Progressive anti-Israel agitators across the country, including those who rallied at Columbia University in New York City, are tied to far-left groups tied to black finance and extremists backed by liberal megadonor George Soros.
The National Student Movement for Justice in Palestine (NSJP), a national organization with approximately 200 independent chapters, presence of vocals In recent days, Columbia University briefly said it would withdraw from talks with school leaders until administrators pledged not to arrest or forcibly remove them from their camp on the Ivy League’s West Lawn. announced.
NSJP operates under financial sponsor Westchester Peace Action Committee Foundation (WESPAC), and FOX News Digital reports that the foundation received a six-figure donation from a nonprofit organization funded by the George Soros Network. I previously reported that. WESPAC’s funding is little known, but it has long supported anti-Israel rhetoric, accusing the government of “apartheid,” “ethnic cleansing,” “collective punishment,” and “war crimes.” According to NGO Monitor.
NSJP regularly compares Israel’s treatment of Palestinians to Nazi Germany and the Jim Crow era in the United States, accuses Israel of genocide, and has regularly promoted Hamas propaganda since the October 7 attacks. Influence Watch reported.
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“Since October 7th, SJP has issued calls for violent and genocidal rallies on too many campuses, such as “From the River to the Sea, Palestine Will Be Free” and “Globalize the Intifada.” “The only solution is an intifada revolution,” said Stand With Us CEO Roz Rothstein. told Fox News Digital The group was suspended by Rutgers University last year for anti-Israel provocations.
“It is therefore not surprising that an increasing number of universities are deciding to suspend student groups who combine violent speech with violations of university policy to threaten Jewish students on campus.”
Days after the Hamas terrorist attack on Israel, SJP issued a statement calling the massacre a “historic victory for the Palestinian resistance” and saying, “This is what the liberation of Palestine means. Not just slogans and rallies, but repression. This is an armed confrontation with the people.” . ”
NSJP founder Hatem Bazian has a controversial history, including calling for an “intifada” in the United States, defending Hamas on social media, and supporting the Boycott Divestment Sanction (BDS) movement and divestment of Israel. There is a long history of anti-Semitic comments. Canary mission reported.
Anti-Israel protest camp at Columbia University. (Peter Garber)
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video spread on social media Recent news reports show Mr. Bazian inciting a crowd on the campus of the University of California, Berkeley, the day after the October 7 massacre, appearing to celebrate the attack.
Bajian — who has it? donated thousands of dollars To Rep. Summer Lee, Democrat of Pennsylvania. Barbara Lee, Democrat of California. and Ilhan Omar, D-Minn. — Currently listed as a lecturer in the Department of Ethnic Studies at the University of California, Berkeley.
He was the “guest of honor” at the AMP Annual Conference in December 2019, and a few months earlier, in July, he was joined by “Squad” Rep. Rashida, D-Mich., who gave an AMP-sponsored briefing to more than 70 people.・He is also related to Mr. Traib. The Michigan Democratic Party also addressed delegates for AMP’s Palestine Advocacy Day in April 2019.
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George Soros, a Hungarian-born American investor and donor to the Democratic Party, wrote an op-ed in 2007 criticizing the United States and Israel for not recognizing Hamas’ elections in Palestine. (Photo by FABRICE COFFRINI/AFP via Getty Images)
In addition to Columbia University, NSJP has protested and set up encampments at other universities across the country, including UCLA and USC in California, and the University of Texas in Austin. 50 people were arrested this week.
Another organization active in Colombia, Jewish Voice for Peace, has brought in at least $650,000 from Soros-affiliated groups since 2016.
JVP has also received hundreds of thousands of dollars in funding from the billionaire-backed Rockefeller Fund, which has received millions of dollars in funding support. Financing underground finance Communication network.
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“Freedom for Palestine means death for America,” reads one page of a pamphlet handed out to students at the University of Michigan encampment. (Josh Brown)
Influence Watch describes the group as “a group that nominally opposes U.S. aid to the state of Israel and supports allowing Palestinians to live on land within Israel that was surrendered by Arabs during Israel’s War of Independence. is a left-wing Jewish group.”
group issued a statement This week, it condemned the violence and accused the university of failing to protect the rioters and Palestinian students.
Fox News Digital reported that the JVP was also active at the University of Michigan this week, distributing pamphlets containing inflammatory phrases such as “Death to America” at a tent encampment.
The United States Campaign for Palestine Rights, another Soros-backed group, pays so-called “allies” to organize and participate in anti-Israel protests across the country. The New York Post reported.
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A spokesperson for George Soros’ Open Society Foundations told Fox News Digital: “The Open Society Foundations has a long history of combating anti-Semitism, Islamophobia, and all forms of racism and hatred. ” he said.
“Open Society has provided funding to a wide range of organizations in the United States that advocate for the rights of Palestinians and Israelis and for a peaceful resolution to the Israeli-OPT conflict. This funding is public record and is available on our website. This is part of our commitment to continue open debate, which is ultimately the only hope for peace in the region, and is fully compliant.” Society Foundations proudly supports the right of all citizens to peaceful protest, which is the bedrock of our democracy. ”
FOX News’ Houston Keene contributed to this report.
