Eyal Yakoby is a 23-year-old dual American-Israeli citizen who grew up in Princeton, New Jersey, in a religious Zionist household. His mother was born in the United States and later emigrated to Israel as an adult; he maintains extensive family and personal ties there. A recent University of Pennsylvania graduate and incoming MIT student, Yakoby is a young conservative and pro-Israel activist dedicated to combating antisemitism, anti-Americanism, and related issues on college campuses. He rose to national prominence in late 2023 and 2024 as a leading voice against antisemitism, particularly at the University of Pennsylvania, becoming a central figure in cultural and legal debates surrounding university responses to the October 7, 2023 Hamas attacks. After the attacks, Yakoby emerged as a key student voice, organizing petitions, meeting with administrators, and publicly highlighting incidents of harassment and a hostile environment for Jewish students. In December 2023, he co-filed a federal Title VI civil rights lawsuit against the University of Pennsylvania (along with Jordan Davis and later additional plaintiffs), alleging the institution permitted and failed to adequately address pervasive antisemitism; the case was dismissed by a federal judge in June 2025, with final judgment entered in July 2025, and related appeals and amicus activity continued into late 2025. Yakoby testified before the U.S. House Committee on Education and the Workforce and the U.S. House Judiciary Committee in 2024, and spoke at a House congressional leadership press conference in 2023. He served as a lead plaintiff in the high-profile lawsuit. His advocacy focuses on campus safety, institutional accountability, the influence of radical ideologies in American higher education, Jewish identity, national security, and the reform of academic institutions. He has gained visibility through media appearances on outlets including CNN, Fox News, The Washington Post, Newsweek, Al Jazeera, and the Washington Examiner, as well as consultations with conservative media outlets and policy think tanks investigating foreign influence and domestic radicalization. Yakoby maintains active profiles across major social media platforms with hundreds of thousands of followers and has a personal donation/support page. He has commented on topics such as conservative educational content challenging 'woke' ideology in schools, pro-Israel activism including narratives on Iran protests accusing authorities of violence and criticizing media silence, and drawing historical parallels in political commentary, such as comparing certain riots unfavorably to Nazi actions. He has visited Yad Vashem in Jerusalem and collaborates with pro-Israel figures like Hillel Neuer on advocacy efforts, with strong ties to Jewish and Israeli causes. Adversarial sources have accused him of serving as a pro-Israel propagandist or foreign agent, claims lacking substantiation in mainstream reporting. As he transitions to graduate studies at MIT, his views are his own. No verified information exists on his family, financials, legal history, or personal health details.