Malak Kanan

Overview

Malak Kanan demonized Israel and opposed an Arab-Israeli peace agreement while she was a board member with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at the University of Illinois, Chicago (UIC) in 2020 and 2021.

Kanan attended the 2019 National SJP Conference.

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.”

Kanan was also a 2020 activist [slides 3 and 8] with SJP Chicago. As of February 2021, SJP Chicago described themselves as “a unified front of Chicago SJPs advancing the liberation of Palestine & committed to supporting, uplifting, & connecting one another.”

Kanan was the 2020 Outreach Chair of UIC’s Pre-Law Society (PLS) and an activist with the Arab American Cultural Center (AACC) at UIC in 2020.

As of February 2021, Kanan indicated on her Facebook “About” page that she was studying “Political Science & Criminology, Law, and Justice” at UIC since 2018. She also stated on her Instagram that she was slated to graduate from UIC in 2021.

Demonizing Israel

On November 22, 2019, Kanan helped organize [slides 1-2] and lead [slide 10] a “Moment of Silence for Gaza” (MOS) rally.

In November 2019, Israel launched Operation Black Belt to stop rocket attacks from Gaza into Israel. From November 12 to November 14, 2019, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror group sent hundreds of rockets into Israel, targeting major civilian population centers.

On November 22, 2019, and November 23, 2019, SJP UIC posted a series of videos of the MOS Gaza rally to their Instagram story highlights, several of which featured Kanan.

In slides 1-2, SJP UIC posted short videos of Kanan and fellow SJP UIC board member Laila Zayed promoting the rally on UIC’s campus and inviting students to attend.

In November 2019’s Operation Black Belt, Israel targeted Baha Abu al-Ata [Bahaa Abu Al-Atta], a senior PIJ commander. Abu Al-Ata was reportedly in the midst of planning additional attacks against Israelis.

PIJ, whose objective is “the destruction of the State of Israel,” has killed dozens of Israelis in suicide bombings, as well as rocket attacks and other attacks.

Slides 10-14 featured Kanan speaking [slide 11] into a megaphone during the rally, stating that “Israel launched dozens of air raids on Gaza… killing innocent civilians and residents.” Kanan also said [slide 10] that “it is with our tax dollars that Israel is able to commit these crimes against humanity,” and added [Slide 14] “we condemn the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people.”

During the rally, protestors chanted [Slide 3-4] “From the river to the sea, Palestine will be Free!”

From March 11-15, 2020, SJP Chicago hosted a “Digital Apartheid Week” designed to replace SJP’s “Israel Apartheid Week” across Chicago due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

Israeli Apartheid Week (IAW) is presented internationally as a “series of events that seeks to raise awareness of…Israel’s settler-colonial project and apartheid system over the Palestinian people.” One of its goals is to build support for the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement. IAW has been renamed Palestine Awareness Week.

On May 2, 2020, Kanan hosted SJP Chicago’s online introduction to its “Digital Apartheid Week” launch, streamed on SJP Chicago’s Instagram page. During the stream, Kanan introduced [00:04:04] SJP Chicago’s Digital Apartheid Week and then interviewed SJP activists on three university campuses in Chicago.

Opposing Arab-Israeli Peace Accords

On November 16, 2020, SJP UIC posted on Instagram a video featuring Kanan leading[Slide 3] an anti-Israel protest. Kanan declared to the attendees her opposition to a peace deal between Israel, Bahrain and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).

SJP UIC’s Instagram post said: “Proud of our team yesterday for showing up to condemn the phony ‘normalization’ of relations between Israel and the UAE, which once again disregards the voice and rights of Palestinians. Especially proud of one of our own for giving a speech!”

On August 13, 2020, the United States, Israel and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) agreed to a joint statement referred to as the “Abraham Accords” in which the UAE consented to formally normalize its relationship with Israel.

Also on November 16, 2020, SJP UIC posted [Slide 2] a photo featuring Kanan and fellow SJP UIC board member Laila Zayed to their Instagram, holding a sign that urged: “Stand against normalization with Israel.”

SJP UIC also posted [Slide 1] on Instagram a photo featuring Kanan and SJP UIC members participating in the rally.

Attending the 2019 National SJP

On November 4, 2019, SJP UIC posted an Instagram photo of Kanan and other SJP UIC activists, taken at the National SJP Conference.
SJP UIC added: “UIC SJP AT NSJP! 🇵🇸🇵🇸.”

The 2019 National SJP Conference was held at the University of Minnesota- Twin Cities (UMN), from November 1-3. The Conference themes centered on support for BDS as well as the rejection of Israel and Zionism.

The Conference partnered with numerous anti-Israel organizations and conducted their event in a clandestine manner.

2019 National SJP - Supporting BDS

The Conference website called to capitalize on shifts in the political climate, represented by the elections to the U.S. Congress of Representatives Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, who both support BDS. National SJP speakers also reportedly drew attention to Rep. Omar’s support for the BDS movement as the Representative for UMN’s Congressional district.

During the Conference, National SJP speakers reportedly “noted the success of past divestment campaigns at the University [UMN], which ultimately resulted in the passing of a campus-wide [BDS] referendum in 2018.”

The UMN resolution passed in 2018 by a margin of 3.4 percent of those students who voted, translating to approval by 6.18% of all eligible voters. Less than 13% of the eligible voters actually voted on UMN’s BDS referendum.

2019 National SJP - Rejecting Israel and Zionism

The 2019 National SJP Conference website indicated that the goal of their “solidarity movement” was to push for policies that “demanded the end of” the state of Israel, referred to as “the Israeli occupation.”

The website clarified that “the Palestinian struggle against Zionism, extends beyond the confines of 1967, and well before the Nakba,” and was based on the rejection of Jewish national self-determination in Israel.

Nakba is an Arabic term for “catastrophe” and refers to the outcome of the 1948 Arab-Israeli War. It is a term often used to delegitimize the creation of the State of Israel.

2019 National SJP - Heightened Secrecy

The 2019 National SJP Conference required attendees to be “verified and vouched for” by an SJP chapter to which they belonged and required each chapter to register as a group. The conference also required each group to be verified by a “reference––someone who is NOT going to this conference but who is or has recently been a part of your SJP.”

Members of allied student groups could register only as part of an SJP chapter delegation which, in turn, needed to be “vouched for by their campus’s SJP” for “security culture and accountability reasons.”

The Conference also restricted media access to journalists “registered and confirmed by our Media Committee in advance to attend the conference. Absolutely no exceptions will be made.”

During the Conference, National SJP reportedly covered the windows of the conference hall.

2019 National SJP - Partnering Organizations

National SJP partnered with other anti-Israel organizations to table, sell merchandise and lead workshops, including CODEPINK, Palestine Youth Movement (PYM), Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP), US Palestinian Community Network (USPCN), Palestine Legal, Watan Palestine and the Adalah Justice Project.

Keynote speakers included Loubna Qutami, Chair of PYM, as well as Taher Herzallah of American Muslims for Palestine (AMP). Other speakers included Miko Peled, Sandra Tamari, Suhad Katib, Chris Gazaleh, Clarissa Bitar, Tariq Luthun, Maytha Alhassen and Sima Shakhsari.

SJP UIC 2020 - Encouraging “Zionist Shaming”

On December 11, 2020, SJP UIC posted to Instagram a meme with text that said: “START ZIONIST SHAMING.” SJP UIC added: “Here’s some memes to end your finals week :).”

The meme posted was a photo of a boy hiding his face as others pointed accusatory fingers at him. Text accompanying the meme read: “START ZIONIST SHAMING” as other text that said: “ZIONISTS HAVE NO CULTURE,” “racist!” “COLONIZER!” “how are you sunburnt if you’re indigenous?,” “chocolate hummus looking a**,” “steal anyone’s land today?” and “GO BACK TO BROOKLYN.”

SJP UIC 2019 - Spreading Incitement

On March 3, 2019, SJP UIC posted a photo of the Al-Aqsa Mosque and the Dome of the Rock.

The photo also featured text that read: “NOTICE THE DIFFERENCE: Israel’s plan is to make everyone believe that the Dome of the Rock is Masjid Al-Aqsa, this advertising has been running for fifty years, and it worked. Aim of the Plan: When they destroy Masjid Al-Aqsa, no one will recognize anything, except for the one’s that know the difference. Now they are destroying Masjid Al-Aqsa, PLEASE spread the word, let’s live the truth.”

SJP UIC added: “

Please take note of this and read the message above. The Dome of the rock and Al-Aqsa mosque are 2 different structures within the Al-Aqsa barriers . It's important to know this because it's a key aspect of Palestine's history.🇵🇸.”

The allegation that Jews “threaten” to destroy the Al-Aqsa Mosque served as the excuse for an upsurge in Palestinian violence that flared in the fall of 2015 and incited Palestinians to attempt mass casualty attacks on Israeli civilians in July 2016.

Such propaganda has been a traditional pretext for Arab attacks on Jews long before the existence of the modern Jewish state.

SJP UIC Promoting Terrorist

On March 7, 2019, SJP UIC posted a photo of Basil Al Araj to their Instagram page, adding: “Basil Al-Araj-the educated martyr (1984-2017).”

Basel Al Araj, who had been suspected of belonging to a terror cell planning to carry out attacks on Israeli targets, was killed in a shoot-out with Israeli troops during an arrest raid. Two M-16 assault rifles and an improvised Carlo-style submachine gun were found inside his home.

On March 22, 2019, SJP UIC promoted [slide 5] its “Apartheid Wall Display” to Instagram. The Instagram post featured murals of Leila Khaled and Yasser Arafat painted onto Israel’s security barrier.

Leila Khaled participated in the hijacking of TWA Flight 840 in 1969 and El Al Flight 219 in 1970. She was a leading member of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP).

Yasser Arafat, known as the “father of modern terrorism,” was the former leader of the Palestinian Liberation Organization (PLO). During the second intifada, Arafat encouraged children to carry out “martyrdom” operations against Israel.

Arafat reportedly told Arab diplomats in a secret meeting in 1996: "We will make life unbearable for Jews by psychological warfare and population explosion. Jews will not want to live among Arabs. I have no use for Jews. They are and remain Jews."

On April 11, 2019, SJP UIC posted on its Instagram stories a series of photos and short videos, under the title “Tatreez [Embroidery],” that included [slide 8] a set of stickers for sale, including one of Ghassan Kanafani.

Kanafani was a leading member and spokesperson for the terrorist organization, the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) during their formative years. Kanafani was also involved in the Lod Airport Massacre near Tel Aviv, for which PFLP took responsibility.

On November 5, 2019,SJP UIC promoted on Instagram an event using photos of Leila Khaled and Yasser Arafat.

SJP UIC also retweeted a March 18, 2020 SJP DePaul tweet that said: “Today’s figure is Leila Khaled, a widely known and controversial figure in the Palestinian cause. Swipe to read about Khaled and visit our instagram for more !”

The SJP Depaul description [photo 2] quoted Khaled saying:“I am a victim of oppression and occupation... [and] have the right to resist by all means.”

SJP UIC Calling for Intifada

On November 14, 2018, SJP UIC hosted a “Gaza Rally” on UIC’s campus quad.

On that same day, SJP UIC posted [slide 5] a video to their Instagram stories highlights titled “Protests,” where SJP UIC activists chanted “Intifada, Intifada! Long Live the Intifada!” and “Israel is a terrorist state!”

From 2000-2005, the second intifada was marked by more than 120 suicide bombings targeting Israeli civilians in cafes and on buses.

SJP UIC 2019 - Promoting Hatred of Israel

On November 19, 2019, SJP UIC promoted an SJP Chicago poster to their Instagram page, titled: “GAZA: The Largest Open Air Prision [sic].”

On November 20, 2019, SJP UIC promoted and co-hosted SJP Chicago’s “Die-In Rally for Gaza” and seven other SJP chapters.

The event’s Facebook description read: “This weeks bombing in Gaza is part of the larger ethnic cleansing of Palestine and a reoccurring attack on Gaza. Join us in a die-in to let the world know Chicago condemns Israel's war crimes!” During the event, participants lay [00:05:36] on the floor, next to a sign that read: “Gaza Open Air Prison.”

During the rally, Mahmoud Awadallah, an SJP Chicago activist and student at DePaul University (DePaul), spoke into a bullhorn, declaring [00:03:11]: “We, as students of SJP Chicago, are here today to condemn Israel’s constant assault on the Palestinian people” and added [00:03:26] “...we condemn the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people.”

On November 21, 2019, SJP UIC posted an Instagram photo of SJP UIC activists taken at the “die-in” rally, where SJP UIC activists held an Israeli flag, defaced with the word “GENO

CIDE.”

On November 23, 2019, SJP UIC posted a series of Instagram photos of SJP UIC activists at the rally, including [slide 2, 7] two photos of SJP activist Mona Zubi, who held a poster that read: “Zionism is Racism.”

SJP UIC 2020 - Promoting Hatred of Israel

On March 13, 2020, SJP UIC posted [slide 7] an Instagram photo of SJP UIC Board Member Laila Zayed holding a garbage bag captioned “Israel.”

On May 26, 2020, SJP UIC posted [slide 2] an Instagram photo of the SpongeBob cartoon character spraying cleaning fluid on an overflowing garbage can, superimposed with the Israeli flag, and the caption: “Can’t have dirty garbage.”

SJP UIC 2019 - Demonizing Israel

On November 22, 2019, SJP UIC held a “Moment of Silence for Gaza” rally.

In November 2019, Israel launched “Operation Black Belt” to stop rocket attacks from the Gaza Strip. The rockets were sent by the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) terror group on November 12-14, 2019, targeting Israel’s biggest civilian population centers.

On November 22, 2019, and November 23, 2019, SJP UIC posted a series of videos of the Moment of Silence Gaza rally to their Instagram story highlights.

During the rally, protestors chanted [slides 3-4] “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free!” One protestor held [slide 5] a sign that said “Zionism is Racism.”

The chant “From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be free” has also been employed by Hamas leader Khaled Mashal to call for the replacement of Israel with an Islamic state. It is a chant calling to dismantle the State of Israel.

SJP UIC featured [slide 11] a video of SJP UIC board member Malak Kanan speaking into a megaphone during the rally, stating that “Israel launched dozens of air raids on Gaza… killing innocent civilians and residents.”

Kanan also said [slide 10] that “it is with our tax dollars that Israel is able to commit these crimes against humanity,” and added [slide 14] “we condemn the ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people.”

SJP UIC 2021 - Boycotting Jewish and Israeli Institutions

On February 2, 2021, SJP UIC condemned on Instagram UIC’s School of Public Health (SPH) for hosting a talk by Professor Gabi Bin Nun of Israel’s Ben Gurion University, titled “A Description of the Health Care System in Israel.”

SJP UIC wrote: “This isn’t the first time we’ve protested UIC School of Public Health’s strong relations with colonial institutions,” adding: “Is social justice working with ethnic cleansers?”

SJP UIC then invited students to copy their email template protesting [slide 3] Professor Bin Nun’s talk and send it to UIC’s SPH.

On February 10, 2021, SJP UIC condemned UIC’s SPH for inviting Israeli speakers to campus, adding: “These speakers perpetuate the colonial ideology that Israel was founded on.”

On February 19, 2021, SJP UIC encouraged students on Instagram to sign an “Open Letter” condemning UIC’s SPH event featuring Professor Bin Nun.

The letter suggested the Jewish Metropolitan Fund of Chicago (JUF) was “racist, Islamophobic, and anti-Arab, and anti-Palestinian” and condemned SPH for allowing the JUF to fund the SPH Israeli Visiting Scholars program. The letter went on to suggest Israel blocked Palestinian access to COVID-19 prevention and treatment.

The SJP UIC letter also made a series of demands of UIC, including “the termination of ties between SPH and Israeli academic institutions” and the “termination of speakers that are visiting UIC as representatives of Israeli Institutions.”

On March 3, 2021, SJP UIC posted to Instagram that its representatives attended Professor Bin Nun’s talk and “persistently asked questions regarding Palestine.”

On March 11, 2021, SJP UIC posted to Instagram: “SJP is calling all organizers and activists to join us starting 12 pm on March 16th in our social media storm demanding the UIC School of Public Health answer for why they work with Islamophobic, anti-Arab, transphobic and homophobic organizations.”

On March 16, 2021, SJP UIC launched their #CutTheTiesUICSPH social media campaign on Instagram and Twitter. SJP UIC’s “Twitter storm for SPH campaign” contained over 60 tweets to copy and tweet out, as well as downloadable graphics and testimonies of anti-Israel student activists who had attended Bin-Nun’s lecture.

The campaign called to cut ties with the Jewish United Fund of Chicago (JUF) and to object to future JUF-sponsored meetings “like any other anti-religious group,” and suggested such meetings were affront to all of UIC’s Muslim students.

The JUF, also known as the Jewish Metropolitan Fund of Chicago and the Jewish Federation of Chicago, serves as the central philanthropic address of Chicago's Jewish community.

In one Instagram post, SJP UIC stated: “Our Demand is that the UIC School of Public Health stop working with Islamophobic organizations.”

That same day, another one of SJP UIC’s Instagram posts said: “Islamophobia is a product of Zionism, and UIC’s School of Public Health is complicit.”

One of SJP UIC’s suggested tweets stated: “Palestinians were called 'illegal aliens' and pushed the responsibility towards the Arab world as if Israel isn’t mandated under Geneva convention to vaccinate the occupied people of Palestine." #CutTheTiesUICSPH @uicpublichealth.”

The Palestinian Authority (PA) is responsible for providing health services - and specifically, vaccinations - to Palestinians under its jurisdiction, as per Annex III, Article 17 the 1995 Oslo Accords signed by Israel and the PA.

In December 2020, PA officials reportedly insisted that they were going to procure the vaccines without Israel’s assistance. Israel had already provided vaccines to non-Israeli Arab residents of East Jerusalem.

Palestinian liaison officials later reportedly contacted Israel’s Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) department to request the vaccine, which Israel agreed to provide.

Another suggested tweet stated: “‘It was so clear that SPH only cares to promote a very specific narrative about Israel, one that washes over the colonization, ethnic cleansing, and occupation of the Palestinian people.’ #CutTheTiesUICSPH @uicpublichealth.”

Also on March 16, 2021 , SJP UIC tweeted: “Instead of bringing Israelis to talk about how great their apartheid system is, why not bring Palestinians to talk about the injustices they face in health access and health equity? #CutTheTiesUICSPH @uicpublichealth.”

SJP UIC also tweeted: “There are over 5000 Muslim students on the UIC campus making up 15% of the student body populationHowever, UIC school of Public health still found it appropriate to allow an Islamophobic group such as JUF host an event here. #CutTheTiesUICSPH @uicpublichealth.”

Another SJP UIC tweet stated: “Despite 200+ signatures requesting the cancellation of this event, SPH administrators refused to cancel this event. WHY? Does SPH not care about their Muslim and Arab/MENA students? It’s evident they do not.
#CutTheTiesUICSPH @uicpublichealth”

Another tweet read: “UIC doesn’t allow any hate groups or anti-religious groups to speak at their campus so, why is it different now when it comes to an Israeli speaker?
#CutTheTiesUICSPH @uicpublichealth.”

Another tweet read: “Calling out apartheid and racism is not antisemitism. #CutTheTiesUICSPH @uicpublichealth.”

On April 7, 2021, SJP UIC posted to their Facebook page: “We have great news! This past Monday at the USG meeting a resolution was passed declaring USG stands in solidarity with SJP and their allies in our campaign demanding SPH cut ties with the Islamophobic and racist JUF and other Zionist entities! Solidarity

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SJP UIC 2021 - Boycotting Jewish and Israeli Institutions

On February 19, 2021, SJP UIC encouraged students on Instagram to sign an “Open Letter” condemning UIC’s SPH event featuring Professor Bin Nun.

The letter suggested the Jewish United Fund of Metropolitan Chicago (JUF) was “racist, Islamophobic, and anti-Arab, and anti-Palestinian” and condemned SPH for allowing the JUF to fund the SPH Israeli Visiting Scholars program. The letter went on to suggest Israel blocked Palestinian access to COVID-19 prevention and treatment.

The campaign called to cut ties with the JUF and to object to future JUF-sponsored meetings “like any other anti-religious group,” and suggested such meetings were affront to all of UIC’s Muslim students.

The JUF, also known as the Jewish Metropolitan Fund of Chicago and the Jewish Federation of Chicago, serves as the central philanthropic address of Chicago's Jewish community.

In one Instagram post, SJP UIC stated: “Our Demand is that the UIC School of Public Health stop working with Islamophobic organizations.”

That same day, another one of SJP UIC’s Instagram posts said: “Islamophobia is a product of Zionism, and UIC’s School of Public Health is complicit.”

The Palestinian Authority (PA) is responsible for providing health services to Palestinians under its jurisdiction, as per the Oslo Accords.

Palestinian liaison officials later reportedly contacted Israel’s Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) department to request the vaccine, which Israel agreed to provide.

Another tweet read: “Calling out apartheid and racism is not antisemitism. #CutTheTiesUICSPH @uicpublichealth.”

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SJP UIC Israel Apartheid Week 2019

On March 23, 2019, SJP UIC posted to Facebook: ”SJP is so excited to announce our Apartheid week! It will be April 8th-11th! Be ready to learn about Palestine's enriching history while also celebrating its beautiful culture and resistance against Israeli apartheid

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SJP UIC’s Israel Apartheid Week (IAW) Facebook event page described IAW as a “weeklong series of events held on campuses nation-wide to expose Israel as an apartheid endeavor. We also aim to celebrate Palestinian resistance against colonization and oppression together.”

The event page also said: “Join us for as we display a mock apartheid wall! This separation barrier represents apartheid and exclusion.”

SJP groups on campuses have constructed mock “apartheid” walls to draw attention to alleged Israeli human rights violations against Palestinians.

On April 11, 2019, SJP UIC posted a series of photos and short videos to their Instagram stories highlights, documenting the building of their “Mock Apartheid Wall.”

Slide 8 of the April 11th Instagram SJP UIC post showed a video that documented SJP UIC unfurling a large Palestinian flag from a second-story balcony and chanting [slide 9] "From the River to the Sea, Palestine will be Free!"

On April 12, 2019, SJP UIC posted a group photo to Instagram of SJP UIC activists standing in front of a “mock apartheid wall” that had written on it “End Israeli Apartheid.”

SJP UIC added: “The Apartheid wall display was an absolute success! So proud of our campus. Thank you to everyone who came out, contributed, and showed solidarity. We stand for justice together as a team and a family

#uicsjpapartheidweek.”

SJP UIC Digital Apartheid Week 2020

From May 11-15 2020, SJP UIC promoted and participated in SJP Chicago’s “Digital Apartheid Week” designed to replace SJP’s “Israel Apartheid Week” across Chicago due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

On May 16, 2020, SJP DePaul activist Mahmoud Awadallah hosted two videos live-streamed on SJP Chicago’s Instagram page, titled: “Quarantine with Falasteen,” as part [00:30:24] of SJP Chicago’s “Digital Apartheid Week.”

Awadallah started the event by stating [00:02:26] that, in honor of Nakba day, “We are celebrating the Palestinian resistance that has been going on for 72 years.”

During the event, Awadallah hosted singer Mary Hazboun, who sang [00:23:07] a song “very dear” to her heart, from when she was in Bethlehem during the violent second intifada. The violent second intifada targeted Israeli civilians and caused more than 9,000 Israeli casualties.

Hazboun added [00:23:28]: her son was “dedicated to the martyrs’ Shahada.” The Shahada is the Muslim confession of faith.

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.