George Washington University Temporarily Suspends Pro-Palestinian Student Group
Published on November 15, 2023
George Washington (GW) University in Washington, D.C. has temporarily suspended its Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) chapter following the group’s projection of anti-Israel messages onto the campus library last month. The university told the student newspaper GW Hatchet on Nov. 14 that SJP was barred from participating in campus activities for three months and from posting communications on its property until May 20, 2024. GW found that SJP had violated university policies by projecting messages onto the Gelman Library on Oct. 24, which included “GW the blood of Palestine is on your hands” and “Your tuition is funding genocide in Gaza.” The temporary suspension will take effect immediately, according to GW....