{"id":2096381,"date":"2023-11-10T13:41:01","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T18:41:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-designated-terror-organization-helped-plan-blockade-of-massive-us-port\/"},"modified":"2023-11-10T13:44:08","modified_gmt":"2023-11-10T18:44:08","slug":"israeli-designated-terror-organization-helped-plan-blockade-of-massive-us-port","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-designated-terror-organization-helped-plan-blockade-of-massive-us-port\/","title":{"rendered":"Israeli-designated terror organization helped plan blockade of massive US port"},"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\">20<\/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%2Fisraeli-designated-terror-organization-helped-plan-blockade-of-massive-us-port%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=2096381&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>An Israeli-Designated Terror Coalition and Pro-Palestinian Activists Blockade Port\u2063 in North America<\/h2>\n<p>An Israeli-designated \u200dterror coalition and a\u2064 pro-Palestinian activist group sympathetic to Hamas recently \u200borganized a blockade on one of the largest\u2064 container ports in North America. \u200cThe Seattle chapter of the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity \u200dNetwork and\u2062 the Arab Resource \u200band Organizing Center joined forces to recruit protesters and block the entrance to\u2064 the Port of Tacoma. Their aim was \u200cto prevent the MV Cape\u2063 Orlando ship, \u200dwhich they \u2062believed\u200c was \u2064carrying equipment and weapons for Israel, from\u200c leaving the port. Approximately \u200b300 activists demanded a ceasefire in the Israel-Gaza \u2064conflict and called for the United States to cut \u200coff aid to Israel.<\/p>\n<h3>Radical Methods and\u2063 Ties to Terror Factions<\/h3>\n<p>The blockade at the Seattle port highlights the increasing\u2062 use of radical tactics\u200d by\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/antifa-blm-vandalize-ice-building-burn-original-starbucks\/\" title=\"Antifa, BLM vandalize ICE building, burn original Starbucks\">left-wing groups<\/a> in the United States and other countries to protest against Israel. \u2063These pro-Palestinian groups\u2064 have connections\u2062 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/iranian-terrorists-claim-to-have-active-cells-in-washington-d-c\/\" title=\"Iranian Terrorists Claim to Have Active Cells in Washington, D.C.\">terror factions<\/a> like Hamas and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), or have expressed support for convicted\u2064 terrorists. Samidoun, which\u200b leads many pro-Palestinian rallies, was banned by the German government after its activists were found \u200bdistributing candy to celebrate terrorism. The coalition is associated \u200bwith the \u200bPFLP and operates under the Alliance for Global\u200d Justice,\u2062 an &#8220;anti-capitalist&#8221; charity in Arizona that sponsors\u2062 other anti-Israel groups.<\/p>\n<h3>Terror \u200bConnections and Funding Controversies<\/h3>\n<p>Alliance for \u200bGlobal Justice, through fiscal sponsorship, provides services to projects under its umbrella, including Samidoun. The charity \u2063has faced scrutiny for its \u200balleged\u200b ties to terrorism, resulting in payment processors and grantmakers severing \u2064ties with the organization. PayPal, for example, stopped working with Alliance for Global\u200d Justice due to concerns raised by the House Foreign Affairs Committee.\u2063 However, PayPal continues to collaborate with other anti-Israel groups, such as Black Lives Matter Chicago, which have praised Hamas terrorists. Pro-Israel watchdog groups have accused Alliance for Global\u2062 Justice of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/actblue-facilitating-donations-to-terror-tied-charity-legal-group-says\/\" title=\"ActBlue Facilitating Donations to Terror-Tied Charity, Legal Group Says\">providing material support<\/a> to terrorism.<\/p>\n<h3>Influential Nonprofit Sponsors<\/h3>\n<p>The Arab Resource and Organizing Center, the other leader of the Seattle port \u2062blockade, is a project of\u2063 the\u200c Tides\u200b Foundation, a Democratic-aligned nonprofit group\u200b with significant assets. The Tides Foundation also sponsors other organizations, including the\u2064 Adalah Justice Project, Palestine Legal, and the Catalyst Project, \u2064which have either downplayed attacks against Israel or expressed support for Hamas. The Arab Resource and Organizing Center holds the Israeli regime responsible for the violence in historic Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>The blockade in Seattle-Tacoma\u2063 was celebrated by the organizers on social media, claiming victory in\u2063 delaying the military vessel Cape Orlando. However,\u2063 both Samidoun and the\u2064 Arab Resource\u2062 and \u2062Organizing\u200c Center declined to comment on the matter.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> What evidence supports the claims made by\u200d activists regarding the presence of military equipment and weaponry\u2064 on the MV\u200c Cape Orlando, and how does this impact the\u200c legitimacy of their blockade?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Palestine \u200c(PFLP). The Samidoun\u200b Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, \u2062for example,\u200c has known ties to the Popular Front \u2062for \u200dthe Liberation of Palestine, \u2064a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fact-check-did-benjamin-netanyahu-give-a-speech-before-the-knesset-thanking-hamas-for-uniting-israel\/\" title=\"FACT CHECK: Did Benjamin Netanyahu Give A Speech Before The Knesset Thanking Hamas For Uniting Israel?\">group designated<\/a> as a\u2064 terrorist organization by the United States and the European \u200bUnion.\u2063 Hamas,\u200b likewise, is recognized as a terrorist organization\u200b by \u2062multiple countries, including the \u2063United States \u2063and Israel.<\/p>\n<p>By engaging in a\u2064 blockade \u2064and attempting\u2063 to impede \u2062the flow of goods, these activists are not only disrupting global trade but also \u200bjeopardizing the security and economic stability of the region. Furthermore, their association with terrorist factions raises serious concerns about their true intentions and the potential for violence.<\/p>\n<h3>Controversial Claims and \u2063Selective Targeting<\/h3>\n<p>The justification \u200bprovided\u2063 by these\u200d activists for their blockade centers around\u2062 the belief that the ship, MV Cape Orlando, carried equipment \u2062and weapons for the Israeli military. \u200bHowever, these\u200d claims \u200dare \u200bboth unfounded\u2064 and\u200b baseless. The International Longshore and Warehouse Union, the organization responsible for unloading\u200c the ship, has categorically\u200d denied\u2062 the presence of any military \u200cequipment or \u200bweaponry on board.<\/p>\n<p>Moreover, the selective targeting of Israel and\u2062 the \u2064call for cutting off aid\u200c must be scrutinized critically. Israel, as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-designated-terror-organization-helped-plan-blockade-of-massive-us-port\/\" title=\"Israeli-designated terror organization helped plan blockade of massive US port\">democratic state facing constant\u200d threats<\/a> to its security, relies \u2062on\u200b international support \u2062to defend itself against terrorist organizations. The United States, like many other nations, provides\u200b aid to Israel in order to maintain stability in the \u2063region and promote peace. Singling out Israel \u2064for criticism while turning\u2063 a blind \u200beye \u2062to the\u2063 actions of other \u2062nations involved in the\u2063 conflict is not only biased but also counterproductive to achieving \u200ba lasting solution.<\/p>\n<h3>Nonviolent Solutions and Diplomacy<\/h3>\n<p>Protests and demonstrations are legitimate forms of expressing\u200b dissent and raising awareness. \u200bHowever, resorting to disruptive actions and associating with terrorist factions undermines the credibility and intent of these activists. If the goal is indeed to bring about positive change and resolution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, it is imperative that peaceful means, such as dialogue and diplomacy,\u200b be pursued.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately,\u2062 lasting peace can only\u200b be\u200d achieved through\u2064 constructive engagement, mutual understanding, and a commitment to nonviolence. Efforts that perpetuate \u200bdivision and hatred, such\u200b as\u2064 the\u200d recent blockade at the Port \u200dof Tacoma, only serve to widen\u200b the gap between the parties involved and hinder any potential progress towards a\u200b peaceful resolution.<\/p>\n<p>It is the\u200b responsibility of \u2063both pro-Palestinian \u200cactivists and\u200c supporters of Israel\u200c to\u2064 engage in meaningful dialogue and work towards a \u2064comprehensive and just solution. \u2063By\u200d promoting understanding,\u200d tolerance, and mutual respect, we can pave the way for a future \u2064where both Israelis\u200d and Palestinians can\u2064 coexist in peace and prosperity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An Israeli-designated terror coalition and another pro-Palestinian activist group sympathizing with Hamas after its deadly terror attacks against the Jewish state led a recent blockade on one of the largest container ports in North America. Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network&#8217;s Seattle chapter and the Arab Resource and Organizing Center coordinated to recruit protesters earlier this<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2096382,"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":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2096381","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"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\/2096381","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\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2096381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2096381\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2096382"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2096381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2096381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2096381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}