Students for Justice in Palestine was first established at the University of California, Berkeley in 1993.
In 2001 the group organized the first Palestine Solidarity Movement (PSM) conference to coordinate corporate divestment from Israel efforts nationwide.
The organization was banned by the University of California from engaging in on-campus protests in 2002.[2] In March 2014 the Center for Student Involvement at Northeastern University suspended the SJP from campus for one year after an incident that the Center described as "intimidation" of fellow students.[3][4] The university reached an agreement with SJP in April that lifted the suspension in lieu of a one-semester probation where the organization was allowed to operate as usual.[5]
PSM served as a national umbrella organization for SJP and other groups until it dissolved in 2006. In October 2011, SJP held their first national conference at Columbia University which was attended by 40 chapters.[1]
The conference resolved on the organization's Points of Unity on October 16, 2011. The Points of Unity stated: