{"id":2333217,"date":"2024-08-29T04:26:02","date_gmt":"2024-08-29T08:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-wing-dark-money-giants-boost-legal-group-assisting-fringe-anti-israel-activists-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-08-29T04:28:35","modified_gmt":"2024-08-29T08:28:35","slug":"left-wing-dark-money-giants-boost-legal-group-assisting-fringe-anti-israel-activists-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/left-wing-dark-money-giants-boost-legal-group-assisting-fringe-anti-israel-activists-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Left-wing dark money giants boost legal group assisting fringe anti-Israel activists &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"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\">28<\/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-giants-boost-legal-group-assisting-fringe-anti-israel-activists-washington-examiner%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=2333217&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 article from the Washington Examiner sheds \u200blight on the\u2062 financial backing and connections \u200bof the \u200dANSWER Coalition, a group involved in anti-Israel activism, particularly after the\u2062 Hamas attack on October 7. The \u200bCoalition appears to be closely linked \u200dto the \u2062Partnership\u200d for Civil \u200cJustice Fund (PCJF), a charity \u200dthat provides legal \u2064support \u2062for protest groups and has received substantial funding\u200d from prominent progressive donors.\u200b These relationships point to a robust network of &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/breaking-attorney-phil-kline-and-it-expert-j-r-carlson-presser-wednesday-exposing-mark-zuckerbergs-dark-money-cash-for-chaos\/\" title=\"BREAKING: Attorney Phil Kline and IT Expert J.R. Carlson Presser Wednesday Exposing Mark Zuckerberg\u2019s Dark Money Cash for Chaos\">dark money<\/a>&#8221; organizations that fund and support anti-Israel protests, thereby aiming to discredit\u200b Israel and promote support for Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>The ANSWER Coalition has been\u200b involved in \u200ccontentious\u2062 protests, including violent \u2064incidents, \u2064prompting calls for\u2064 law enforcement and congressional investigation\u2062 into their activities. The \u200bcoalition is \u2063not an independent organization but operates under the Progress Unity Fund, \u2064which \u200balso supports various initiatives\u200d with links to communist ideologies. <\/p>\n<p>The article highlights\u2063 specific instances of cooperation between the ANSWER Coalition and the PCJF, including \u200cprotest \u200dpermits and \u2062shared\u200c legal endeavors. \u200cFurthermore, financing for the \u2062PCJF comes from various significant donor-advised\u2064 funds, enabling anonymity in the\u200d sources of donations. the \u2064piece paints a picture of \u2063a coordinated effort among <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>\u2063 to \u2064mobilize resources for anti-Israel demonstrations while raising\u2062 concerns about\u2064 the nature of their activities and sources of funding.  <\/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<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Left-wing dark money giants boost legal group assisting fringe anti-Israel activists<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_1738922\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>A legal group coordinating with anti-<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Israel<\/a> activists behind violent protests supporting <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Hamas<\/a> after its Oct. 7 attack last year can thank a cadre of top progressive dark money donors for helping to keep its lights on, records show.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The ANSWER Coalition, a group engaging in anti-Israel activism <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3100566\/biden-nps-anti-israel-group-violent-protest-permit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>in Washington, D.C.<\/a>, and in cities across the United States, appears to share close ties to the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, according to property records, protest permits, and court filings reviewed by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. The PCJF, a charity that litigates on behalf of protesters, rakes in large checks from megadonors &mdash; including one group tied to Arabella Advisors, a consulting firm <a href=\"https:\/\/www.influencewatch.org\/for-profit\/arabella-advisors\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>doubling<\/a> as the largest Democratic-aligned dark money network in the country, and another entity connected to the Rockefellers.<\/p>\n<p>The ties between the progressive groups illustrate how anti-Israel activists planning protests after Oct. 7 receive <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2577245\/anti-israel-protests-fueled-by-terror-tied-dark-money-groups-national-security-issue\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>boosts from influential dark money<\/a> hubs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2695620\/democratic-dark-money-giant-behind-anti-israel-protests-has-scored-81m-in-taxpayer-dollars\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>doling out millions<\/a> of dollars in anonymous donations to left-wing causes. Moreover, the ties are a window into the complex ways in which progressive activists coordinate, including on operations aiming to discredit the Jewish state and gin up support for Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The ANSWER Coalition and other allied progressive, anti-Israel organizations have engaged in significant violence, destruction of property, and even the horrific intentional release of maggots and other insects at the Watergate Hotel where Prime Minister [Benjamin] Netanyahu stayed during his visit to Washington,&rdquo; said James Fitzpatrick, director of the Center to Advance Security in America. &ldquo;Violence or destructive behavior by any organization involved in anti-Israel and pro-Hamas demonstrations need to be investigated by law enforcement and Congress.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">The aftermath of the burning of an effigy of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and an Israeli flag as protesters look on, Wednesday, July 24, 2024, in Washington, D.C., near Union Station and the Capitol. The ANSWER Coalition received a permit to protest. (AP Photo\/Mike Stewart)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The ANSWER Coalition, which did not return a request for comment, is technically not a stand-alone entity. Rather, it&rsquo;s a project of a San Francisco-based charity called Progress Unity Fund, tax forms show. PUF also sponsors a Chinese Communist Party-linked initiative called Pivot to Peace, which saw one of its activists arrested last year over alleged Foreign Agents Registration Act violations as an agent for China, according to court records and a <a href=\"https:\/\/networkcontagion.us\/wp-content\/uploads\/SID4P-Report_May-2024.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>report<\/a> by the Network Contagion Research Institute.<\/p>\n<p>PUF receives major funding through donor-advised funds, a favorite of wealthy donors due to their ability to obscure initial sources of funding, according to tax forms.<\/p>\n<p>The PUF&rsquo;s ANSWER Coalition notably orchestrated a July anti-Israel protest in Washington, D.C., that turned violent, according to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/answer-coalition-original.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>public gathering permit<\/a> obtained by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>. On the permit, the ANSWER Coalition listed three on-site contacts: Mara Verheyden-Hilliard and Carl Messineo, a married couple who co-founded and lead the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund, as well as Layan Fuleihan. Fuleihan is a top staffer for the People&rsquo;s Forum, a self-styled &ldquo;socialist&rdquo; group&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2577517\/chinese-communist-party-allied-group-behind-hamas-friendly-protests-in-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">linked<\/a>&nbsp;to an international Chinese Communist Party propaganda network&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2756059\/ccp-allied-charity-behind-anti-israel-protests-sees-donations-skyrocket-by-millions\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">funded by<\/a>&nbsp;wealthy American businessman Neville Roy Singham.<\/p>\n<p>But it should come as no surprise that Verheyden-Hilliard and Messineo were listed as on-site contacts for the July protest. It was hardly the first time the PCJF worked to assist the ANSWER Coalition, according to documents <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/18-1459-Answer-Coalition-Permit_REDACTED.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>obtained<\/a> through the Freedom of Information Act and other public records. <\/p>\n<p>In fact, the PCJF shares an office address with the ANSWER Coalition in Washington, D.C., property records show. According to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Carl-Messineo-Mara-Verheyden-Hilliard-Deed-DC.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>deed<\/a> obtained by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>, Verheyden-Hilliard and Messineo in 2007 purchased the property, which is now estimated to be worth around $1.5 million.<\/p>\n<p>The PCJF takes donations from Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, the Arabella Advisors-managed Windward Fund, the left-of-center Proteus Fund, and other donor-advised funds. Over the years, the PCJF has represented the ANSWER Coalition in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justiceonline.org\/resources\/inauguration-protest-answer-appellant-brief-2016\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>legal<\/a> matters <a href=\"https:\/\/www.answercoalition.org\/free_speech_rights_under_attack_by_trump_and_the_national_park_service\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>concerning<\/a> protest rights, and they coordinate on records requests to the federal government.<\/p>\n<p>For instance, in March 2013, on the day socialist Venezuelan leader Hugo Chavez died, the PCJF and the ANSWER Coalition teamed up on a FOIA <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justiceonline.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/CIA-FOIA-Request-re_-Chavez-death.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>request<\/a> to the CIA for records on &ldquo;plans to poison or otherwise assassinate&rdquo; Chavez.<\/p>\n<p>The ANSWER Coalition has long been sympathetic to authoritarian Venezuelan leader Nicolas Maduro, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.answercoalition.org\/we_stand_with_venezuela_and_the_bolivarian_revolution\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>declaring<\/a> on its website in a blog post, &ldquo;We stand with Venezuela and the Bolivarian Revolution!&rdquo; Brian Becker, the national coordinator for the ANSWER Coalition, is &ldquo;a founder of and a central organizer for the Party for Socialism and Liberation,&rdquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/peoplesforum.org\/instructor\/brian-becker\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>according<\/a> to the People&rsquo;s Forum.<\/p>\n<p>The ANSWER Coalition has chapters in New York City, Philadelphia, Los Angeles, and other major cities. Its Los Angeles offshoot is led by Pivot to Peace co-founder Sheila Xiao, who has collaborated for events with the People&rsquo;s Forum, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/2833506\/left-wing-dark-money-group-to-publish-book-by-longtime-palestinian-terrorist-group-member\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>which recently published a book<\/a> by a Palestinian terrorist group member.<\/p>\n<p>To Morton Klein, president of the Zionist Organization of America, it&rsquo;s clear the ANSWER Coalition and other anti-Israel activist groups are organized by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sen-hawley-files-counter-complaint-against-senate-dems\/\" title=\"Sen. Hawley files counter-complaint against Senate Dems\">dark money groups<\/a> and are not &ldquo;grassroots.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Congress should investigate the groups behind these anti-American, pro-terrorist, antisemitic rallies,&rdquo; Klein said. &ldquo;This is dangerous for America, American citizens, and Israel.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The PCJF did not return a request for comment. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_1738922\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1738922\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Progressive dark money organizations are providing financial support to a legal group that collaborates with anti-Israel activists involved in violent protests backing Hamas following its attack on October 7 last year, according to records. The ANSWER Coalition, which promotes anti-Israel activities in Washington, D.C., and other U.S. cities, has established close connections with the Partnership for Civil Justice Fund (PCJF), as indicated by property documents, protest permits, and court filings reviewed by the Washington Examiner. The PCJF is a charity that advocates for protesters&#8217; rights and receives substantial funding from major donors\u2014including one organization linked to Arabella Advisors, which operates as the largest Democratic-aligned dark money network in the U.S.\u2014and another associated with the Rockefeller family.<\/p>\n<p>These connections highlight how anti-Israel activists organizing protests after October 7 benefit from significant anonymous donations funneled through influential progressive networks. Additionally, they reveal how these groups coordinate efforts aimed at undermining Israel&#8217;s reputation while rallying support for Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>James Fitzpatrick of the Center to Advance Security in America stated that organizations like the ANSWER Coalition have been involved in serious acts of violence and vandalism during their demonstrations against Israel. He called for investigations into such behavior by law enforcement and Congress.<\/p>\n<p>The ANSWER Coalition is not an independent entity; it operates under a San Francisco-based charity known as Progress Unity Fund (PUF). PUF also supports initiatives linked to the Chinese Communist Party and has faced scrutiny over alleged violations of foreign agent registration laws involving one of its activists.<\/p>\n<p>The ANSWER Coalition organized a violent anti-Israel protest in July 2024 in D.C., with key contacts listed on their permit being co-founders of PCJF\u2014Mara Verheyden-Hilliard and Carl Messineo\u2014and Layan Fuleihan from People\u2019s Forum. This collaboration is not new; documents show ongoing assistance between PCJF and ANSWER regarding legal matters related to protest rights.<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, both groups share office space in D.C., where Verheyden-Hilliard and Messineo purchased property worth approximately $1.5 million back in 2007. The PCJF receives contributions from various donor-advised funds including those managed by Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors and Arabella Advisors\u2019 Windward Fund.<\/p>\n<p>Historically sympathetic towards authoritarian regimes like Venezuela&#8217;s under Nicol\u00e1s Maduro\u2014whom they openly support\u2014the ANSWER Coalition has chapters across major U.S. cities led by individuals connected to socialist movements or organizations aligned with pro-Palestinian sentiments.<\/p>\n<p>Morton Klein from the Zionist Organization of America argues that these activist groups are orchestrated through dark money channels rather than being grassroots movements deserving congressional investigation due to their perceived threats against American interests as well as Israel&#8217;s security<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":381,"featured_media":2333218,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ANSWER-Coalition-dark-money-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[14436,5845,27910,5129,39628],"class_list":["post-2333217","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-activism","tag-anti-israel","tag-dark-money","tag-left-wing","tag-legal-group"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/ANSWER-Coalition-dark-money-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333217","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=2333217"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2333217\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2333218"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2333217"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2333217"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2333217"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}