George Mason University's Anti-Israel Group SJP Releases Disturbing Hamas-Style Recruitment Video

Re-emergence of SJP at George Mason University

• 🚩 The George Mason University (GMU) chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), an anti-Israel student organization, has resurfaced with a new recruitment video after a nearly 10-month silence.
• 🗓️ The group was suspended last fall and is now eligible to reapply as an organization for the Fall 2025 semester.

Disturbing Recruitment Video Content

• 🎬 On August 24th, SJP's Instagram account posted a video titled "We're back. With steadfastness and confrontation, SJP at Mason."
• 🎭 The video features a masked member with a digitally altered voice calling for students to join their cause and vowing to resist until "full liberation of Palestine from the river to the sea."
• ⚠️ The video is described as terrorist-style, reminiscent of ISIS recruitment tactics.

Past Incidents and Investigations

• 🚨 Last fall, GMU officials found guns and terrorist propaganda, including Hamas and Hezbollah flags, at the home of two SJP leaders, Nor and Jenna Chana.
• 🚓 Fairfax County police obtained a search warrant linked to pro-Palestinian vandalism on campus.
• ⚖️ The sisters received criminal trespass orders barring them from campus for 4 years, effectively an expulsion, though some items found were reportedly owned by their father and brother.
• 🚫 The GMU chapter of SJP was placed under interim suspension, which was later ruled to continue for the remainder of the spring semester.

Broader Context of Anti-Semitism on Campus

• 🎯 The video has highlighted GMU's history with anti-Semitism, including the December 2024 arrest of a freshman for allegedly plotting an attack on Israel's general consulate in New York City.
• 🏫 In March, GMU was among over 60 universities listed by the Department of Education for potential loss of federal funding due to anti-Semitic discrimination and harassment.