{"id":2221785,"date":"2024-04-15T20:01:02","date_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:01:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-wing-dark-money-behemoth-behind-bail-fund-for-free-palestine-bridge-blockers\/"},"modified":"2024-04-15T20:04:20","modified_gmt":"2024-04-16T00:04:20","slug":"left-wing-dark-money-behemoth-behind-bail-fund-for-free-palestine-bridge-blockers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-wing-dark-money-behemoth-behind-bail-fund-for-free-palestine-bridge-blockers\/","title":{"rendered":"Progressive Group Funded Bail for Activists in &#8216;Free Palestine&#8217; Bridge Protest"},"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\">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%2Fleft-wing-dark-money-behemoth-behind-bail-fund-for-free-palestine-bridge-blockers%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=2221785&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--><p>The Community \u2064Justice Exchange, tied to the\u2062 Soros-funded Tides\u2062 Center, is\u2064 raising legal \u2062defense funds for protesters arrested in pro-Palestine demonstrations \u200cin various U.S.\u200d cities. The protests \u2062aimed to disrupt economic activities,\u200b with\u2063 bail and legal aid provided through donations collected\u2063 online. Tides Center supports left-wing nonprofits, including those engaging in anti-Israel activities. \u200cCommunity Justice Exchange, \u2062a part of the Soros-funded Tides\u200d Center, is gathering funds to provide legal defense for\u200d protestors \u2063apprehended \u2063during\u200b pro-Palestine demonstrations \u200dacross several U.S. cities. The demonstrations sought to disrupt economic operations, with bail and \u200dlegal assistance facilitated by online\u2062 donations. Additionally, the Tides Center aids left-wing nonprofits, some of\u200d which\u200c are involved in anti-Israel actions.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div>\n<h2>Community Justice Exchange, part of the Soros-funded Tides Center, solicits legal defense donations for arrested protesters<\/h2>\n<figure><figcaption> \t\t\t\t \t\t\t\tPro Palestinian protesters in New York (Spencer Platt\/Getty Images)\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Scores of &#8220;Free Palestine&#8221; protesters across the United States took to the streets Monday to block major airports, highways, and bridges. Those who are arrested will receive bail money and legal support from a left-wing dark money behemoth funded by George Soros, an online fundraising page shows.<\/p>\n<p>The protests, which took place in dozens of U.S. cities including San Francisco, Chicago, New York City, and Philadelphia, were organized by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.a15action.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">A15 Action<\/a>, a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/holocaust-denier-among-founders-of-principled-never-trump-group\/\" title=\"Holocaust-Denier Among Founders of \u2018Principled\u2019 Never Trump Group\">newly formed group<\/a> that worked to &#8220;coordinate a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-palestinian-protesters-block-traffic-in-major-cities-a-day-after-iran-strikes-israel\/\" title=\"Palestinian supporters disrupt traffic in cities following Iran's attack on Israel\">multi-city economic blockade<\/a> on April 15 in solidarity with Palestine.&#8221; The group&#8217;s website <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/donate\/a15solidarity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">directs users<\/a> to a &#8220;bail and legal defense fund&#8221; hosted through ActBlue, the Democratic Party&#8217;s online fundraising juggernaut.<\/p>\n<p>Those who donate to the fund, the ActBlue page <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/donate\/a15solidarity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">says<\/a>, are sending money to the Community Justice Exchange, which provides &#8220;money bail, court fees and fines&#8221; and other legal services to &#8220;community-based organizations \u2026 that contest the current operation and function of the criminal legal and immigration detention systems.&#8221; The exchange is a project of the Tides Center, a left-wing dark money network funded by Soros and other liberal billionaires.<\/p>\n<p>The protesters, who organized the global event under the title A15, targeted economic &#8220;choke points&#8221; with the express purpose of causing as much financial disruption as possible, according to their website.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Southbound 880 at 7th blocked <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/A15?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#A15<\/a> day if econ shutdown, another shutdown on 880 elsewhere northbound <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/wcBU49wcTV\">pic.twitter.com\/wcBU49wcTV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jaime Omar Yassin (@hyphy_republic) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hyphy_republic\/status\/1779893836015362413?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Ahead of the protests, A15 said it identified &#8220;major choke points in the economy&#8221; that it would &#8220;blockade&#8221; to &#8220;cause pain.&#8221; The group <a href=\"https:\/\/www.a15action.com\/\">listed<\/a> more than 50 participating cities, including Chicago, where dozens of protesters <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/latest-news\/anti-israel-protesters-shut-down-access-to-chicagos-ohare-airport\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shut down<\/a> access to the O\u2019Hare International Airport for nearly an hour, forcing some travelers to <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EndWokeness\/status\/1779873957383913533\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">walk<\/a> with their luggage to the airport.<\/p>\n<p>Similar protests occurred in San Francisco\u2014where protesters held up traffic on the Golden Gate Bridge\u2014and in Oakland, Calif., where protesters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/sanfrancisco\/news\/accident-reported-protest-block-northbound-lanes-of-i-880-in-oakland\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blocked<\/a> all lanes on Interstate 880. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcphiladelphia.com\/news\/local\/68-arrested-after-pro-palestine-protest-in-philadelphia\/3831317\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Philadelphia<\/a> and New York City also experienced disruptions.<\/p>\n<p>At the A15 protest on Wall Street, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/guypbenson\/status\/1779980115062948025\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">protesters<\/a> were <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JCAndersonNYC\/status\/1779963775568761195\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">photographed<\/a> wearing Hamas bandanas and flying Hezbollah flags. Banks located near the protest were <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AshAgony\/status\/1779917051080954033\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vandalized<\/a> with red spray paint and graffiti that read &#8220;Funder of Genocide&#8221; and &#8220;Free Gaza.&#8221; Those protesters later <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7ny.com\/pro-palestinian-demonstrators-snarl-traffic-on-brooklyn-bridge-after-protesting-wall-street\/14670181\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blocked the Brooklyn Bridge<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote data-media-max-width=\"560\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Outside the New York Stock Exchange for an anti-Israel rally, a person waves the Hezbollah flag.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FrontlinesTPUSA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FrontlinesTPUSA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TPUSA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@TPUSA<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CXEvltfWiC\">pic.twitter.com\/CXEvltfWiC<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Julio Rosas (@Julio_Rosas11) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Julio_Rosas11\/status\/1779935689548677488?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">April 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Police across the country made dozens of arrests in connection with the protests, with defendants set to receive support from Community Justice Exchange.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;On April 15th, people from over 30 cities around the world will take action to demand a free Palestine,&#8221; A15&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/secure.actblue.com\/donate\/a15solidarity\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fundraising page<\/a> reads. &#8220;Donate here to support community members who are criminalized in the U.S. for their solidarity with Palestine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Should the actions of the state result in the need for it, these funds will be used for bail, legal defense, and support for defendants.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Tides Center houses a <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/tides-center-funnels-170-million-in-taxpayer-money-to-left-wing-groups\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">variety of <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><\/a>, including the Black Lives Matter Global Network Foundation. It funnels millions of dollars from wealthy donors to those groups.<\/p>\n<p>The center acts as a &#8220;fiscal sponsor&#8221; to a number of liberal nonprofits, allowing the groups under its umbrella to avoid registering with the IRS. Some of those groups are known for their anti-Israel activism.<\/p>\n<p>The Tides Center, for example, fiscally sponsors the Arab Resource and Organizing Center, which last year <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/this-progressive-dark-money-behemoth-could-face-criminal-charges-over-anti-israel-protest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">organized<\/a> a &#8220;direct action&#8221; protest that attempted to block a U.S. military ship bound for Israel from leaving a port in Washington. It also sponsors the Adalah Justice Project, one of America\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/this-grassroots-anti-israel-group-is-actually-part-of-a-left-wing-dark-money-behemoth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">most vocal Hamas apologists<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Soros and fellow liberal billionaire Pierre Omidyar are among the Tides Center\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/freebeacon.com\/democrats\/this-grassroots-anti-israel-group-is-actually-part-of-a-left-wing-dark-money-behemoth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">major donors<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Tides Center is as liberal and politically active as they come; its entire purpose is to create new activist groups,&#8221; Scott Walter, president of the Capital Research Center, previously told the <em>Washington Free Beacon<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>The Tides Center, ActBlue, Community Justice Exchange, and A15 did not respond to requests for comment.<\/p>\n<p>ActBlue\u2019s website says its fundraising platform is only open to groups whose &#8220;work is not at odds with values including, but not limited to, social equality; women\u2019s rights; LGBTQIA2S+ rights; racial justice; diversity; freedom of speech; disability rights; and respect for scientific inquiry, discovery, and data.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A15\u2019s &#8220;mutual solidarity <a href=\"https:\/\/www.a15action.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">agreement<\/a>&#8221; outlines ways in which protesters are expected to &#8220;act in solidarity with each other in the face of attacks from the media, politicians and the police and the Zionist project.&#8221; Activists are encouraged to avoid talking to police and are not to &#8220;discourage or denounce each others [sic] plans because solidarity means affinity, not ownership.&#8221;\t<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;If one city faces police repression, other cities will extend or expand their blockades or initiate other actions in response if able to the best of their abilities and capacity,&#8221; the agreement says.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We will not attack each other or each other&#8217;s actions on social media or to the press. We will hold a post-action debrief so that we can raise principled critiques among ourselves in a constructive manner rather than publicly.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Community Justice Exchange, affiliated with the Soros-backed Tides Center, seeks funds for legal aid for detained activists. Pro-Palestine protesters mobilized in various U.S. locations, obstructing airports, roads, and bridges. 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