Posted on 03/29/25
| News Source: JPost
American Muslims for Palestine is being investigated by the US Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) for its connections to Hamas-linked organizations and its relations with the Students for Justice in Palestine and unrest on American campuses.
HELP Committee chair Senator Bill Cassidy announced the investigation at a Thursday hearing on campus antisemitism, amid longstanding accusations that AMP helped create SJP and at least nine AMP and associated Americans for Justice in Palestine Educational Foundation (AJP) officers allegedly had ties to Hamas.
“AMP’s close ties with campus SJP groups raise serious questions about AMP’s involvement in planning, organizing, and funding campus demonstrations that have posed significant threats to campus safety,” Cassidy said in a statement. “While college campuses should welcome free speech and the free exchange of ideas, they should not be havens for terrorist organizations to exert influence or instigate conflict for their own political purposes.”
In a Wednesday letter to AMP chairman and AJP president Hatem Bazian, Cassidy requested that by April 9 Bazian explain the relationship between AMP, AJP, and National SJP and SJP chapters.
He also requested all records related to their campus activities, a list of current AMP and AJP personnel interacting with students, financial records, records pertaining to campus SJP bans, and records on communications with university representatives.