Students for Justice in Palestine

Members and supporters of Fordham Students for Justice in Palestine protest the university administration's refusal to register SJP as a student organization, in New York. Jan. 23, 2017. (Joe Catron/Flickr)
This university claims to be pro-justice. So why is it banning Palestine activism?
After a four-year legal battle, Fordham University is still refusing to allow a Palestinian rights club on campus. But students are not letting up.
By Alex Kane February 25, 2021
Activists from IfNotNow protest outside Birthright Israel’s offices in New York City, April 5, 2019. (Gili Getz)
A Palestinian guide to Jewish American allyship
As American Jews increasingly enter the Palestinian rights movement, the power dynamics between the two groups often lead to tensions. One activist opens up about the complexities of navigating those dynamics, and what Jews should be doing to center Palestinian voices.
By Tom Pessah November 23, 2020
Batya Ungar-Sargon speaking at a conference on racism and anti-Semitism at Bard College.
Reckless charges of anti-Semitism endanger Palestinians
The baseless claims made by The Forward’s Batya Ungar-Sargon at Bard College last week feed the dysfunction of the American debate on Israel-Palestine, making it more difficult for Palestinians and their allies to advocate for their rights. In a strange public controversy last week, Batya Ungar-Sargon, the Opinion Editor at The Forward, published a column claiming that…
By Amjad Iraqi October 16, 2019
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Members and supporters of Fordham Students for Justice in Palestine rally on the university's Manhattan campus against the Fordham administration's refusal to register SJP as a student organization, January 23, 2017. (Joe Catron)
A landmark win for Palestine student activism
Fordham University tried to shut down a Students for Justice in Palestine club over its support for Palestinian rights and BDS. That is, until a New York judge gave Palestine campus activism its first legal victory. By Radhika Sainath Last week, in a landmark ruling, a New York judge ordered Fordham University in Manhattan to recognize a…
By +972 Magazine August 16, 2019
UC Berkeley students demonstrate after the student senate the student senate did not overturn a veto on a bill that would divest from American companies profiting off the occupation. (photo: Ramsey El-qarey)
How the Palestine movement taught me to confront anti-Semitism
On American university campuses, pro-Palestine activists are routinely smeared as anti-Semites seeking to destroy Israel. But contrary to what pro-Israel activists claim, the BDS movement has been instrumental in challenging anti-Semitism on the left.  By Tom Pessah Anti-Semitism is unlike most other forms of hatred, in that it is both a form of bigotry and a false…
By +972 Magazine March 4, 2018
Professor Gerald Steinberg is seen at a conference organized by NGO Monitor at the Knesset, June 20, 2016. (Miriam Alster/Flash90)
How I stopped ignoring NGO Monitor and started fighting back
For years I have remained silent as Gerald Steinberg and NGO Monitor have harassed anti-occupation groups in Israel-Palestine, spreading falsehoods about us in order to shut us down. Now is the time to speak out.  By Michael Sfard (translated by Sol Salbe) Around a decade ago, a new Israeli organization appeared out of nowhere. It…
By +972 Magazine August 30, 2017
Participants in the Open Hillel Conference, Harvard University. (photo: Gili Getz)
Just how open should Hillel be?
It is sad, though not surprising, that some want to open Hillel just enough to let their own excluded group in. ‘Just let J Street U in,’ they say to the gatekeepers. By Jeremiah Haber Several years ago, when Richard Joel was the president of Hillel International, the goal of Hillel was formulated as “maximizing…
By +972 Magazine December 8, 2014
Students for Justice in Palestine activists at Boston's Northeastern University protest the school's decision to suspend SJP for one academic year, March 2014 (photo: Northeastern SJP)
Beyond a polarized discourse on Israel-Palestine on college campuses
American universities will soon open their doors for the fall term. With the capacity to influence views on Israel-Palestine during this tense time of conflict, and mobilize future leaders on campus, it would be a shame to waste the opportunity with continued ineffective polarization. By Yasmeen Serhan Though Israel’s latest operation in Gaza seems worlds away for some,…
By +972 Magazine August 2, 2014
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