American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) Chair Dr. Hatem Bazian at UC San Diego in May 2024: Our Fight for a Free Palestine Is a Fight Against Racism, Islamophobia, and Antisemitism; Those Who Threaten th
Dr. Bazian, who is a co-founder of Students for Justice in Palestine, further said that 'Our fight for a free Palestine is a fight against racism, against Islamophobia, against antisemitism as it has been articulated, and not according to ADL, Netanyahu, Biden, and European racism' and that 'what we are seeing today is a dying colonialism.'
Two members of AMP's board, Osama Abuirshaid and Salah Sarsour, are connected to the Holy Land Foundation, which has been investigated for funneling funds to Hamas, and five of its members served prison sentences for their terror-linked activity.
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