Kenneth O'Keefe

This article is about the anti-war activist. For the American football coach, see Ken O'Keefe.
Kenneth O'Keefe
Born (1969-07-21) July 21, 1969

Kenneth Nichols O'Keefe (born July 21, 1969) is an American-Irish-Palestinian citizen and activist and former United States marine and Gulf War veteran. In 2001, he set fire to his United States passport. Subsequently, he led the human shield action to Iraq and was a passenger on the MV Mavi Marmara during the 2010 Gaza flotilla raid, where he disarmed two of the Israeli commandos who boarded the ship, initiating a confrontation in which ten Turkish activists were killed.

According to the Southern Poverty Law Center, starting in 2012, O'Keefe began giving speeches to white supremacist groups – often promoting antisemitic beliefs – and endorsed David Duke, leading what the SPLC terms the "larger Palestinian-rights and antiwar communities" to disavow him.

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