{"id":2110897,"date":"2023-11-29T12:24:02","date_gmt":"2023-11-29T17:24:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-biden-allied-dark-money-group-pledges-to-stop-funding-palestinian-terror-tied-charity\/"},"modified":"2023-11-29T12:32:29","modified_gmt":"2023-11-29T17:32:29","slug":"top-biden-allied-dark-money-group-pledges-to-stop-funding-palestinian-terror-tied-charity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/top-biden-allied-dark-money-group-pledges-to-stop-funding-palestinian-terror-tied-charity\/","title":{"rendered":"Biden-backed dark money group vows to cease funding Palestinian terror-linked charity"},"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\">22<\/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%2Ftop-biden-allied-dark-money-group-pledges-to-stop-funding-palestinian-terror-tied-charity%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=2110897&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>Left-Wing Environmental Group \u200dCuts Ties with &#8220;Anti-Capitalist&#8221;\u2063 Nonprofit Linked \u2062to Palestinian Terror<\/h2>\n<p>An influential left-wing environmental\u200b group has made a surprising announcement,\u2062 revealing that it\u2064 will no longer support a nonprofit organization in Arizona \u2062that has been found to have connections to Palestinian terror groups. \u200dThe League of Conservation Voters (LCV), a major advocate for President Joe Biden&#8217;s climate agenda, granted $10,000 to \u2062the\u200c Alliance\u2062 for Global Justice \u2062(AFGJ) \u200din 2022. However, LCV has now stated that \u200cit will not \u2064continue to provide \u2062funding through this \u200dorganization in the future.<\/p>\n<h3>Concerns Over Terror Connections<\/h3>\n<p>The revelation of LCV&#8217;s donation highlights the uncertain future faced by AFGJ, as other liberal grantmakers\u200c and payment processors sever \u200dties with the charity due to concerns about its alleged support of terrorism. \u2063AFGJ has been \u200dunder scrutiny for its\u200d ties\u200b to the Popular \u200cFront for the Liberation\u2064 of\u2063 Palestine, a terror faction. The \u200crecent Hamas-led terror attacks in Israel have further intensified these concerns.<\/p>\n<h3>LCV&#8217;s Commitment to\u2063 Climate Messaging<\/h3>\n<p>LCV has played a significant\u2064 role in \u200cpromoting President Biden&#8217;s climate\u2064 agenda, training administration appointees on climate messaging and coordinating policy matters\u2063 with the Environmental \u2062Protection Agency Administrator.\u200c In 2022,\u200b LCV raised $68 \u200dmillion and spent $90 million on liberal causes, including a $2.5 million \u200cdonation to Future Forward USA\u200b Action, a dark money group supported \u200cby Biden.<\/p>\n<h3>Other \u200cGroups Cutting\u200b Ties<\/h3>\n<p>AFGJ\u2062 has\u2064 also faced\u2064 funding cuts from other organizations, including the New Venture Fund, Windward Fund, Ford Foundation, Arnold\u2064 Ventures, and the Schmidt Family Foundation. These groups have expressed\u2063 their intentions \u200cto no\u2062 longer support AFGJ \u200cdue to concerns about its alleged ties to terrorism.<\/p>\n<h3>AFGJ&#8217;s Controversial Activities<\/h3>\n<p>Through fiscal sponsorship, AFGJ provides various services to anti-Israel projects, including the Samidoun \u2062Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network, \u2062which has\u200c been\u200c designated\u2063 as a terror \u200bcoalition \u200bby Israel. Samidoun has been organizing protests aligned with Hamas and has recently been \u200dbanned \u2064in Germany. AFGJ has also been accused of providing &#8220;material support to\u200c terrorism&#8221;\u2064 due to its sponsorship\u2062 of Samidoun.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the growing\u200d number of organizations cutting\u200c ties with AFGJ, some donors have remained silent or\u2063 pushed back \u200dagainst \u200dplans to \u2062cease\u200d support. However, \u2062concerns about AFGJ&#8217;s activities and alleged violations\u200c of grant \u2062worthiness criteria continue to\u2062 persist.<\/p>\n<p>AFGJ has\u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/california-may-soften-gun-crime-laws-citing-impact-on-people-of-color\/\" title=\"California May Soften Gun Crime Laws, Citing Impact On People Of Color\">received significant funding<\/a> from various sources, including the George Soros philanthropy network, the Tides Foundation, Raikes\u2063 Foundation, Planned Parenthood, Borealis Philanthropy, Abigail Disney, and Vijaya Gadde, a former Twitter executive.<\/p>\n<p>Neither AFGJ nor South \u200cBronx Unite, another \u200borganization involved, have provided comments \u200bon the matter.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> How does the decision by the League of Conservation Voters \u200dunderscore the need for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/controversy-erupts-over-calls-for-us-to-accept-gaza-refugees-amid-israel-hamas-war\/\" title=\"Controversy sparks over US accepting Gaza refugees during Israel-Hamas conflict.\">stringent vetting processes<\/a>\u200d and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/state-dept-offers-thoughts-and-prayers-after-terrorist-attack-leftists-have-mocked-that-phrase-for-years\/\" title=\"State Dept. Offers \u2018Thoughts And Prayers\u2019 After Terrorist Attack. Leftists Have Mocked That Phrase For Years.\">comprehensive background checks<\/a> to prevent inadvertent funding of organizations with questionable ties\u2063 within the nonprofit sector<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Added urgency \u2063to the scrutiny of organizations with potential ties to terrorist \u2063groups.<\/p>\n<p>Founded in 1998, AFGJ describes itself as a social justice organization that \u2062supports grassroots\u200d movements around the world. However, \u2062its alleged connections to Palestinian terror groups have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-interior-secy-nominee-deb-haaland-sparks-fears-over-radical-left-wing-climate-policies\/\" title=\"Biden Interior secy. nominee Deb Haaland sparks fears over radical left-wing climate policies\">raised red flags<\/a> among organizations that share similar\u200b liberal \u2062values but prioritize the importance\u2062 of accountability\u200d and \u2064transparency.<\/p>\n<p>The decision by LCV to\u200d cut ties with AFGJ underscores the significance of thoroughly vetting organizations\u200b before offering \u200cfinancial support. While it is\u200b crucial to support causes that align with one&#8217;s values, it is equally\u200b important \u200dto ensure that the beneficiaries of\u2064 such support have \u2063not engaged in activities\u200b that contradict the broader goal of peace and stability.<\/p>\n<p>Although \u200dAFGJ has denied any terrorist affiliations, the allegations have cast a shadow over \u200bits reputation and jeopardized its relationships with\u2063 other like-minded organizations. In an \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/part-social-media-and-part-preppers-paradise-ham-radio-is-the-perfect-hobby\/\" title=\"Ham radio is the ideal hobby, combining social media and prepping.\">increasingly interconnected world<\/a>,\u2062 the actions and associations of one group have far-reaching consequences for others in the same space.\u2064 It is therefore imperative to \u2064engage in due diligence to protect the integrity of the causes we support.<\/p>\n<p>The decision by LCV sends a strong message to other grantmakers and nonprofits with similar concerns. It highlights the need for stringent vetting processes within \u2064the\u2064 nonprofit \u2062sector to prevent \u2062inadvertent\u2062 funding of organizations with questionable ties. Grantmakers have a responsibility to exercise \u2063due diligence and thoroughly \u2063investigate potential grantees to ensure their\u200b funds\u2064 are not inadvertently supporting\u2062 illicit activities. This includes conducting comprehensive background checks \u200dand considering any credible allegations or red flags that may\u200c arise during\u200c the vetting process.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, this\u200b development underscores the importance of holding \u200dnonprofits accountable for their actions and associations. Nonprofit organizations should be transparent \u2064in their operations and \u2064affiliations,\u200b as any connections to terrorism\u200b can\u2062 inflict significant reputational damage not only to the organization itself but also to the broader movement it seeks to represent.<\/p>\n<p>In conclusion, the decision by the League of Conservation Voters \u2063to sever ties with the Alliance for Global Justice \u200cdue to concerns over alleged terror connections \u200chighlights the need for robust\u200b vetting processes within\u200c the nonprofit sector. It serves as a reminder that supporting \u2064worthy causes must always be accompanied by a commitment to ensuring that the organizations receiving \u200csupport \u200doperate with integrity and align with a\u200b broader\u2064 goal of peace and stability. By upholding these standards, we can contribute to\u200d a more accountable and trustworthy \u2062nonprofit\u2064 sector that effectively\u2062 addresses the\u200c pressing challenges of our time.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>An influential left-wing environmental group has cut ties with an &#8220;anti-capitalist&#8221; nonprofit in Arizona after a Washington Examiner investigation exposed its links to Palestinian terror groups. The League of Conservation Voters, a major advocate for President Joe Biden&#8217;s climate agenda, had provided $10,000 in funding to the Alliance in 2022<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2110898,"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-2110897","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\/2110897","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=2110897"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2110897\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2110898"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2110897"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2110897"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2110897"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}