January 8, 2018 | Quoted by Shiri Moshe - The Algemeiner

Legal Battle Heats Up Over Fordham University Decision to Ban ‘Students for Justice in Palestine’

Fordham University in New York on Wednesday called on a judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed over its refusal to recognize a chapter of the anti-Zionist group Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP).

Jonathan Schanzer, vice president for research at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies think tank, said in congressional testimony in 2016 that American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) is “arguably the most important sponsor and organizer” for SJP. At least seven individuals affiliated with AMP “have worked for or on behalf of organizations previously shut down or held civilly liable in the United States for providing financial support to Hamas” — namely the Holy Land Foundation, Islamic Association for Palestine, and KindHearts, Schanzer said.

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