A Virginia court has ordered American Muslims for Palestine to produce records requested by a Civil Investigative Demand from Attorney General Jason Miyares‘ office.
A petition by AMP, also known as the AJP Educational Foundation Inc., to set aside the CID was denied by the court.
AMP was founded in 2006 as a community organization focused on filling a void in the work for Palestine among Palestinian, Arab and Muslim communities in the United States.
The organization works to educate, advocate and organize for Palestine in the U.S. A 501(c)(3) nonprofit, AMP has 10 chapters across the country.
Under Virginia law, the Office of the Attorney General has the jurisdiction to investigate possible violations of the Commonwealth’s charitable registration and solicitation laws. In October, the Office of the Attorney General issued a CID to AMP seeking information regarding its compliance with Virginia’s charitable registration and solicitation laws.
The AJP Educational Foundation Inc. is a public nonprofit with headquarters in Falls Church.
National Review reports that Miyares seeks to determine if AMP solicited contributions without registering with necessary state agencies in Virginia. Miyares will also investigate allegations that AMP offered support to terrorist organizations.
Miyares wrote in the CID that an investigation had revealed AMP was believed to have “knowingly used or permitted the use of funds raised by a solicitation of contributions to provide support to terrorists, terrorist organizations, terrorist activities, or family members of terrorists.”
AMP has supported National Students for Justice in Palestine, which established college chapters across the U.S. and creates waves of anti-Israel and pro-terror protests on American college campuses since Oct. 7, 2024.
However, Miyares will scrutinize AMP’s connection to a different organization.
The Office of the Attorney General has no further comment as the investigation remains ongoing.
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Rebecca Barnabi
