The SJP has taken advantage of this recent conflict to speak out against Israel and it’s policies. The conflict is often misunderstood and people are generally attached to the underdogs, explaining why they typically tend to side with the innocent Palestinians. In reality Israel along with the U.S has given billions of dollars to the Palestinian National Authority. “If Hamas cared about the well-being of its citizens, it would use that money to build schools and public works or invest in businesses. Instead, Hamas devotes its scarce resources to building a terror economy of tunnels and rockets and sending its young men to die in suicide raids. That is why Gaza is impoverished” (Wall Street Journal). The “Boycotts, Divestment and Sanctions campaign, or B.D.S., has spread in recent years both in Europe and the United States (newyorktimes.com)”, and has become a major influence on organizations like the