Shiryn Ghermezian-Students for Justice in Palestine Outraged by Mysterious Flyers Showing Hamas Executions
Students for Justice in Palestine Outraged by Mysterious Flyers Showing Hamas Executions
UCLA’s chapter of anti-Israel group Students for Justice in Palestine
(SJP) was enraged by a series of posters depicting Hamas executions
that appeared early Sunday around the school campus.
“These posters are a clear example of hate speech directed against
Students for Justice in Palestine, as well as supporters of
Palestinian freedom and equality,” SJP asserted in a statement. “They
rely on Islamophobic and anti-Arab tropes to paint Palestinians as
terrorists and to misrepresent Students for Justice in Palestine as
antisemitic.”
The group, which has often been accused of antisemitism, claimed that
it is an organization that prides itself on its opposition to racism
and bigotry, and that it is open to students “from all walks of life.”
Furthermore SJP said they are concerned that they flyers will
delegitimize their efforts to persuade university regents to boycott,
divest from and sanction Israel.
“Defacing school property and intimidating a specific group of
students creates a deeply harmful environment that prevents student
learning and community-building,” the statement continued. “Coupled
with the recent uprise in Islamophobia on a national scale, we are
concerned for the safety of our fellow students and student
organizers.”
One of the posters depicts a Gazan with a bag over his head as Hamas
executioners stand by his side, while another shows the body of an
alleged collaborator being dragged through the streets of Gaza. Each
sign was tagged with “Students for Justice in Palestine” and carried
the hastag “#JewHaters” at the bottom. The flyers were spotted all
around the UCLA campus including kiosks, fraternity and sorority rows,
and at an apartment complex that houses undergraduate students, SJP
said in its statement.
SJP further claimed that the posters are part of a “larger, egregious
pattern of anti-Palestinian, anti-Arab, and anti-Muslim bigotry” that
has gone unchecked throughout the university. They called on the UCLA
campus community to condemn racism against Palestinians, Arabs and/or
Muslims.
Those responsible for the posters told The Daily Caller anonymously
that the victims depicted in the posters were accused of supporting
Israel. The source referenced stories of those who were torturedand
killed by Hamas after aiding Israel, according to the report.
Students for Justice in Palestine Outraged by Mysterious Flyers Showing Hamas Executions
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