Woke activist teacher claimed to be impoverished black Palestinian... now her reputation lies in tatters after her REAL identity was exposed

A woke activist who branded herself as a black Palestinian crusader has apologized after being exposed as a white Jewish woman. Hannah Gann, 34, a teacher with the Philadelphia School District, rose to prominence as an outspoken Palestinian-American activist who campaigned in the aftermath of the October 7 terrorist attacks on Israel. She allegedly used makeup to darken her skin, appeared to alter her accent, and donned keffiyeh scarves at protests as she railed against racism and Zionism in demonstrations across Philadelphia. But Gann has now been revealed to have lied about her identity for years, as she admitted she is 'a white woman of significant privilege and wealth' who has family in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Gann's true background was first revealed by the Racial Justice Organizing Committee and Philly Educators for Palestine, two groups that Gann had been a visible member of. The groups said their members met with Gann last week and 'questioned her about her background,' and she 'finally admitted' she is a 'white woman of Jewish heritage and an Israeli settler family.'The groups said they were 'stunned, saddened and angered by this betrayal,' and said Gann had been permanently booted out of their activist organizations. Gann took to Instagram to apologize after her race-faking was exposed, admitting she 'hid the truth or outright lied about my background to everyone in my life.' Hannah Gann, a woke activist branded herself as a black Palestinian crusader, has apologized after being exposed as a white Jewish woman Gann, who is accused of darkening her skin and faking her accent as she claimed to be a Palestinian-American activist, took to Instagram to apologize after her race-faking was exposed, admitting she 'hid the truth or outright lied about my background to everyone in my life' Gann has been dubbed the 'Palestinian Rachel Dolezal' as she has been likened to the notorious race-faker and former NAACP president who lied about being black. She said in her apology video that she kept her true identity hidden even from her closest friends, as she pretended to be Palestinian to bolster her left-wing activist credentials. 'There is not a single person on this planet, no friend, no fellow organizer, no one in my family, no professional connection, no secret op or handler who knew what I was doing,' she said. 'I hid my family’s background from everyone in Philly and also hid from the people in my own family what I was doing.' Gann, a teacher at the Workshop School, a Philadelphia high school, has been a fixture of pro-Palestinian causes and protests for years, and she previously went viral on social media with a speech she gave in support of Hamas following the October 7 terrorist attacks. The teacher endorsed violence against the police and declared 'every martyr's life is precious,' and said: 'When a Palestinian child picks up a rock or a slingshot in the face of Israeli tanks or machine guns, we owe them that same energy. We owe them to take it to these streets and f*** the police until Palestine is free.'In 2024, she led a West Philadelphia 'teach in' about the destruction of schools in Gaza, where her biography described her as a Palestinian-American, reports the Philadelphia Inquirer.The outlet reported a memo compiled by the Philly Palestine Coalition (PPC) found that Gann had repeatedly referenced a family in Palestine during her activism, despite her family actually living in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Gann had also made frequent references to her Palestinian-born grandfather, who was actually born in Baltimore, the PPC report found. Gann has been a fixture of pro-Palestinian causes and protests for years, and she previously went viral on social media with a speech she gave in support of Hamas following the October 7 terrorist attacks Gann, a teacher with the Philadelphia School District, rose to prominence as an outspoken Palestinian-American activist who campaigned against Israel in the aftermath of the October 7 terrorist attacks Gann has now been revealed to have lied about her identity for years, as she admitted she is 'a white woman of significant privilege and wealth' who has family in the Israeli-occupied West Bank Gann apologized to her followers after her true identity was exposed Despite Gann's extended family living in Israel, the woke activist had also begged people for cash donations because she claimed to be sending money to her 'family in Palestine.'A classmate of Gann's at the University of Pennsylvania said when she was in college, Gann was a 'self-proclaimed white Jewish woman with family in the occupied West Bank.' The classmate said they 'watched her sudden transformation after she returned to Philly from the Peace Corps' in Rwanda, after which they said she dove head-first into her activism.'She was clearly making herself look darker using makeup and fake tan, and speaking using' a different accent, the classmate told the PPC report. The document added that Gann's role as a teacher in Philadelphia sees her work with 'predominantly black youth,' and she 'gained the trust of young people on the basis of a sense of shared oppression.''She has served as a mentor to at least one young white person who was manipulated by Hannah on the basis of a fake identity,' the group said.'Her access to vulnerable young people, especially Black youth, is deeply concerning, given her pattern of lying and manipulation.' Gann has been dubbed the 'Palestinian Rachel Dolezal' as she has been likened to the notorious race-faker and former NAACP president (above) who lied about being black Gann seen speaking at a protest in October 2024 Gann said she stood by her pro-Palestinian stance despite the humiliating exposure, and insisted her faking 'does not mean anyone else who speaks up for Palestine is lying' In her social media apology, Gann said she stood by her pro-Palestinian stance, and insisted her faking 'does not mean anyone else who speaks up for Palestine is lying and does not erase the urgency of listening to voices on the ground.''This also extends to the genocide and humanitarian crisis in Sudan that far too many are ignoring, the genocide in Congo, the mortally urgent need to address ICE and police brutality here as well as the prison industrial complex, imminent Philly school closings, and more,' she said. 'It probably has little value to hear me say this, but please do not disengage from any of these vitally urgent causes or others you care about based off my dishonesty.' A spokesperson for Gann's school district told the Inquirer it was 'aware of social media posts concerning a district employee and her involvement with an outside advocacy organization.' The spokesperson said they could not comment on consequences for Gann, but said students were receiving support. 'These posts reference the employee’s involvement in an external group,' the spokesperson added.