National Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), a nationwide pro-Palestine activist organization with chapters in elite universities across America, once expressed support for Democratic Reps. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota and Rashida Tlaib of Michigan, archives show.
The National SJP is the umbrella organization for numerous campus chapters of Students for Justice in Palestine behind campus rallies in support of Palestine and the terrorist atrocities committed by Hamas against Israeli civilians. The National SJP’s conference materials for its November 2019 national conference appeared to express support for Reps. Omar and Tlaib because of their support for the anti-Israel Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement, web archives show. (RELATED: Pro-Hamas Black Lives Matter Organization Run By Radical California Professor Who Defended Louis Farrakhan)
“Support for the Palestinian cause is increasing within mainstream politics. The election of progressive representatives, including Rashida Tlaib and Ilhan Omar, who openly endorse the Boycotts, Divestment, and Sanctions movement, demonstrates this shift. This reflects a critical juncture in the history of the solidarity movement, as calls for justice are permeating traditional spaces of power,” the webpage for the conference reads.
“The solidarity movement must amplify these calls, not only by pushing for policies that demand the end of the Israeli occupation, but also by firmly challenging the notion that justice for the Palestinian people can be attained within a Zionist framework,” the webpage adds.
Several BDS organizations have been linked to Palestinian terrorist groups, and Jewish organizations have accused the movement of anti-semitism. The BDS website accuses Israel of “settler colonialism” and “apartheid” for its treatment of Palestinians.
The National SJP posted a “call to action” Sunday, urging its campus chapters to mobilize for a “day of resistance” on Oct. 12 to support the “liberation” of Palestine. The National SJP website states that it has more than 200 student chapters on campuses across the country.
“Today, we witness a historic win for the Palestinian resistance: across land, air, and sea, our people have broken down the artificial barriers of the Zionist entity, taking with it the facade of an impenetrable settler colony and reminding each of us that total return and liberation to Palestine is near,” National SJP said in its announcement.
“This is what it means to Free Palestine: not just slogans and rallies, but armed confrontation with the oppressors,” the group added.
SJP chapters on college campuses including George Mason University, Hunter College, New York University, Ohio State University, the University of Illinois and Harvard University are among those that have shared messages in support of Hamas, according to The Spectator.
