In a webinar honoring convicted policeman-murderer Mumia Abu-Jamal, president of Temple University in Philadelphia's Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) Rishi Arun says: it is our job to destroy Imperialism, the United States, and Capitalism
Mohammed Khatib of terror organization Samidoun: 'If Palestine is liberated, this is a nail to dismantle the United States Of America'
During an April 24, 2025 webinar celebrating the 71st birthday of Mumia Abu-Jamal, who is serving a prison sentence for the 1981 killing of a police officer, Rishi Arun, President of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) in Temple University, Philadelphia said: "It is our job to destroy imperialism, to destroy the United States [...] by organizing in a way that actively undermines and destabilizes the legitimacy and power of the state." Arun was one of the leading organizers of the Pennsylvania State student encampment in 2024.
The event was titled "Twisted Laws: Mumia, Universities & Palestine."
Mohammed Khatib, the Europe coordinator of the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, a U.S- and Canada-Designated terror organization, spoke about the connections between student activism, Palestinian prisoners, and armed struggle. He added: "If Palestine is liberated, this means this is a nail to dismantle the United States of America."