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OUTRAGEOUS: Failed Suicide Bomber Gets Berkeley Spotlight

Apr 23, 2026·2 min read

Israa Jaabis’ goal in life was to die while killing Jews. Thanks to her incompetence, she managed to ignite her gas tank, injuring herself and the officer who stopped her, but failing to kill anyone, including herself.

The incident, which occurred in Jerusalem in 2015, left her covered in severe burns and landed her in an Israeli prison, where — despite reports in Arab and pro-terror news outlets that claimed she was denied treatment — she received medical care for her self-inflicted and entirely avoidable injuries. (It’s true that her request for a nose job was dismissed.)

The failed suicide bomber was released in an Oct. 7 hostage deal, and it will not surprise readers of JBN that she snagged a speaking gig at the University of California, Berkeley.

The school held the event Monday by video call in honor of Palestinian Political Prisoners Day, organized by Berkeley Law Students for Justice in Palestine and UC Berkeley Students for Justice in Palestine.

Jaabis spoke to thunderous applause to a full room.

Failed suicide bomber Israa Jaabis is welcomed by her family after being released as part of a deal between Israel and Hamas on Nov. 26, 2023, in the Jabel Mukaber neighborhood of East Jerusalem. (Photo by Erik Marmor/Getty Images)