Short answer: No. As of August 2026, Linda Sarsour is a longtime critic of Israel and an active supporter of the BDS (boycott, divestment, sanctions) movement against it. She has no Jewish-identity connection; she is a Palestinian-American Muslim activist. There is no record of her ever visiting Israel, and in 2026 Israel formally barred her from entering the country because of her anti-Israel activism.
What Linda Sarsour has actually said and done
November 20, 2018: Amid revelations that Women's March leaders, including Sarsour, had longtime ties to Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan, who has a record of antisemitic statements, the Women's March said Farrakhan's statements about Jews and LGBTQ people were not aligned with its principles, and Sarsour later apologized on behalf of the Women's March for being too slow to address the concerns of its Jewish members, according to the Times of Israel.
January 19, 2019: At that year's Women's March, hours after rejecting Farrakhan's antisemitism, Sarsour publicly touted her support for the BDS movement against Israel, per the Jewish Telegraphic Agency.
Late November 2019: Speaking at the American Muslims for Palestine conference in Chicago, Sarsour said Israel "is built on the idea that Jews are supreme to everyone else," the Times of Israel reported. Two days later, in tweets, she clarified that she meant Israel's 2018 nation-state law specifically, not the Jewish people, a point also noted by JTA.
November 2025: After serving as a public advocate for New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani, Sarsour hailed his election win as proof that opposing Israel is now a political asset in New York, saying it "actually sends you to City Hall," according to Yahoo News and The Jewish Voice.
June 2026: Israel's Diaspora Affairs and Combating Antisemitism Minister Amichai Chikli recommended barring Sarsour from entering the country, describing her as "one of the most prominent figures behind anti-Israel boycott activity in the United States" The Immigration and Population Authority accepted the recommendation and blocked her planned visit, which had been set for early July 2026, according to JNS and Matzav.
Context: who is Linda Sarsour
Linda Sarsour is a Palestinian-American Muslim activist, not Jewish, so there is no Jewish-identity angle to her story. She is best known for co-founding the Muslim advocacy group MPower Change and for co-chairing the Women's March from 2017 to 2019, a role she left amid the antisemitism controversy tied to Farrakhan. She has been an outspoken, longstanding supporter of the BDS movement and has spoken at conferences hosted by groups such as American Muslims for Palestine, Jewish Voice for Peace, and Students for Justice in Palestine, all of which campaign against Israel. Her public record contains no instance of praising Israel, visiting it, or breaking with the boycott movement. Rather than simply choosing to stay away, as of 2026 she is formally barred by the Israeli government from entering the country because of her BDS activism. She remains active in progressive, anti-Israel politics in the United States, including her public advocacy for New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani.
The bottom line
Linda Sarsour does not support Israel. She is a prominent, long-running critic of the Israeli state and an active supporter of the movement to boycott it, and as of 2026 Israel itself has barred her from entering the country on that basis.
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Last updated August 2026. We update these profiles as the record changes.
