Students for Justice in Palestine has long faced scrutiny over anti-Israel activism
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has suspended its Students for Justice in Palestine chapter for violating “multiple” university policies during an April protest, delivering a blow to the pro-Hamas campus group.
“Following a conduct investigation and hearing, Students for Justice in Palestine of UW-Madison has been found in violation of multiple rules,” John Lucas, the university’s officer of strategic communication, told Jewish News Syndicate. “On July 15, SJP received notice of a disciplinary suspension until Jan. 15, 2026, followed by disciplinary probation through May 15, 2026.”
UW-Madison’s SJP chapter in April disrupted former U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Linda Thomas-Greenfield’s appearance on campus. Thomas-Greenfield had vetoed U.N. resolutions calling for a ceasefire in Gaza over concerns that they would jeopardize negotiations over hostage releases and fail to condemn Hamas terrorists.
According to UW-Madison officials, its SJP chapter violated five university policies, which include “amplified sound within an impermissible distance,” impairing the school’s “orderly conduct and processes,” and leafleting policies, Jewish News Syndicate reported. The chapter is appealing the suspension.
SJP has a long history of organizing anti-Israel, pro-Hamas activism throughout the United States.
In April, Northwestern University’s SJP chapter held an anarchist training session for its members in which it cited propaganda urging U.S. students to “build an Intifada” and “destroy amerika.” Just weeks earlier, SJP sponsored a mass protest in New York City to honor Iran’s International Quds Day, which has become a rallying point for Israel’s enemies across the world.
Last December, police searched the home of two SJP leaders at George Mason University and found firearms, ammunition, and pro-terror materials, including Hamas and Hezbollah flags and signs reading “Death to America” and “Death to Jews,” the Washington Free Beacon reported at the time.
