According to a recent press release, the Antisemitism Research Center (ARC) put out by the Combat Antisemitism Movement has released an in-depth report exposing the shocking extent of pro-terror content promoted by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) on Instagram.
By Rachel Avraham
According to a recent press release, the Antisemitism Research Center (ARC) put out by the Combat Antisemitism Movement has released an in-depth report exposing the shocking extent of pro-terror content promoted by Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) on Instagram, in clear violation of Meta’s Community Standards and university codes of conduct.
The report, titled “SJP on Instagram: Incitement & Terror Support” rigorously monitored over six months (July 2024-January 2025) 276 Instagram accounts associated with SJP and Faculty and Staff for Justice in Palestine (FSJP), which is reportedly part of the SJP’s anti-Israel campaign. According to the press release, the ARC documented 269 items glorifying U.S.-designated terrorist organizations, including Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, celebrating the October 7th massacre in Israel, and/or inciting violence against Jewish and pro-Israel students on college campuses worldwide.
In one example, Bears for Palestine at University of California, Berkeley wrote on October 7, 2023 — the day of Hamas’ massacre in Israel: “We display our unwavering support of the resistance in Gaza and the broader occupied Palestinian lands,” and “Towfan Al-Aqsa [Hamas’ name for its attack] now stands as a revolutionary moment in contemporary Palestinian resistance.”
The report noted that in 2024, “CAM’s Antisemitism Research Center (ARC) recorded 742 antisemitic incidents on U.S. campuses—a 120.8% increase from 2023. Of these, 664 were Israel-related or anti-Zionist, underscoring how hatred of Israel fuels rising antisemitism. This report highlights particularly egregious incidents at universities monitored by the ARC.”
According to the report, “Instagram, with 171 million U.S. users—26.5% of whom are 18-24 years old—has become SJP’s primary propaganda platform. Younger users are especially impressionable, raising concerns that SJP’s radicalization could incite real-world harm. Several chapters have amassed large followings: the University of Michigan (18,400), UC Berkeley (11,300), and the University of Washington (17,900)—all of which expressed support for Hamas’ October 7 attack. Social media enables extremism to spread rapidly, especially from accounts with large audiences.”
The report added, “Worryingly, SJP’s radical messaging resonates widely. UC Berkeley’s October 7 post celebrating Hamas’ massacre received 2,354 likes—21% of its total followers. Given that marketing benchmarks suggest a “healthy” Instagram engagement rate is just 3- 6%, this is an alarming indicator of the movement’s reach and influence.”
The report found that “since the ARC began research in July 2024, it has documented 269 items that it believes violate Meta’s policies. (One item potentially violated two policies, leading to a total of 270 violations.) Of the 143 SJP accounts documented below affiliated with chapters that have disseminated content that likely violates Meta’s policies, 11, or 7.7%, are no longer active, indicating possible suspensions by the company. 17 of the 89 chapters verifiably affiliated with a university, or approximately 19%, documented below have or had been suspended by their university administrations.”
Based on the findings, CAM is calling on Meta to ban SJP under its “Dangerous Organizations and Individuals” policy and to strengthen moderation to address unambiguously antisemitic or threatening content. The report also urges university administrations to enforce student conduct codes, suspend groups promoting violence, and bolster campus security in response to these threats.
“These groups openly praise mass murder and incite violence against Jewish communities,” said CAM CEO Sacha Roytman. “Celebrating terrorist attacks on innocent civilians and supporting terrorist groups that target Jews cannot become normalized. This report is a call to action for Meta and university leaders to curb SJP’s extremism and prevent hostile campus environments.”
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