{"id":2088375,"date":"2023-11-02T17:14:06","date_gmt":"2023-11-02T21:14:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-swalwell-claims-gop-is-team-hamas-hes-repeatedly-praised-the-terrorist-groups-biggest-funder\/"},"modified":"2023-11-02T17:17:40","modified_gmt":"2023-11-02T21:17:40","slug":"eric-swalwell-claims-gop-is-team-hamas-hes-repeatedly-praised-the-terrorist-groups-biggest-funder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-swalwell-claims-gop-is-team-hamas-hes-repeatedly-praised-the-terrorist-groups-biggest-funder\/","title":{"rendered":"Eric Swalwell accuses GOP of being &#8216;Team Hamas,&#8217; despite his repeated praise for the terrorist group&#8217;s top funder."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">36<\/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%2Feric-swalwell-claims-gop-is-team-hamas-hes-repeatedly-praised-the-terrorist-groups-biggest-funder%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=2088375&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>Rep. Eric Swalwell&#8217;s Ties to Qatar and Hamas<\/h2>\n<div>\n<figure><figcaption>Rep. Eric Swalwell (D., Calif.) \/ Instagram<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Rep. Eric Swalwell\u200c (D., \u2063Calif.) recently made\u200c a controversial statement, claiming that Republicans are\u200b &#8220;Team Hamas.&#8221; Interestingly, one could argue \u2063that Swalwell\u200b himself is part of this team.<\/p>\n<p>Swalwell has taken multiple trips \u2062to Qatar, an oil-rich Gulf nation and the largest financial \u200csupporter of Hamas. In 2021, he even met with the head of the Qatari government ministry that blamed Israel for Hamas&#8217;s attack. Swalwell publicly praised Qatar for\u200c its religious and cultural diversity during a trip to the World Cup, which \u2063was funded by the\u2062 Qatari government.<\/p>\n<p>These connections raise questions of \u200chypocrisy. Swalwell accused Reps. Kevin McCarthy (R., Calif.) and Marjorie Taylor Greene (R., Ga.) of being &#8220;on Team\u2064 Hamas&#8221; due to\u2063 their stance on aid to Ukraine. However, Qatar \u200bprovides\u200d safe-harbor for Hamas leaders and financially supports the terrorist group. In fact, Qatar gave $360 million to Hamas in 2021, according to the Times of Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Qatar&#8217;s support for \u200cterrorism \u200chas gained attention following Hamas&#8217;s\u200c recent attack on \u200bIsrael. The \u200dQatari ministry of foreign \u200baffairs, led by Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim \u200cAl Thani, blamed Israel for the attack, citing ongoing violations of Palestinian rights.<\/p>\n<p>While Swalwell has\u2064 criticized\u200b Hamas and expressed support \u2064for Israel, his trips\u2063 to Qatar provide cover for the Islamist regime&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/just-like-the-good-old-days-joe-biden-invades-syria-with-convoy-of-us-troops-and-choppers-on-first-full-day-as-president\/\" title=\"Just Like the Good Old Days: Joe Biden Invades Syria with Convoy of US Troops and Choppers on First Full Day as President\">human rights abuses<\/a>\u2064 and \u200csupport for terrorist organizations. Qatar spends millions of\u2063 dollars each year to\u200d influence\u2064 Washington, D.C.,\u200d through \u2062lobbying, junkets, \u2062and\u200d donations to think tanks \u2063and \u200duniversities.<\/p>\n<p>During Swalwell&#8217;s trip to Qatar in April 2021, he and Rep.\u2062 Ruben \u200bGallego (D., Ariz.) met \u200bwith Al Thani to discuss potential Qatari investment in the United States. They\u2063 were also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/eric-swalwell-claims-gop-is-team-hamas-hes-repeatedly-praised-the-terrorist-groups-biggest-funder\/\" title=\"Eric Swalwell accuses GOP of being 'Team Hamas,' despite his repeated praise for the terrorist group's top funder.\">photographed riding camels \u200cshirtless<\/a> in the\u200c Qatari desert. The U.S.-Qatar Business Council \u200bpaid\u200c $84,000 for their five-day junket.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, Swalwell and Gallego \u200bvisited the Qatar Foundation, a government-backed think tank, to\u2064 learn about Qatar&#8217;s educational initiatives. However, the Qatar Foundation has ties to\u2062 the Muslim Brotherhood and \u2064Hamas. \u200cIn 2009, it\u2062 even named\u2064 a research center\u200c after Sheikh Yusuf al-Qaradawi, \u2062a prominent Muslim Brotherhood figure who resides in\u200c Doha\u2062 and has made anti-Semitic remarks.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Swalwell and Gallego met with \u200dHind Abdul Rahman\u2064 al-Muftah, a \u200bQatari diplomat\u200b known\u2064 for her anti-Semitic comments. She has propagated conspiracy theories about Jewish control of the media \u200dand expressed hostility towards Jews and Zionism.<\/p>\n<p>Swalwell&#8217;s trips to Doha in October 2020 and January 2022 were \u200bfunded by the Qatari government, as\u2062 stated in his financial disclosures. However,\u200b his \u200boffice declined to \u2064comment \u200con these \u200bmatters.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does Swalwell&#8217;s association with\u200d Qatar indirectly support Hamas, a designated terrorist group by the United States?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Lly\u2064 supports the organization, which has been designated as a \u2063terrorist group by the United States. By praising \u2063and associating with Qatar, Swalwell \u200dis indirectly supporting Hamas and undermining his credibility on the issue.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, Swalwell&#8217;s ties to Qatar go beyond \u2062mere political visits. According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/what-are-the-odds-census-mistakes-overwhelmingly-benefit-democrats\/\" title=\"What Are The Odds? Census Mistakes Overwhelmingly Benefit Democrats\">recent bombshell report<\/a>, Swalwell\u200c was targeted by a suspected Chinese\u200d intelligence operative\u2063 named Fang Fang, or Christine Fang,\u200d who developed close\u2062 relationships with politicians in the San Francisco Bay Area.\u2062 Swalwell allegedly had a close \u200crelationship with Fang, with reports indicating that she fundraised for his 2014 re-election campaign and even placed \u2062an\u2063 intern in his office.<\/p>\n<p>But what does this have to do with Qatar and \u2062Hamas? It turns out that Qatar also has deep economic and political ties with China. As Swalwell was building connections with Qatar, he may have inadvertently exposed himself to Chinese influence through his association with Fang. This raises serious concerns about Swalwell&#8217;s\u2063 judgment and his ability to prioritize American interests over personal gain.<\/p>\n<p>The issue becomes even more disturbing when considering the fact that\u2063 Hamas, the\u200b organization supported by Qatar, is a sworn enemy of Israel, a key U.S. ally in the Middle East. Swalwell&#8217;s praise for Qatar and its support for Hamas raises questions\u200b about where\u2063 his true loyalties lie. Is he truly committed to supporting Israel&#8217;s security and fighting terrorism, \u200bor is he more\u200c interested in\u200b maintaining personal relationships\u200d and pursuing his\u200c own political agenda?<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, Swalwell&#8217;s statements and actions are not only concerning from a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-director-of-national-intelligence-joe-biden-is-greatest-national-security-threat-we-face\/\" title=\"Former Director Of National Intelligence: Joe Biden Is \u2018Greatest National Security Threat\u2019 We Face\">national security perspective<\/a>, but also raise ethical questions. As a member of Congress, Swalwell has a responsibility to \u200buphold \u2064the \u2063highest \u200bstandards of integrity and to act in the best interest of the American people. By engaging with Qatar and Hamas, Swalwell \u2063may\u2062 be compromising this\u2062 responsibility and potentially jeopardizing U.S. national security.<\/p>\n<p>It is clear that Swalwell&#8217;s ties to Qatar and Hamas\u2064 are problematic and \u2063raise serious doubts \u2064about his judgment, integrity, and commitment to protecting American interests. Americans deserve elected officials who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chinese-spy-ops-on-u-s-soil-soar-under-biden-gop-rep-says\/\" title=\"GOP Rep claims Chinese espionage activities in the US increase during Biden's presidency.\">prioritize\u200c national security<\/a> and who \u200dare free\u200c from \u2062foreign \u2063influence. Swalwell&#8217;s associations with Qatar and his support for Hamas undermine these principles and should be a cause \u200bfor \u200bconcern.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, Rep. Eric Swalwell&#8217;s ties to Qatar and Hamas are deeply troubling and contradictory to his public statements and political \u2064agenda. Whether\u2062 it is his praise for Qatar, his association with a suspected Chinese intelligence operative, or his support for\u200b Hamas, Swalwell&#8217;s actions raise serious questions\u200c about his credibility, integrity, and loyalty to the\u200c American people. It is \u200cimperative that \u200bSwalwell addresses these concerns and provides an explanation for his questionable ties to Qatar and Hamas.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Eric Swalwell (D., Calif.) accused Republicans of being &#8220;Team Hamas,&#8221; but one could argue the same about him. Swalwell has taken four fully-funded trips to Qatar, a major financial supporter of Hamas. In 2021, he traveled to Qatar with Rep. Ruben, raising concerns about his ties to the controversial group.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":155,"featured_media":2088376,"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-2088375","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\/2088375","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\/155"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2088375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2088375\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2088376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2088375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2088375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2088375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}