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 Goals

 

     

 

     Students for Justice in Palestine envisions a world where humans are treated equally with respect and dignity; where people live without the oppression of foreign occupation. We envision a world where justice and the rule of law bind humans together. We envision that one day, Palestinians will be free from occupation, free from fear, free from poverty, and will be able to determine their own fate as an independent nation living peacefully with its neighbors. Fully cognizant of the realities on the ground, we will nonetheless continue our work and keep in mind what Elie Wiesel once said, “There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest.”

THE HARD TRUTH
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       We believe that our mission as students living in a free democracy is to promote the cause of justice and speak out against oppression. We will work to educate members of our community specifically about the plight of the Palestinian people. We will raise awareness about this issue and provide students with an alternative resource of information to the mainstream media. We will also work to provide a comfortable environment where students and faculty can discuss and debate their diverse views on the various aspects of Palestinian politics and society.

Mission 

 

 

        We believe that while the Palestinian people must ultimately be able to decide their future in Palestine, certain key principles, grounded in international law, human rights, and basic standards of justice will be fundamental to a just resolution of the plight of the Palestinians. These include:

 

  • an end to colonial systems of governance in the West Bank, Gaza, and Israel

  • the end of Israeli military occupation of the West Bank, and East Jerusalem

  • an end to the dehumanizing blockade on Gaza

  • recognition and implementation of the Right of Return for all Palestinian refugees and their descendants

  • an end to the Israeli system of apartheid and discrimination against the indigenous Palestinian population

           

     Our dedication to the human rights of the Palestinian people is rooted in a fundamental respect for the human rights of all people. These include the right of all civilians, including Palestinians and Israelis, not to be the targets of violence. Just as we condemn the racism and discrimination underlying the policies and laws of the state of Israel, we reject any form of hatred or discrimination against any religious, racial, or ethnic group. Our great strength lies in the great diversity of our membership. We welcome individuals of all ethnic and religious backgrounds to join in solidarity with the struggle for justice for all in Palestine.

Statement of Guiding Principles

Code of Conduct

 

 

      Our activities include educational events, demonstrations, civil disobedience, and a campaign demanding that University of Utah & the State of Utah divest from Israel. We will conduct only nonviolent actions. We reject actions that violate the guiding principles as stated above. Individual or groups acting as members, representatives, or sponsors of our organization agree to abide by the code of conduct and to endorse the principles of our organization. We may elect to endorse any programs or actions of other groups whose principles and code of conduct are consistent with those of SJP.

Principles

 

 

       We are often asked what our vision for the future of Palestine and Israel is, as if we are entitled to decide on the precise shape and form of this future on behalf of those thousands of miles away.This question is a misunderstanding of our organization. 
 
     We work in solidarity with, not on behalf of, Palestinians and Israelis who together continue to struggle against the apartheid regime that has consolidated itself in the West Bank, Gaza, Jerusalem, and 1967 Israel. It is not within our rights, then, to decide ourselves what that solution is.  Our role is only to amplify those voices working against injustice. We like to say, though, that the future we would like to see in Palestine and Israel,  we very much see already in ourselves: a diverse group of all backgrounds, Arab, Jewish, Palestinian, Israeli, and many others, coming together  not based on our religious or ethnic identities, but rather in our agreement that we are working for a just cause. We are a diverse group of students,  faculty, staff, and community members at San Diego State University, organized to promote justice, humanrights, liberation and self-determination for the Palestinian people.
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