And it was recently the target of thundering speeches on Capitol Hill and blistered during a Republican presidential debate. In the six weeks since Hamas attacked Israel, there may be no college group that has drawn more scrutiny than Students for Justice in Palestine, perhaps the most popular and divisive campus organization championing the Palestinian cause. But unlike many national campus groups — whether they are sororities, fraternities, religious or political — Students for Justice in Palestine is by design a loosely connected network of autonomous chapters. The group has never registered as a nonprofit, and it has never had to file tax documents. One of the people who founded it about 30 years ago, Hatem Bazian, has described the setup as “a symbolic franchise without a franchise fee.”

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Persons: Hatem Bazian, ” Organizations: Hamas, Justice, Brandeis, George Washington University, Capitol, for Justice Locations: Israel, Palestine, Columbia