Duke University recently moved to suspend its chapter of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP) after the university received complaints about a flyer from the group that some claimed was antisemitic. The North Carolina university joins a string of other schools that have taken action against SJP chapters.

On March 13, Duke SJP posted a flyer on its Instagram advertising a meeting to discuss “Iran, Zionism and U.S. Imperialism.” The flyer drew criticism, as it depicted two pigs shaking hands, one of which was dressed as the Statue of Liberty and had “U.S. Imperialism” written on its arm, while the other was dressed in a uniform, holding a staff with a Star of David and an Israeli flag. The second pig also had the word “Zionism” written on its sleeve. 

Jessica Costescu, a staff writer at the Washington Free Beacon, noted that the caricature originally appeared in a Black Panther newspaper in the 1970s.

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StopAntisemitism, a watchdog organization, condemned the flyer, saying that “Attempts to reframe or justify such messaging do not change its nature that anti-Zionism and antisemitism are directly intertwined.” In a response to its original post, StopAntisemitism lamented that the students responsible for the post “were not reprimanded.”

“Duke University deserves credit for taking decisive action and revoking SJP’s campus status following deeply disturbing conduct, including the use of imagery depicting pigs adorned with Jewish Stars of David to promote an event attacking Zionism. That said, the administration stopped just short of full accountability, failing to meaningfully discipline the individuals responsible for this blatant antisemitic imagery,” StopAntisemitism told Fox News Digital on Wednesday.

“Universities cannot claim to take antisemitism seriously while allowing those who engage in such dehumanizing conduct to escape individual consequences,” the organization added.

The flyer sparked 10 complaints from students to the university’s Office of Institutional Equity (OIE), according to the Duke Chronicle.

“When ‘anti-Zionism’ becomes a catch-all justification for rhetoric that vilifies Jews as pigs, particularly when many Duke Jewish students have a personal or familial connection to Israel, it stops being a purely political stance and starts to feel personal. SJP contributes to an atmosphere where Jewish identity itself is viewed with suspicion, and today’s decision is a response to a pattern of such behavior,” Noah Hamid, class of 2028 at Duke, told Fox News Digital.

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On March 24, Ben Adams, senior associate dean of students for Duke’s QuadEx program, informed SJP that the OIE had received complaints and said that the depiction of the pig holding a Star of David was deemed to be harassment under the university’s Policy on Prohibited Discrimination, Harassment and Related Misconduct, the Duke Chronicle reported. The outlet added that Adams asked the group to remove the post, which it did. Subsequently, the university froze the group’s funding and later suspended the club.

The suspension came days after Duke SJP announced that it would be teaming up with Student Panthers, a Durham-based group, to launch the “NC Coalition Against The US War Machine.” In the announcement of the event, Duke SJP invited people to join them in “Bringing the War Home to fight against Colonialism within the belly of the beast!”

While the flyer led to the suspension, it was not the first time Duke SJP was embroiled in controversy. In September 2025, the group held a “die-in” protest against the Israel-Hamas war. The Duke Chronicle reported at the time that students joined in chants of “Duke admin, you can’t hide! You’re supporting genocide!”

Duke SJP has yet to make a public statement regarding its suspension. Fox News Digital reached out to the group via email but did not receive a response in time for publication.

Fox News Digital reached out to Duke University and Adams for comment.

The two terror suspects accused of hurling homemade bombs outside New York City’s Gracie Mansion in an ISIS-inspired attack pleaded not guilty to federal charges Wednesday. 

Emir Balat, 18, and Ibrahim Kayumi, 19, allegedly threw live explosive devices into a protest outside Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s residence on March 7, after traveling from Pennsylvania. 

The bombs did not detonate and no one was injured. 

Appearing in federal court Wednesday, both Balat and Kayumi pleaded not guilty to eight charges, including conspiracy to provide material support and resources to a foreign terrorist organization and attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction.

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Balat and Kayumi appeared in court wearing beige prison jumpsuits and shackles and remained motionless as they responded to the judge regarding the next steps in their case. 

During the arraignment, Kayumi’s lawyers pointed to his client’s family members, who were seated in the courtroom and came to show their support. 

Upon being referenced, an older man in the group grew emotional and proceeded to wipe away tears.

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Prosecutors told the judge they are continuing to comb through the “voluminous” discovery in the case, and asked to be granted an additional three weeks to review evidence. 

Authorities are also still working to gather information from multiple electronic devices seized from the pair’s vehicle and their respective homes. 

“As alleged, just weeks ago, Emir Balat and Ibrahim Kayumi carried out a terrorist attack on the streets of New York,” U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Jay Clayton previously said in a statement. “They sought to murder multiple innocent victims in the name of ISIS. The brave women and men of the NYPD responded immediately, and Balat and Kayumi were arrested on site.”

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“Since their attack, our partners at the FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force have uncovered evidence revealing the alleged meticulous planning by the defendants in their attack, including a notebook with detailed attack plans and a storage unit containing explosive residue and bomb-making materials,” he added.

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As Kayumi was being arrested, an individual from the surrounding crowd asked him why he carried out the alleged attack, to which he replied, “ISIS,” according to authorities. 

Prosecutors allege that while speaking to law enforcement, Balat said he hoped the planned attack would be “bigger than the Boston Marathon bombing.”

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Dashcam video recorded as the pair were traveling to New York also allegedly captured their discussions surrounding the planning of the attempted attack, according to the indictment. 

“What do you think? Are they going to remove the airplanes for us … over New York? Are they going to stop them? If we do the attack and the bombs go off and everything?” Balat asked.

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“Just can’t wait for that bomb to go off and his freaking head, his body to get split in half bro, dead,” he added.

 “All I know is I want to start terror, bro,” Kayumi allegedly replied, adding, “I want to petrify these people.”

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A forensic analysis of the two devices determined that both contained explosives, according to the indictment. 

If convicted, both Balat and Kayumi face the possibility of life in prison.

The pair are due back in court on June 16. 

Fox News Digital’s Landon Mion contributed to this report. 

FIFA President Gianni Infantino said Wednesday that Iran “for sure” will play in the World Cup this summer despite the ongoing war involving the United States.

The conflict in the Middle East begged the question whether Iran, which qualified for the World Cup that begins in June in the U.S., Mexico and Canada, would still participate given the circumstances.

All three of Iran’s group stage games are scheduled to be played in the U.S. That remains the case after Iranian government officials suggested to FIFA that their games be moved to Mexico because they could not travel to the U.S.

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum revealed FIFA’s rejection of Iran’s request, and it is insisting Iran play where its scheduled — SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, and Lumen Field in Seattle.

According to Infantino, Iran is going along with the original schedule.

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“The Iranian team is coming, for sure,” Infantino said during the CNBC Invest in America Forum Tuesday in Washington, D.C.

“We hope that, by then, of course, the situation will be a peaceful situation. That would definitely help. But Iran has to come, of course. They represent their people. They have qualified. The players want to play.”

Infantino visited the Iranian national team in Turkey, which is where it has its training camp.

“They were having a training camp in Antalya,” Infantino added about his trip last month to visit the team. “And they really want to play. And they should play. Sports should be outside of politics.

Iran is scheduled to play at SoFi Stadium against New Zealand on June 16 to begin its tournament. It will also play Belgium at the stadium before finishing group play against Mo Salah and Egypt in Seattle June 26.

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President Donald Trump wrote in a Truth Social post last month that Iran would be welcome to compete in the World Cup as scheduled, though it might not be “appropriate” considering the conflict.

“The Iran National Soccer Team is welcome to The World Cup, but I really don’t believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety,” he wrote.

Trump also told Politico, “I really don’t care,” when asked about Iran’s participation in the tournament. Infantino, who holds a strong relationship with Trump, said Trump has “reiterated” to him that the U.S. welcomes Iran’s team to compete.

Fox News’ Paulina Dedaj and The Associated Press contributed to this report.

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