National SJP's New Target: The United States and Canada
In January 2021, National Students for Justice in Palestine (National SJP) rebranded. Not satisfied with campus violence and its mission to destroy Israel, the group has now taken a position against the existence of the United States and Canada.
The National SJP website now calls the U.S. and Canada "occupied Turtle Island (U.S. and Canada)." The phrase “Turtle Island'' is used by some indigenous people to refer to North and Central America. It has been adopted by far-left activists seeking to delegitimize the existence of the U.S. and Canada.
National SJP now holds three key positions:
Israel must be destroyed.
The U.S. & Canada should not exist.
Terrorism against the Jewish population of Israel is legitimate.
The 2019 National SJP Conference
Since 2015, Canary Mission has reported on the National SJP conference, highlighting its anti-Semitism, support for terrorism and endorsement of violence from both the national organization and its conference attendees.
The 2019 National SJP conference was held at the University of Minnesota - Twin Cities, November 1-3. It was themed: “Beyond Struggle: From Roots to Branches Towards Liberation." National SJP indicated on its website that the goal of the conference was to create a “solidarity movement” to push for policies that “demand the end of” the State of Israel.Extreme Secrecy
While in previous years, National SJP went to great lengths to hide the conference's content and attendees from the public, in 2019, the group took it to a new level.
Venue organizers went so far as to cover the hall’s windows, making it impossible for anyone to see in or out. No official curriculum or schedule for the conference was released to the public. The conference was a completely closed event in every respect.
Conference organizers 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 restricted media access to journalists “registered and confirmed by our Media Committee in advance to attend the conference. Absolutely no exceptions will be made.”Organizers, Attendees and Presenters
Despite National SJP's efforts to hide, Canary Mission identified 89 attendees of their 2019 conference.
Taher Herzallah, Conference Panelist: "What if, as Muslims we wanted to establish an Islamic State? What if as Muslims we wanted to use violent means to resist occupation? Is that wrong?"
Reem Zaitoon, Conference Organizer: "Announcer at NSJP: There's police here for our safety bc there are people who are upset & angry that we are here Me: I'll f**k up a Zionist."
Stephanie Skora, Conference Organizer: "Israel does not have the right to exist"
Chance Zurub, Conference Attendee: "Long live the Intifada, long live the resistance and long like [sic] Palestine. #HandsOffJerusalem."
Irfan Kovankaya, Conference Attendee: "Israel and the United states were both established on settler colonialism, ethnic cleansing and genocide to indigenous people."
Ala’a Salem [Kiki Salem] has spread anti-Semitism, whitewashed violence and expressed support for terrorists. Salem has also spread hatred of Israel and was active with the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter at the University of Chicago (UChicago) in 2019-2020.
While in high school, Salem also spread anti-Semitism, mocked the Holocaust, expressed support for Hamas and promoted hatred of Israel.
Salem was an organizer and administrator for the SJP chapter at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago (SAIC) in 2017.
Chance Zurub [Chance Emad] has spread incitement, expressed support for terrorism and spread hatred of Israel on social media.
As of March 2018, Zurub was the president of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at Kent State University (KSU).Zurub attended and reportedly led a workshop “focused on Black-Palestinian solidarity" at the National SJP and Midwest SJP conferences in 2019.
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 Liber
Chris Gazaleh [Christopher Frank Kazaleh] has spread anti-Semitism, glorified terrorists and promoted violence. He has also spread anti-Israel conspiracy theories and hatred of Israel. Gazaleh has also endorsed violent protests and is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Raphael Eissa [Raphael Mina Eissa] incited violence against Zionists, celebrated and defended the Hamas terror group on the day it massacred 1,200 Israeli Jews, spread an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory, expressed support for terrorists, showed support for violent riots, led a disruption of a campus event and promoted hatred of Israel.
Hanin Sharif [Hanin AlSharif/Hanin Sharim] has spread hatred of Jews and Zionists and promoted incitement. She has also defended violent protesters, demonized Israel and spread hatred of America.
In 2020, Sharif was reportedly the events coordinator of Students Justice for Palestine (SJP) at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF), as well as a board member of SJP CSUF.
Sharif attended the 2019 National SJP Conference. She is also a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Reem Zaitoon [Reem Karim Zaitoon] has called for the destruction of America and Israel, expressed violent hatred of Zionists, spread anti-Semitism and glorified terrorists. She has also promoted incitement, called for “intifada" violence, defended violent protesters and demonized Israel.
Ahmad Omar Daraldik [Ahmad Eldeek Daraldik] was the center of controversy following the exposure of his anti-Semitic social media posts after he became the Student Government Association (SGA) Senate President at Florida State University (FSU) in June 2020.
Daraldik also created an anti-Semitic website, reportedly as a high school sophomore in 2016, in which he compared Israel to Nazi Germany and suggested that Israel engaged in forced medical experimentation on Palestinians. The website was maintained in the public domain through at least mid-June 2020.
Taher Herzallah has glorified martyrdom, spread anti-Semitism and promoted incitement. He has also expressed support for terrorists and spread hatred of Israel. Herzallah was arrested twice for anti-Israel disruptions. He is a BDS supporter.
Rani Allan [Rani Sami Allan/Rani Al-Hindi] has expressed solidarity with terrorists, trivialized the Holocaust and defended the Hamas terror organization.
In 2018, Allan co-authored a Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement resolution at Hunter College (Hunter), part of City University of New York (CUNY).
Allan also spread hatred of Israel, expressed support for violent riots and demonized the Birthright Israel heritage program. He has promoted anti-Israel agitators and trivialized the Holocaust in high-school.
Allan was the co-founder of the Palestine Solidarity Alliance (PSA) at Hunter,
Kareem Youssef has glorified terrorists and promoted anti-Semitism. He has also defended terror financiers, demonized Israel, spread hatred of Zionism and shown support for an anti-Israel agitator.
Youssef has promoted the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Youssef attended the 2019 National Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Conference at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities (UMN) as a member of the U.S. Palestinian Community Network (USPCN).
Irfan Kovankaya has spread hatred of Israel, glorified violent agitators, demonized Israel and promoted anti-Israel activists online.
Husam Marajda has expressed support for terrorists, shown solidarity with violent protesters, spread hatred of Israel and supported anti-Israel agitators.
Marajda was an activist with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at DePaul University (DePaul).
Marajda attended the 2019 National SJP Conference. In October 2015, Marajda featured in a Facebook photo at the National SJP 2015 conference at San Diego State University (SDSU).
Nour Jaghama has whitewashed terrorism and spread an anti-Israel conspiracy theory. She has also demonized and promoted hatred of Israel and Zionists. She was arrested for driving on a suspended or revoked license.
Laila Zayed has whitewashed Hamas and glorified a terrorist, compared Israel to Nazi Germany and promoted violence online. She has also demonized Israel, spread hatred of Zionism as well as anti-Israel propaganda, promoted anti-Israel agitators and pushed the boycott of Jewish and Israeli institutions. Zayed was a board member [slide 2] of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) in 2020. Zayed was also an SJP UIC activist in 2019. As of February 2021, Zayed was listed as the ‘Primary Contact" on the UIC SJP Roster webpage.
Stephanie Skora has expressed support for terrorists, trivialized the Holocaust and blamed Jewish organizations for the murder of Jews. Skora also spread hatred of Israel online.
As of September 2020, Skora was the chapter leader and a Coordinating Committee member of the Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP) Chicago (JVP Chicago) since March 2017.As of September 2020, Skora was listed as a founding member of the Trans Liberation Collective since March 2017. In this capacity, Skora reportedly forced a Jewish lesbian out of the 2017 Chicago Dyke Chicago Dyke March for carrying a rainbow flag with a Star of David on it.
Skora supports the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement and was affiliated with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) from 2014 through 2016.
Skora was also a panelist at the 2019 National SJP Conference.
Sandra Tamari is a leader in Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement who has glorified a terrorist and fought against anti-BDS legislation. Tamari has used pro-Black activism to demonize Israel, spread an anti-Israel conspiracy theory and whitewashed violent protests. She has also demonized Israel and promoted a pro-BDS politician and an anti-Israel agitator.
As of January 2021, Tamari was listed as the Executive Director of the Adalah Justice Project (AJP), a pro-BDS organization.
Tamari was a panelist at the 2019 National Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Conference.
Dmitry Podobreev has glorified a terrorist and demonized Israel on social media.
Podobreev was the secretary of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at the University of Florida (UF) in 2019. Podobreev also attended the 2019 National Conference.
As of July 2020, Podobreev indicated on his LinkedIn that he was studying Environmental Science at UF and was slated to graduate in 2020.
Noelle Awadallah has defended terrorists, glorified violent protests and promoted hatred of Israel.
Awadallah was an activist with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at Columbia College - Chicago in 2016, and performed at the 2019 National SJP Conference.
Awadallah has also participated in anti-Israel performance art, promoted anti-Israel agitators and is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanction (BDS) movement.
Shelby Shoup [Shelby Anne Shoup] was arrested and charged with battery in 2018. Shoup has also defended terrorists, supported violent protesters and demonized Zionism. She has trivialized anti-Semitism and spread hatred of Israel and America.
Marwan Abdelhamid has glorified a terrorist, spread hatred of Israel and promoted anti-Israel agitators. In 2020, Abdelhamid announced his partnership with the clothing company PaliRoots.
Maytha Alhassen has expressed support for terrorists, promoted anti-Israel agitators and is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Ramin Zareian has expressed support for violent protests, demonized Israel and promoted anti-Israel activists.
Yusef Brooks has promoted violence and expressed support for anti-Israel agitators. He also spread hatred of Israel and glorified violent revolutionaries.
Sima Shakhsari has expressed support for terrorists, endorsed anti-Israel agitators and is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Linda Lulu Halisi spread hatred of Israel and was a board member of Students Justice for Palestine (SJP) at CSUF in 2019 and 2020.
Alex Kerry [Alex Salah] has expressed support for terrorists, demonized Israel, whitewashed a violent protest and promoted anti-Israel agitators.
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Amani Sameer Nijem has spread an anti-Semitic conspiracy theory and shown support for terrorists. Nijem was a leader and reportedly president of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at Temple University
Alexis Alize Judeh has expressed support for terrorists, shown solidarity with violent protesters and spread hatred of Israel at DePaul University, Illinois.
Noor Hejja has demonized Israel as an activist with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at DePaul University (DePaul) in 2020.
Mahmoud Awadallah demonized and spread hatred of Israel in his capacity as the 2020 Outreach Chair of the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at DePaul University.
Jailene Levya has promoted a terrorist, expressed support for violent protestors and demonized Israel. Levya was an activist with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at DePaul University in 2020.
Iklil Bouhmouch has defended anti-Israel agitators and expressed hatred of Israel.
Laila Fakhoury has expressed support for a terrorist and spread hatred of Israel. She was the Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) president at the University of Florida.
Lema Hussein has spread anti-Semitism, demonized Israel and opposed the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance (IHRA)’s definition of anti-Semitism.
Saja Hussein has demonized Israel and expressed support for anti-Israel politicians. Hussein served as the 2019 treasurer for Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at the University of Florida (UF).
Mina Aria (Stephanie Aria) has expressed support for terrorists, spread an anti-Israel conspiracy theory and led anti-Israel protests.
Khalid Ahmad has spread hatred of Israel and promoted anti-Israel agitators.
Reema Rustom has expressed support for terrorists and for violent protests.
Murad Odeh [Murad Owdah / Murad Owda / Murad Ouda] has expressed support for violent protesters, demonized Israel and is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.As of 2013, Od
Josh Spitzer-Resnick was arrested while protesting against the Birthright Jewish Heritage tour as an activist with IfNotNow (INN).
Amanda Baraka has spread hatred of Israel and was listed as the Co-Chair and a Steering Committee member of the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights (USCPR) in 2020
Sarah Zeidat disrupted a campus event, demonstrated in support of terrorists and demonized Israel.
Karmel Sabri [Karmel Basim Sabri] campaigned for a terrorist and fundraised for organizations accused of supporting Hamas. She has also shown support for terrorists incarcerated in Israeli prisons.
Jamal Awadallah has spread hatred of Israel and helped create an anti-Israel film.
Jacquelyn Hedrick spread an anti-Israel conspiracy theory, promoted an anti-Israel activist and defended biased academic programming.
Aisha Jitan whitewashed an anti-Semitic incident while serving as the 2020 co-president of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at the University of North Carolina (UNC).
Fouad Abu-Hijleh whitewashed an anti-Semitic incident and promoted an anti-Israel agitator.
Daria Krechevsky-Lipsitt promoted anti-Israel agitators as an activist with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
Sonya Epstein spread hatred of Israel and promoted anti-Israel agitators on social media. Epstein is also a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
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.
Omar Awadh has spread hatred of Israel as an activist with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at the University of Illinois at Chicago in 2018, 2019 and 2020.
Issraa El-Khatib has spread hatred of Israel and promoted anti-Israel agitators. She is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Ben Mulick reportedly organized and participated in a disruption of a campus event against anti-Semitism and supported violent protests as a member of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at Bard College.
Nathalie Amazan has spread hatred of Israel and promoted anti-Israel agitators and incitement on social media. She is also a supporter of the Boycott Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Sazia Patel has spread hatred of Israel, promoted anti-Israel agitators and anti-Israel conspiracy theories on Facebook. Patel is also a supporter of the Boycott Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Margaret Cohen was a student activist who reportedly worked to establish a Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter at Fordham University.
Julie Norris demonized Israel on social media. She was a student activist who worked to create a Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter at Fordham University.
Luma Qashou has spread hatred of Israel on Twitter and reportedly co-founded Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) in 2018 at Kalamazoo College.
Veer Shetty sought to create a Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter at Fordham University.
Batool Abdelhafez expressed support for terrorists and attempted to establish the failed Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter at Fordham University in 2019.
Parker Breza has expressed support for terrorists, demonized Israel and was an activist with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at Tufts University from 2016 to 2019.
Isabel Leonard-Rose has expressed support for violent protesters and praised anti-Israel agitators. She was listed as the secretary of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at the University of Massachusetts
Saida Mizyed led the disruption of a pro-Israel campus event, She expressed support for terrorists, demonized Israel and promoted anti-Israel agitators. She is a supporter of the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement.
Mona Zubi [Mona Omar Zubi] has spread hatred of Zionists, Israelis and Israel. Zubi also promoted the “Deadly Exchange” and expressed support for anti-Israel agitators. Zubi pushed for the boycott of Jewish and Israeli Institutions as an activist for Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Zubi was a board member of SJP UIC during the 2020 academic year.
Clarissa Bitar has spread hatred of Israel and promoted an anti-Israel agitator. Bitar supported two Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement initiatives at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) in 2014 and 2015.
Malak Ghazal has defended violent protests, demonized Israel and spread hatred of Zionists on social media. She has also promoted anti-Israel agitators.
Buthaina Hattab led a pro-terror rally and an anti-Semitic protest that turned violent as the president of Students Justice for Palestine (SJP) at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (SJP UIUC) in the 2021-2022 academic year. She has also spread incitement and hatred of the police.
Josh Fatahi defended violent protesters and was the president of Students Justice for Palestine (SJP) at CSUF in 2019 - 2020
Russel Taylor Rivers led an anti-Israel protest and spread hatred of Zionists and Israel. Rivers has also whitewashed violent protests, endorsed an anti-Israel agitator.
Creen Ahmad has expressed support for terrorists, spread hatred of Israel, co-sponsored a Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement resolution and was treasurer of Students Justice for Palestine.
Ahlam Khatib has expressed support for terrorists, spread hatred of Israel, co-authored a Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement resolution and was president of Students Justice for Palestine.
Sofia Sinnokrot has spread hatred of Israel and America, co-authored a Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) resolution and was Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) president at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (SJP UIUC) in 2020.
Malik Nusseibeh promoted the Boycott, Divestment, Sanctions (BDS) movement as an activist with American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) in 2019.
Rami Kablawi has promoted terrorists, spread anti-Israel conspiracy theories and glorified violence. Kablawi also demonized Israel and promoted hatred of Zionists.
Jo-Anne Naarendorp spread hatred of Israel as an activist for Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at Occidental (Oxy) College in California.
Jenin Al-Taher has spread hatred of Israel as an activist with the Palestine Solidarity Group (PSG) at the University of Windsor in Ontario, Canada.
Reilly Mahoney-Loynd 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 Bard College.
Sief Aldine Salameh spread hatred of Israel as an activist with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at the University of Illinois at Chicago. He was president of SJP UIC during the 2019-2020 academic year.
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).
Julia Showich has spread hatred of Israel on social media. She also attended the 2019 National SJP Conference at the University of Minnesota – Twin Cities (UMN) as an activist with SJP.
Rita Bendetti attended the 2019 National SJP Conference at UMN as an activist for Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).
Julia Ghazal has spread hatred of Israel on Twitter and attended the 2019 National SJP Conference at UMN as an activist for SJP.
Johanna Ghazal has spread hatred of Israel on Twitter as an activist with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).
Abby Toomey [Abigail Toomey] has supported violent protests as an activist with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at Bard College, in 2019 and 2020.
Soledad Aguilar-Colon glorified violent protests as an activist with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at Bard College, in 2019 and 2020.
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Ricky Henderson is an activist with Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at Occidental College in California. He attended the 2019 and 2018 National SJP Conference.
Layal Bata spread hatred of Israel as a member of the executive board of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) at Occidental College.
Seleena Mukbel has spread hatred of Israel and served as the 2020 vice president of SJP at California State University, Fullerton (CSUF).