{"id":2350624,"date":"2024-10-04T06:13:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-04T10:13:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terrorist-tied-ngos-score-cash-from-democratic-megadonor\/"},"modified":"2024-10-04T06:15:22","modified_gmt":"2024-10-04T10:15:22","slug":"terrorist-tied-ngos-score-cash-from-democratic-megadonor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/terrorist-tied-ngos-score-cash-from-democratic-megadonor\/","title":{"rendered":"Terrorist-tied NGOs score cash from Democratic megadonor"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fterrorist-tied-ngos-score-cash-from-democratic-megadonor%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=2350624&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 reports that George Soros, \u200bthe Democratic megadonor and founder of Open\u200c Society Foundations, has \u200brecently donated substantial sums of money\u200d to various groups\u200c that\u200c have ties to Palestinian terrorist organizations,\u2062 particularly the Popular Front\u200c for the Liberation\u200d of Palestine (PFLP), which is designated as a terrorist organization by \u2062the U.S. The funding includes \u2062$420,000 \u200cto the Al Mezan Center for Human Rights and Al Haq, \u200bboth linked to the PFLP. \u200cThese organizations have been criticized for their leadership and employee connections to terrorism, with some members \u2063reportedly glorifying\u2064 terrorist \u2064actions and using antisemitic \u200drhetoric.<\/p>\n<p>Al Mezan&#8217;s leader, Kamal El-Sharafi, has been noted for his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/student-suspended-from-education-program-for-saying-a-man-is-a-man-a-woman-is-a-woman\/\" title=\"Student Suspended From Education Program For Saying, \u2018A Man Is A Man, A Woman Is A Woman\u2019\">social media presence<\/a> at PFLP-related events, while Al Haq\u2019s officials have been linked to past criminal convictions related to PFLP activities. \u200bAdditionally, a grant of $500,000 was given to 7amleh, which has shown support for the PFLP and has been\u2063 involved in pro-Palestinian activism. <\/p>\n<p>Despite these associations, a spokesperson for the \u2062Open Society Foundations claims they \u200ddo not support Hamas or any terrorism. The article highlights how Soros&#8217;s financial contributions are\u200c under \u2063scrutiny,\u200d especially in light of recent violence in Israel and ongoing tensions\u200d in the region.  <\/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\">Terrorist-linked NGOs scored checks from Democratic megadonor Soros: Grant records<\/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_1773188\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>Democratic megadonor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/george-soros\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>George Soros<\/a> donated hundreds of thousands of dollars recently to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/foreign-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>foreign<\/a> groups with ties to Palestinian terrorists, according to a <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> review of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-state-department-spending-tens-of-thousands-to-thwart-disinformation-in-uganda\/\" title=\"Biden State Department spending tens of thousands to thwart &#039;disinformation&#039; in Uganda\">grant records<\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Foundation to Promote Open Society and Open Society Action Fund, a pair of Soros-backed nonprofit groups, granted $420,000 combined in 2023 to the Al Mezan Center for Human Rights and the European arm of Al Haq, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2454954\/soros-funded-human-rights-group-boosts-hamas-after-deadly-terrorist-attack-on-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>both<\/a> of which are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/2939032\/george-soros-pledged-1-million-to-hamas-propaganda-organization-linked-to-terrorism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>linked<\/a> to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, a U.S.-designated terrorist faction. The Soros-funded entities also cut two checks totaling $500,000 to 7amleh, the staff of which has expressed support for the PFLP and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ngo-monitor.org\/reports\/7amlehs-gaslighting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>appeared<\/a> to praise the Hamas-led Oct. 7 attack on Israel last year, newly released financial disclosures show.<\/p>\n<p>News of the funding comes as Soros <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine\/3083353\/the-kingmaker-of-chaos-george-soross-failed-experiments-threaten-his-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>faces scrutiny from Republicans<\/a> for supporting entities behind <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/3098852\/familiar-faces-left-wing-dark-money-groups-fuel-violent-dc-protest-backing-hamas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>anti-Israel protests<\/a> in the United States after Oct. 7. The billionaire gives generously to Democrats and left-leaning nonprofit groups focused on a wide variety of issues, such as green energy, criminal justice, and immigration. Alex Soros, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/1281010\/meet-alex-soros-the-37-year-old-successor-son-to-the-25-billion-george-soros-empire\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the 38-year-old son of George Soros<\/a>, was elected as president of the board of the Open Society Foundations in December 2022 &mdash; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/magazine\/3083353\/the-kingmaker-of-chaos-george-soross-failed-experiments-threaten-his-kingdom\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>assuming control<\/a> of an influential and deep-pocketed philanthropy network.<\/p>\n<p>The Open Society Foundations, the umbrella group for the Soros-funded entities, did not respond to the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em>&lsquo;s requests for comment. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Alex Soros and Huma Abedin arrive at the Booksellers area of the White House for the State Dinner hosted by President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden for Kenya&rsquo;s President William Ruto and Kenya&rsquo;s first lady Rachel Ruto, Thursday, May 23, 2024, in Washington, D.C.&nbsp;(AP Photo\/Jacquelyn Martin)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Al Mezan Center for Human Rights, one of the groups Soros funded, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/2939032\/george-soros-pledged-1-million-to-hamas-propaganda-organization-linked-to-terrorism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>has a track record<\/a> of hosting events with Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine officials, the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> reported. The center also recently disclosed board members who have been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/2939032\/george-soros-pledged-1-million-to-hamas-propaganda-organization-linked-to-terrorism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>identified<\/a> as closely affiliated with Hamas and the PFLP.<\/p>\n<p>The PFLP is responsible <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dni.gov\/nctc\/ftos\/pflp_fto.html#:~:text=The%20US%20State%20Department%20designated,organization%20on%208%20October%201997.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>for<\/a> plane hijackings and other attacks on Israel and was designated as a terrorist organization by the State Department in 1997.<\/p>\n<p>Jonathan Kaplan, a spokesman for the Open Society Foundations, previously <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/policy\/foreign-policy\/2939032\/george-soros-pledged-1-million-to-hamas-propaganda-organization-linked-to-terrorism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>told<\/a> the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> that the network does &ldquo;not support Hamas&rdquo; and &ldquo;abhor[s] terrorism in all its forms.&rdquo; <\/p>\n<p>The Al Mezan Center for Human Rights has long been led by Palestinian politician Kamal El-Sharafi, according to nonprofit documents. El Sharafi posts images on social media of himself at funerals for PFLP leaders and meeting with PFLP officials, according to a <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> review of his social media history.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In addition to the direct connections between Al Mezan and its employees with terrorist organizations, several of them have posted material on their social media accounts glorifying terror attacks and groups and utilizing antisemitic rhetoric and imagery,&rdquo; NGO Monitor, an Israeli watchdog group, said in a 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ngo-monitor.org\/pdf\/AlMezan_0820.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>report<\/a> on the center. <\/p>\n<p>The Open Society Foundations&rsquo;s grant to Al Mezan was earmarked &ldquo;to support the grantee&rsquo;s work on monitoring and documenting human rights and International Humanitarian Law violations,&rdquo; according to financial disclosures.<\/p>\n<p>Al Haq, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2454954\/soros-funded-human-rights-group-boosts-hamas-after-deadly-terrorist-attack-on-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>the other PFLP-linked group<\/a> funded by Soros, is an Israeli-designated terrorist group. The Soros-backed grant in 2023 was earmarked &ldquo;to support work on human rights, legal research, and advocacy in Europe.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"alignleft size-large is-resized\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">George Soros, founder and chairman of the Open Society Foundations, looks before the Joseph A. Schumpeter award ceremony in Vienna, Austria, June 21, 2019. (AP Photo\/Ronald Zak)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Al Haq formed in 1979 and counts its general director as Shawan Jabarin, who has faced convictions and prison time for arranging events for the PFLP, the <em>Jerusalem Post<\/em> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.jpost.com\/israel-news\/article-782083\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Al Haq head of training Ziad Hmaidan, who in October 2023 urged Palestinians to attack Israel, has touted his friendship on social media with the late Omar Mana, whom the PFLP once called a terrorist &ldquo;fighter&rdquo; who died &ldquo;while participating in armed clashes with occupation army forces,&rdquo; according to NGO Monitor.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is written in the Hadith: &lsquo;You must wage jihad. The best jihad is preparing for war, and it is best to prepare for war in Ashkelon,&#8217;&rdquo; Hmaidan <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/2454954\/soros-funded-human-rights-group-boosts-hamas-after-deadly-terrorist-attack-on-israel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>said on Oct. 10, 2023<\/a>, on Facebook. <\/p>\n<p>The other funding unearthed by the <em>Washington Examiner<\/em> &mdash; $500,000 to 7amleh &mdash; was earmarked for &ldquo;general support&rdquo; and &ldquo;to support policy advocacy on digital rights.&rdquo; Soros, 94, has also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senate-committee-advances-democrats-sweeping-voting-overhaul-bill-along-party-lines\/\" title=\"Senate Committee Advances Democrats\u2019 Sweeping Voting Overhaul Bill Along Party Lines\">cut large checks<\/a> this election cycle to the presidential campaign for Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic National Committee, and other campaign committees, according to Federal Election Commission <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fec.gov\/data\/receipts\/individual-contributions\/?contributor_name=george+soros&amp;two_year_transaction_period=2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>filings<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>7amleh participates in pro-Palestinian campaigns with Al-Haq, while its staff members have long expressed support for the PFLP, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-this-average-american-is-voting-for-donald-trump\/\" title=\"Why This Average American Is Voting for Donald Trump\">social media posts<\/a>. Nadim Nashif, 7amleh&rsquo;s co-founder and director,&nbsp;once posted an <a href=\"https:\/\/dailycallernewsfoundation.org\/2022\/06\/14\/discrimination-petition-mark-ruffalo-blasted-out-to-followers-was-crafted-by-palestinian-group-linked-to-terror-orgs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>article<\/a> on social media that dubbed the PFLP terrorist Leila Khaled a &ldquo;resistance icon.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title><strong><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7amleh also collaborates on events and has shared staff with Al Haq, the senior advocacy and outreach director of which, Diana Alzeer, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/feed\/update\/urn:li:activity:6927980495183958016\/?updateEntityUrn=urn%3Ali%3Afs_feedUpdate%3A%28V2%2Curn%3Ali%3Aactivity%3A6927980495183958016%29\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>spoke<\/a> at 7amleh&rsquo;s May 2022 conference. In 2020, 7amleh praised the PFLP&rsquo;s Ghassan Kanafani and Sabri Khalil al Banna as &ldquo;distinguished Palestinian personalities,&rdquo; NGO Monitor found.<\/p>\n<p>7amleh, Al Haq, and the Al Mezan Center for Human Rights did not reply to requests 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_1773188\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1773188\"}});<\/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>Soros donated hundreds of thousands to NGOs linked to terrorists<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":381,"featured_media":2350626,"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\/10\/AP23351420754438-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[9353,33642,6039],"class_list":["post-2350624","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-ngos","tag-political-funding","tag-terrorism"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/AP23351420754438-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2350624","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=2350624"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2350624\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2350626"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2350624"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2350624"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2350624"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}