against Israel.”

Abed is a member of Al-Awda, which advocates for BDS and the destruction of Israel.

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Abed has faced criticism for his 2015 paper where he says Genocide can be justified.