{"id":2072624,"date":"2023-10-19T05:08:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-19T09:08:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-black-lives-matters-long-history-with-hamas-friendly-activists\/"},"modified":"2023-10-19T05:13:08","modified_gmt":"2023-10-19T09:13:08","slug":"inside-black-lives-matters-long-history-with-hamas-friendly-activists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-black-lives-matters-long-history-with-hamas-friendly-activists\/","title":{"rendered":"Black Lives Matter&#8217;s extensive connection with Hamas-friendly activists."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Finside-black-lives-matters-long-history-with-hamas-friendly-activists%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2072624&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Black Lives Matter&#8217;s Troubling Connections to \u2063Hamas-Friendly \u2063Groups<\/h2>\n<p>Black Lives\u2062 Matter chapters \u2063across the country made waves last week\u2062 when they excused and explained away Hamas\u2019s attack\u2063 on Israel.<\/p>\n<p>A coalition of 26 local chapters called the \u200cattacks a &#8220;desperate act of self-defense.&#8221; The Chicago chapter shared an image glorifying\u2063 Hamas gunmen on paragliders, before walking it back amid blowback. And the movement\u2019s Phoenix branch praised Hamas &#8220;freedom fighters&#8221; for their acts of\u200d &#8220;resistance.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Echoing this rhetoric\u2063 are two Hamas-friendly groups\u2014American \u2062Muslims for Palestine and the Council for American-Islamic Relations\u2014that have for \u200bnearly a decade worked arm-in-arm\u200c with the Black Lives Matter\u200b organization to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-celebrating-attack-on-israel-rallies-to-support-hamas-being-planned-in-us\/\" title=\"Supporters of Hamas in the US plan rallies to celebrate attacks on Israel.\">plan rallies<\/a> and lobby lawmakers.<\/p>\n<p>The \u2062groups are \u200cunited by an\u2063 &#8220;oppressed-oppressor narrative that helps them destroy society,&#8221; according to the Heritage Foundation&#8217;s Mike Gonzalez.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They see Israel as a kind of \u200dmini-me of the West and America,&#8221; Gonzalez told the\u2062 <em>Washington Free Beacon.<\/em> &#8220;They hate\u200c the West. Jerusalem is\u2063 one of the founding blocks of Western thought, so if they&#8217;re going to hate the West they \u2064have to hate Israel.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>American Muslims for Palestine, whose board includes a man, Salah Sarsour, \u200cwho <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/rashida-tlaib-fundraiser-with-ties-to-hamas-accuses-israel-of-genocide\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">helped<\/a> \u200d raise funds for a Hamas front group\u200d in the late \u200b1990s, declared itself\u200d &#8220;firmly in solidarity with Black \u200dAmericans&#8221; and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ampalestine.org\/media\/media-room\/statements\/justice-george-floyd-solidarity-black-people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">demanded<\/a> &#8220;Justice \u200bfor George \u200bFloyd&#8221;\u2063 in 2020. It <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ampalestine.org\/sites\/default\/files\/attachment\/2021\/02\/AMP%25202020%2520Annual%2520Report_compressed.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">organized<\/a> Black Lives Matter \u2062rallies\u200b in \u200dDallas in 2020 and the following year cosponsored a rally in front of the Lincoln Memorial to demand the \u2064Biden administration to sanction Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking at the American Muslims for Palestine event \u200din 2021, one Black\u200c Lives Matter \u200dleader articulated the groups\u2019 shared commitment to destroying Israel.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Black people know when Zionists try to twist the words of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/democrat-rashida-tlaib-speaks-at-fringe-rally-where-activists-call-for-the-elimination-of-israel\/\" title=\"Democrat Rashida Tlaib Speaks At Fringe Rally Where Activists Call For The Elimination Of Israel\">black brothers<\/a> across the world,&#8221; Black Lives Matter\u2064 DC organizer Anthony Lorenzo Green <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?app=desktop&#038;v=madoXe3iTU0\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> \u2062 &#8220;I\u2019m not just an ally, I\u2019m your \u2062comrade. I\u2019m in this struggle with you. Our struggles our connected. That\u2019s why Palestinian flags were \u200dflying at\u2064 Black Lives Matter\u2062 protests last year and \u2063years before that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;That\u2019s why we can speak \u200bclearly that Israel is an apartheid state,&#8221; Green declared, adding &#8220;From D.C. to \u2063Palestine, from the river \u2063to the sea, Palestine will be free.&#8221; &#8220;From the river to \u200dthe sea&#8221; is a slogan used by Hamas and \u200dother anti-Semitic groups to \u200ccall for the destruction of the Jewish state.<\/p>\n<p>The Council for \u200dAmerican \u200cIslamic Relations, whose \u200dcofounder and executive\u2064 director Nihad Awad has called Israel a &#8220;settler colonial \u2064Apartheid \u2064state,&#8221; was a vocal supporter of Black Lives\u200b Matter \u200cin 2020. A federal\u2064 judge\u2063 in 2007 found &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.politico.com\/blogs\/under-the-radar\/2010\/11\/judges-ruling-on-islamic-groups-as-unindicted-co-conspirators-made-public-030922\">ample evidence\u2062 to\u200c establish the association<\/a>&#8221; between \u200dCAIR and Hamas. CAIR \u200clobbied Congress for a\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/inside-black-lives-matters-long-history-with-hamas-friendly-activists\/\" title=\"Black Lives Matter's extensive connection with Hamas-friendly activists.\">police reform act supported<\/a> by Black Lives Matter and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prnewswire.com\/news-releases\/cair-to-mark-anniversary-of-george-floyds-killing-by-unveiling-black-lives-matter-banner-on-capitol-hill-headquarters-in-dc-301083309.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">displayed<\/a> a Black Lives Matter \u2063banner in front of its Washington,\u2062 D.C. headquarters, while local CAIR chapters <a href=\"https:\/\/cair-ohio.com\/local-muslims-rally-in-support-of-black-lives-matter\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">organized<\/a> protests with their Black Lives Matter counterparts throughout the \u2063Summer of 2020.<\/p>\n<p>Black \u2062Lives Matter\u2019s cozy relationship with the Hamas-friendly groups may come as a shock \u2064to the \u2064movement\u2019s Jewish allies, given that 600 prominent \u2062Jewish organizations, including\u2063 the Anti-Defamation League, signed a letter and \u2064published \u200ca\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-one-should-be-surprised-by-the-depraved-radicalism-on-college-campuses\/\" title=\"College campuses are not immune to radicalism, and this should not come as a surprise.\">full-page\u2064 ad<\/a> in the <em>New York \u2062Times<\/em> in August 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.timesofisrael.com\/black-lives-matter-declare-groups-representing-majority-of-us-jews-in-nyt-ad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">expressing<\/a> \u2063 their unequivocal support of Black\u200c Lives Matter.<\/p>\n<p>Black Lives Matter&#8217;s\u200b ties \u2064with the groups dates back to 2014, when Palestinian activists advised black rioters in Ferguson, Mo., on how to resist the police. Their efforts earned \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/time.com\/6323730\/hamas-attack-left-response\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accolades<\/a> from prominent Black Lives Matter leaders such as DeRay Mckesson, who credited Palestinian protesters for teaching rioters \u2062&#8221;what to do when\u2063 we got\u2063 tear-gassed.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Rep. Cori Bush (D., Mo.), who \u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/shame-house-dems-slam-squad-colleagues-for-calling-hamas-terror-resistance\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> cutting off American support of Israel was the only\u2064 way\u2063 to put \u2063a stop to Hamas terror, honored Palestinian activist Bassem Masri\u200c during a speech on the House floor\u200c in May 2021 for resisting and rebelling with rioters in Ferguson.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The Black and Palestinian struggles for liberation are interconnected, and we \u200dwill not let\u200d up\u2062 until all of us are free.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Cori Bush (@CoriBush) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/CoriBush\/status\/1393358424574996480?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 15, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Black Lives Matter solidified its ties\u2062 with Palestinian forces in 2015\u2064 when its leaders <a href=\"https:\/\/colorlines.com\/article\/video-black-lives-matter-delegation-visits-palestine\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">embarked<\/a> on a 10-day trip\u2062 to Israel to &#8220;experience and see firsthand the\u200c occupation, \u200dethnic cleansing and brutality Israel \u2063has levied against Palestinians&#8221; and to build relationships with \u2064people \u2063in the\u2063 region &#8220;leading\u200b the \u200bfight for liberation.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>During that trip, Black Lives Matter co-founder Patrisse Cullors <a href=\"https:\/\/thepalestineproject.medium.com\/dream-defenders-in-nazareth-ferguson-to-palestine-2c418c3ff0c9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">organized<\/a> a \u200cflash mob in Nazareth specifically to support the anti-Semitic Boycott, Divestment,\u200d and Sanctions movement against Israel. Cullors resigned from Black Lives Matter in 2021 amid allegations\u2063 of\u200b financial \u200bmisconduct and now earns a <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/realchrisrufo\/status\/1714382123589894170\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">living<\/a> as a nude performance artist.<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The following year, the Movement for Black Lives, a close ally of\u200b Black Lives Matter, released a policy platform that <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20160801231555\/https:\/policy.m4bl.org\/invest-divest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">labeled<\/a> Israel \u200ban apartheid state and called for the end of \u200cthe &#8220;Israeli\u2064 occupation of\u2063 Palestine.&#8221; The policy platform earned the\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20171214000319\/http:\/www.nationalsjp.org\/m4bl-solidarity.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">unequivocal support<\/a> \u2064of Students for Justice in Palestine, whose chapters have \u2063issued \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/columns\/the-shame-of-academe\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">statements<\/a> honoring Hamas \u2063&#8221;martyrs&#8221; who murdered Jewish children earlier this month.<strong> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u200dWhat evidence is there to\u200d support the connections between \u2064Black\u200c Lives Matter and Hamas-friendly groups?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  S\/1395060720601697793?ref_src=twsrc%5Etf \u200c  w&#8221;\u2064 target=&#8221;_blank&#8221; rel=&#8221;noopener&#8221;>May 19, 2021<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The \u2064troubling connections between Black Lives \u200dMatter and Hamas-friendly groups raise serious concerns about the movement&#8217;s agenda and goals. These \u2063connections suggest a \u200dshared ideology rooted in \u2064hatred for the West, including Israel, and a commitment to the destruction of the Jewish state.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that supporting the fight \u2063against racial injustice and police brutality does not justify aligning with organizations that \u200dsupport terrorism and promote anti-Semitic narratives. Black Lives Matter should \u200bbe focused on advocating for equality and justice, not promoting the agendas of Hamas and its \u2062sympathizers.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the support of Black Lives Matter by\u2064 prominent Jewish organizations is in stark contrast to \u200cthe movement&#8217;s association with groups that have been\u2063 linked to \u200cHamas. \u200dThis raises questions about the movement&#8217;s understanding of \u200banti-Semitism and its commitment to fighting against\u2064 all forms of discrimination and oppression.<\/p>\n<p>Black Lives Matter&#8217;s ties to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Black Lives Matter chapters caused controversy by justifying Hamas&#8217;s assault on Israel. 26 local chapters defended the attacks as a &#8220;self-defense&#8221; measure. The Chicago chapter initially praised Hamas gunmen on paragliders but later retracted their support due to criticism. The movement&#8217;s stance on the issue remains a topic of discussion.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":108,"featured_media":2072625,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[544],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2072624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-free-beacon"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2072624","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/108"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2072624"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2072624\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2072625"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2072624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2072624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2072624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}