{"id":2188739,"date":"2024-02-29T04:16:02","date_gmt":"2024-02-29T09:16:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-sympathizers-ramp-up-campaign-against-israel-with-left-wing-donor-army\/"},"modified":"2024-02-29T04:18:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-29T09:18:38","slug":"hamas-sympathizers-ramp-up-campaign-against-israel-with-left-wing-donor-army","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hamas-sympathizers-ramp-up-campaign-against-israel-with-left-wing-donor-army\/","title":{"rendered":"Hamas supporters intensify anti-Israel campaign with left-wing donor force"},"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\">18<\/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%2Fhamas-sympathizers-ramp-up-campaign-against-israel-with-left-wing-donor-army%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=2188739&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>Saudi Journalist&#8217;s Murder Leads to Nonprofit&#8217;s Anti-Israel Movement<\/h2>\n<p>In a shocking \u200bturn of \u2062events, Saudi Arabian dissident journalist Jamal Khashoggi \u2064was brutally murdered by his own government in 2018. Now, his nonprofit organization, Democracy for the Arab World \u2062Now (DAWN), has become a prominent player in the anti-Israel movement. Supported by influential \u200cleft-wing foundations, DAWN accuses Israel of war crimes in response to Hamas&#8217; attack in October 2023.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Resistance and Insecurity<\/h3>\n<p>According to Sarah Leah\u2064 Whitson, the leader of DAWN,\u200d acts of resistance\u200c will persist \u200das \u200dlong as apartheid and occupation continue. She believes that Israel&#8217;s \u2063goal to\u2063 destroy Hamas will not succeed and that the insecurity faced by Palestinians will persist under \u2063military occupation.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Founded by\u2062 Khashoggi in 2018, DAWN has received\u2064 funding from notable organizations such as \u2063the Ford Foundation and the Open Society Foundations. Following the Oct. 7 attack, DAWN&#8217;s \u200bprimary \u200cfocus is to raise funds for a ceasefire and hold Israeli and U.S. officials accountable for war crimes in Gaza.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<h3>Investigating War Crimes<\/h3>\n<p>DAWN has urged the International Criminal \u200bCourt \u2063to investigate\u2063 40 Israeli military commanders for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/duss-boosts-omar-tweet-praising-court-decision-to-investigate-israeli-war-crimes\/\" title=\"Duss Boosts Omar Tweet Praising Court Decision to Investigate Israeli \u2018War Crimes\u2019\">alleged war crimes<\/a> and crimes against humanity. The organization has\u2062 even\u200b listed these &#8220;prime suspects&#8221; on its website, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/venezuela-cons-u-s-fugitive-returns-him-to-u-s-in-prisoner-swap-report\/\" title=\"Venezuela hands over U.S. fugitive in prisoner exchange\">including high-ranking officials<\/a> like Lt. Gen. Herzi Halevi.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>When \u2064questioned about DAWN&#8217;s stance on Palestinian terrorist activities, Whitson clarified that the organization solely focuses on \u2064Middle \u2064Eastern governments closely tied to the United States. She condemned Hamas&#8217;\u200c attacks on civilians but expressed satisfaction with their cooperation with the International Criminal Court, while criticizing Israel for non-compliance.<\/p>\n<p>Gerald Steinberg, president \u2062of NGO\u200c Monitor, believes that \u2062DAWN is using international \u2062law as a cover to promote Hamas. The organization has faced\u200d criticism\u2064 for comparing Israel to ISIS and opposing the dismantling of Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>Notably, DAWN \u2062board members have controversial \u200dbackgrounds. Esam Omeish, a co-founder, resigned from Virginia&#8217;s Commission on\u2063 Immigration in 2007 after making statements in support of jihad. Nihad Awad, the board chairman, is the executive \u2062director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, which has been linked to Hamas.<\/p>\n<p>Adam Shapiro,\u2064 DAWN&#8217;s director of advocacy for Israeli and Palestinian\u2064 matters, has called for the end of Israeli apartheid and the freedom\u200c of Palestinians. \u200cSteinberg warns that DAWN&#8217;s agenda of criminalizing IDF soldiers contributes to the rise of violent anti-Semitic attacks.<\/p>\n<p>Overall, DAWN&#8217;s\u200c involvement in the anti-Israel movement highlights the complex and contentious nature of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> \u2063 How \u2062do\u200d influential \u2064left-wing foundations, such as\u200d the Open Society Foundations and the Ford Foundation, demonstrate their commitment to social justice and human\u2062 rights \u200cthrough \u200btheir support for DAWN?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Only individual donors, but also \u2063influential \u200cleft-wing foundations\u2064 such as the Open Society Foundations and \u200cthe \u2063Ford Foundation. These foundations have \u2063been known to support\u2064 various causes related to social justice\u2063 and human rights, and \u200ctheir support\u2062 for DAWN demonstrates their commitment\u2064 to these values.<\/p>\n<p>Since \u2064its inception, DAWN has been vocal \u2064about advocating \u2064for\u2064 human rights and democracy\u2063 in the Arab \u200bworld.\u200d The organization strives to bring attention \u2064to the\u200d struggles \u2063faced by individuals and\u2064 communities \u2062in the region, and to \u200c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-cmte-slams-epa-for-overregulation\/\" title=\"House committee criticizes EPA for excessive regulation\">foster positive change<\/a> through \u2063transparency, accountability, and the promotion of democratic principles.<\/p>\n<p>However, \u200din\u200d recent years, DAWN has expanded its focus \u200cto include the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. Following the attack by Hamas in October 2023, DAWN accused Israel of\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/ilhan-omar-biden-should-back-referring-accused-israeli-officials-to-international-criminal-court\/\" title=\"Ilhan Omar: Biden Should Back Referring Accused Israeli Officials To International Criminal Court\">committing war crimes<\/a> in response.\u2064 The organization argues \u2062that Israel&#8217;s goal to destroy \u2064Hamas will not succeed and \u2063that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/progressive-democrats-blast-israel-aid-from-us-even-after-hamas-cease-fire\/\" title=\"Progressive Democrats Blast Israel Aid From US Even After Hamas Cease-Fire\">ongoing military occupation<\/a> is exacerbating the insecurity faced by Palestinians.<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Leah\u2064 Whitson, the leader of \u200dDAWN, has been a vocal advocate for Palestinian rights and \u2064has been critical \u2062of Israel&#8217;s policies. She believes that acts of resistance\u200c are\u2063 a natural response to the apartheid and occupation\u200c experienced by\u2064 Palestinians. Whitson \u2062ied, &#8220;As \u200blong as the conditions of apartheid and occupation persist, acts of resistance will \u200dcontinue. Palestinians have the right to defend themselves and to struggle \u2063for their \u2064freedom.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Supporters of\u200c DAWN\u2064 argue that the \u200borganization&#8217;s\u2064 focus on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is a natural extension of its mission to \u200dpromote democracy and human rights in the Arab world. They\u2062 believe that by shining a spotlight\u200b on \u200dIsrael&#8217;s actions,\u200d DAWN is drawing attention to the plight of Palestinians and \u200dworking towards a\u2062 more\u2062 just\u200b and peaceful\u200c resolution to the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>Critics, however, argue\u2062 that DAWN&#8217;s involvement in the \u200canti-Israel movement is misguided and\u200c counterproductive. \u2062They\u2062 argue that the organization&#8217;s focus\u200c on \u200bIsrael detracts from the more pressing human rights issues faced by individuals in the Arab \u200bworld, including ongoing political \u2064repression and lack of \u2064basic freedoms. They \u2064also claim \u200cthat DAWN&#8217;s accusations\u2064 of war crimes against Israel \u2064are\u200b unsubstantiated \u2062and serve to perpetuate a \u2063one-sided narrative of the conflict.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2064 murder of Jamal Khashoggi in\u200c 2018 was a tragedy that shocked the world and exposed\u200d the repressive tactics of Saudi Arabia&#8217;s government. \u2062The establishment of DAWN in the aftermath of\u2062 Khashoggi&#8217;s \u2062death \u2063was a testament to his \u200clegacy and his commitment to democracy and\u2064 human rights. While DAWN&#8217;s expansion into the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has\u2063 provoked debate\u200b and controversy, it also highlights \u2064the complexity of the ongoing conflict and the urgent \u200cneed for a just \u2063and lasting resolution.<\/p>\n<p>As the anti-Israel movement gains \u2063momentum, fueled by organizations\u200d like DAWN, it is clear that the Israeli-Palestinian\u2063 conflict continues to be a topic of global concern. The voices of\u200c organizations like DAWN, as well as \u200bthe\u200b criticisms they receive, serve as\u200c reminders of the many \u200bchallenges and perspectives that must be addressed in the search for \u200ca \u2064peaceful solution.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In October 2018, Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, 59, was killed by his own government at the Turkish consulate. The declassified 2021 U.S. intelligence report reveals that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman approved the assassination of the Washington Post writer during his visit to obtain a divorce document<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":381,"featured_media":2188741,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP23306542494974-scaled.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2188739","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/AP23306542494974-scaled.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2188739","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\/381"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2188739"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2188739\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2188741"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2188739"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2188739"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2188739"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}