Josie Shuster

Overview

Josie Shuster [Josie Elise Shuster] attended the 2019 National SJP Conference at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (UMN) as an activist with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at Kalamazoo College (Kalamazoo) in Michigan.

National SJP held their conference at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities (UMN), from November 1-3, 2019. The conference was themed: “Beyond Struggle: From Roots to Branches Towards Liberation.”  

As of March 2020, Shuster was an EBoard member of SJP at Kalamazoo.

As of December 2020, Shuster’s LinkedIn page said she was pursuing a bachelor’s degree in Psychology at K College, slated to graduate in 2022.

SJP Activism

On April 23, 2020, Shuster appeared in an SJP at Kalamazoo Instagram photo that was captioned: “Hey y’all great first online meeting😁 Can’t wait for the next one 🇵🇸 [Palestinian flag emoji].”

On March 29, 2020, Shuster appeared in anSJP at Kalamazoo Instagram photo that was captioned: “Hey!! Having an E Board meeting right now and planning for spring term🤓🌸 DM us any ideas💡Take care of yourselves and be safe. Comment 🇵🇸 if you’re excited!! #FreePalestine.”

On March 22, 2020, Shuster appeared in an SJP at Kalamazoo Instagram photo posing with SJP activists in front of a board that displayed a Palestinian flag and a banner that read: “Free Palestine Free Gaza.” 

On November 7, 2019, Shuster appeared [fourth slide] in a photo posted to Instagram by SJP at Kalamazoo with fellow SJP activists at SJP at Kalamazoo’s first fundraising event of the 2019 school year. 

On September 25, 2019, Shuster appeared in a photo posted to Instagram by SJP at Kalamazoo tabling with other SJP activists at K-fest, a fair held to introduce student organizations at Kalamazoo.

Attending the 2019 National SJP Conference

On November 4, 2019, Shuster appeared in an SJP at Kalamazoo Instagram photo participating in the 2019 NSJP Conference. 

SJP

SJP is a student organization engaged in anti-Israel activity on North American college and university campuses.

The first chapter of SJP was founded in 2001 at the University of California at Berkeley by Professor Hatem Bazian. Bazian has spread classic anti-Semitism, reportedly promoted religious anti-Semitism and defended the Hamas terror group. In 2004, Bazian called for “intifada” in America.

SJP organizes anti-Israel campaigns, including running annual Israel Apartheid Weeks, often in collaboration with Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) and Muslim Students Association (MSA) campus chapters.

SJP has been a major force in pushing the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement on campuses. Chapters have initiated dozens of BDS resolutions in student governments, which have been proposed on or around Jewish holidays, a time when many Jewish students are off-campus.

SJP activists have reportedly physically assaulted, intimidated and harassed Jewish students, disrupted pro-Israel campus events and demonized pro-Israel campus organizations.

Chapters have often endorsed and campaigned for numerous terrorists and whitewashed terrorism.

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