Scott Hayes is a Mass­a­chu­setts-based author, U.S. Army vet­er­an, and promi­nent activist con­fronting anti­semitism and anti-Zion­ism. Raised in Brook­line in an Irish-Catholic fam­i­ly, his expe­ri­ences in mil­i­tary ser­vice and pub­lic advo­ca­cy shaped a deep con­nec­tion with the Jew­ish com­mu­ni­ty. Fol­low­ing a vio­lent attack at a 2024 pro-Israel ral­ly, Hayes con­tin­ues speak­ing and writ­ing about moral courage, ally­ship, and resilience.