December 14, 2023

Honorable Merrick Garland

Attorney General
U.S. Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001

Attorney General Garland,

We are writing to express our concerns regarding the potential coordination between the
National Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) and known Foreign Terrorist Organizations
(FTOs) or sanctioned individuals and entities. We fully support the First Amendment rights of
American citizens to peaceably assembly and exercise their free speech rights. Our concern is
that a Foreign Terrorist Organization or their intermediaries may be coordinating with foreign
nationals, who have been allowed into country on student visas, to promote violence against
American citizens based on their religion. Protests on college campuses led by SJP have created
specific threats to the safety and well-being of Jewish students.

The timing of SJP's release of their "Day of Resistance Toolkit" manifesto so soon after the
terrorist attack by Hamas in Israel suggest potential coordination between SJP and Foreign
Terrorist Organizations or their intermediaries. A recent report by the Network Contagion
Research Institute revealed that funds have been illegally flowing from foreign entities to US
college and university campuses, including $2.7 billion from Qatar, $1.1 billion from Saudi
Arabia, and $431 million from the United Arab Emirates.1 We are urging DOJ to investigate
whether FTOs or sanctioned entities are providing SJP with financial support or material support.

Please provide answers to the following questions:

1. Will DOJ investigate whether SJP operates as a subsidiary, in coordination with, or

receives material or financial support from any Foreign Terrorist Organizations (FTOs),
sanctioned individuals, or sanctioned entities, including Hamas?
2. What actions does DOJ take if a foreign national, who has been allowed into our country
on a student visa, threatens violence against a US citizen? How does DOJ coordinate with
the Department of State to address foreign nationals who threaten violence against US
citizens while in our country on a student visa?
3. Did you review the “Day of Resistance Toolkit” manifesto released by SJP on October
8th, in which they advocate for a "Day of Resistance" and promote the use of a flyer
glorifying a Hamas terrorist on a paraglider?
4. How did SJP develop a comprehensive “Day of Resistance Toolkit” manifesto so soon
after the October 7th attack? Did they coordinate with any FTO or sanctioned individual
or entity to create the “toolkit?”

1
“The Corruption of the American Mind- How Concealed Foreign Funding of U.S. Higher Education Predics Erosion of Democratic Values and
Antisemitic Incidents on Campus,” Network Contagion Research Institute, November 6, 2023, 11/6/23 - The Corruption of the American Mind -
How concealed foreign funding of U.S. higher education predicts erosion of democratic values and antisemitic incidents on campus. - Network
Contagion Research Institute
 5. Can a foreign national in our country on a student visa coordinate with an intermediary
for an FTO to promote messaging from an FTO, such as a flyer glorifying a terrorist on a
paraglider?
6. Was the “Day of Resistance Toolkit” featuring a Hamas terrorist on a paraglider created
by a foreign national in our country with a visa? Was it created by an FTO, an
intermediary for an FTO, or a sanctioned individual and then shared with SJP?

I request that your department conduct a thorough investigation into these matters to protect the
safety and well-being of American students and potential threats to national security.

Sincerely,

Mary E. Miller Elise Stefanik

Member of Congress Member of Congress

Diana Harshbarger Debbie Lesko

Member of Congress Member of Congress

Lauren Boebert Marjorie Taylor-Greene

Member of Congress Member of Congress

Barry Moore Jeff Duncan

Member of Congress Member of Congress

Eric Burlison
Member of Congress