{"id":2351026,"date":"2024-10-05T05:05:02","date_gmt":"2024-10-05T09:05:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-panel-investigates-funding-of-anti-israel-campus-protests-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2024-10-05T05:12:37","modified_gmt":"2024-10-05T09:12:37","slug":"house-panel-investigates-funding-of-anti-israel-campus-protests-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/house-panel-investigates-funding-of-anti-israel-campus-protests-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"House panel investigates funding of anti-Israel campus protests &#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\">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%2Fhouse-panel-investigates-funding-of-anti-israel-campus-protests-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=2351026&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>U.S. Representatives Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), both chairmen of subcommittees on the House Financial Services Committee, \u2062are investigating potential funding \u200bfor anti-Israel campus \u200dprotests, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/china-suspected-in-damaging-taiwans-undersea-internet-cables\/\" title=\"China suspected in damaging Taiwan\u2019s undersea internet cables\">raising <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/we-got-it-newsmax-reporter-emerald-robinson-national-security-source-confirms-a-piece-of-hardware-has-been-secured-in-germany\/\" title=\"We Got It! - Newsmax Reporter Emerald Robinson: National Security Source Confirms &quot;A Piece of Hardware Has Been Secured&quot; in Germany\">national security<\/a> concerns<\/a>. They have reached\u2062 out to the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to utilize its authority\u200b under the USA \u2062Patriot Act to detect possible terrorist financing linked to these protests. \u200bThe lawmakers \u2064have requested a briefing by October 15 on how FinCEN \u200dmonitors \u2063the funding sources\u2063 for anti-Israel student\u200d organizations.<\/p>\n<p>In their letter,\u2063 Huizenga and Luetkemeyer noted that the ability of protesters to quickly \u2062organize and their\u200b apparent ties to groups like Hamas represents\u200b a serious threat to national security. They argue that \u2063FinCEN is \u2063equipped to prevent foreign \u200cterrorist organizations from supporting domestic groups. \u2063The inquiry follows a broader context where Iranian influences are suspected to be promoting protests against \u200cIsrael,\u2063 particularly during\u2062 the ongoing conflict in Gaza.<\/p>\n<p>Huizenga has previously \u200dheld hearings focused on Iran\u2019s financial access \u200cto aid its terrorist\u200d activities and has sponsored \u2063legislation \u200daimed at preventing the Iranian \u2062government from\u2062 engaging in U.S. financial systems. He emphasized the necessity of safeguarding the American <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/white-house-releases-list-of-president-trumps-accomplishments-and-it-is-historic\/\" title=\"White House Releases List of President Trump\u2019s Accomplishments \u2013  And It Is Historic!\">financial system<\/a>, \u2063particularly \u200bin light of the \u2062October 7, 2023, attacks\u2063 and \u2064potential\u200c coordination between \u200dlocal\u200c protests\u2064 and foreign adversaries. The investigation reflects ongoing concerns \u200cabout foreign interference in national\u2064 security and domestic protests.  <\/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\">House investigates whether anti-Israel campus protests are funded by terrorists<\/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_1776061\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>EXCLUSIVE &mdash;<\/strong> Republicans on the <a href=\"https:\/\/financialservices.house.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"the House Committee on Financial Services\">House Financial Services Committee<\/a> are seeking answers from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/treasury-department\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Treasury Department\">Treasury Department<\/a> on funding for anti-Israel <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/campus-protests\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"student campus protests\">campus protests<\/a>, citing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/national-security\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"the House Committee on Financial Services\">national security<\/a> concerns.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Blaine Luetkemeyer (R-MO), the chairmen of two subcommittees, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/776330706\/2024-10-01-Huizenga-Luetkemeyer-Letter-to-FinCEN-Re-Protest-Funding-1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"sent the letter\">sent a letter<\/a> this week to Andrea Gacki, the director of the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, asking the agency to utilize its authority to &ldquo;detect terrorist acts and financing through the USA Patriot Act.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The congressmen are requesting that FinCEN provide a briefing to the committee staff by no later than Oct. 15 on how the agency is tracking the funding sources of anti-Israel student organizations and protests.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" title=\"2024-10-01 Huizenga Luetkemeyer - Letter to FinCEN Re Protest Funding (1)\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/776330706\/content?start_page=1&amp;view_mode=scroll&amp;access_key=key-AmhOcu9q6XX5wtGDwxg7\" tabindex=\"0\" data-auto-height=\"true\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.7729220222793488\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p style=\"   margin: 12px auto 6px auto;   font-family: Helvetica,Arial,Sans-serif;   font-style: normal;   font-variant: normal;   font-weight: normal;   font-size: 14px;   line-height: normal;   font-size-adjust: none;   font-stretch: normal;   -x-system-font: none;   display: block;\"><a title=\"View 2024-10-01 Huizenga Luetkemeyer - Letter to FinCEN Re Protest Funding (1) on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/776330706\/2024-10-01-Huizenga-Luetkemeyer-Letter-to-FinCEN-Re-Protest-Funding-1#from_embed\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">2024-10-01 Huizenga Luetkem&hellip;<\/a> by <a title=\"View web-producers's profile on Scribd\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/user\/701058553\/web-producers#from_embed\" style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">web-producers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The ability of the protestors to organize quickly, disrupt critical infrastructure, and the apparent ties to Hamas, pose a serious threat to our national security,&rdquo; Huizenga and Luetkemeyer wrote in the letter obtained by the <em>Washington Examiner.<\/em> &ldquo;FinCEN not only has the tools to detect terrorist financing within the United States, but also the duty ensure that Foreign Terrorist Organizations do not infiltrate and provide funding to domestic groups.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Reps. Bill Huizenga (R-MI) and Maxine Waters (D-CA) testify at a House Rules Committee meeting on Sept. 17, 2024, at the U.S. Capitol. (Francis Chung\/POLITICO via AP Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Huizenga chaired two hearings in October and December 2023, looking into Iran&rsquo;s access to money and how they use it to support terrorism. He also <a href=\"https:\/\/huizenga.house.gov\/news\/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=402836\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>sponsored a bill<\/a> that would cut off the Iranian government from the U.S. financial system by preventing the Export-Import Bank and the International Monetary Fund from financing projects associated with the Iranian government. The bill <a href=\"https:\/\/www.congress.gov\/bill\/118th-congress\/house-bill\/5921\/all-actions?overview=closed&amp;q=%7B%22roll-call-vote%22%3A%22all%22%7D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>passed<\/a> the House 294-105 but has not passed the Senate.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is critical that we protect the American financial system, especially when there are those who wish to exploit it,&rdquo; Huizenga told the <em>Washington Examiner. <\/em>&ldquo;Since the horrific attacks of October 7, 2023, my subcommittee has continued to push Treasury for answers on how Iran-backed terror groups like Hamas or Hezbollah, receive their funding. If individuals or groups in Michigan are coordinating their protests with foreign adversaries, we should know about it.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>There have been numerous warnings about Iranian influence in encouraging American protests over Israel&rsquo;s war against Hamas in Gaza. Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines warned that Iran was seeking to interfere in the U.S. election and was stoking protests against Israel, including through funding demonstrations.<\/p>\n<p>Haines made it clear that U.S. groups linked to Tehran have posed as online activists and encouraged protests, even providing financial support to some protest groups.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;In recent weeks, Iranian government actors have sought to opportunistically take advantage of ongoing protests regarding the war in Gaza, using a playbook we&rsquo;ve seen other actors use over the years,&rdquo; Haines said <a href=\"https:\/\/dni.gov\/index.php\/newsroom\/press-releases\/press-releases-2024\/3842-statement-from-director-of-national-intelligence-avril-haines-on-recent-iranian-influence-efforts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>in a comment posted to the DNI website<\/a> in July. &ldquo;We have observed actors tied to Iran&rsquo;s government posing as activists online, seeking to encourage protests, and even providing financial support to protesters.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>While there was a decrease in the number of protests over the summer, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/why-wouldnt-i-do-it-homeless-man-breaks-down-why-he-moved-from-texas-to-san-francisco\/\" title=\"\u2018Why Wouldn\u2019t I Do It?\u2019: Homeless Man Breaks Down Why He Moved From Texas To San Francisco\">lawmakers expressed concerns<\/a> that the anti-Israel encampments and activities have already picked up again.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Some universities have already seen protests resume just weeks into the school year,&rdquo; they wrote. &ldquo;In September, four protesters were arrested at the University of Michigan after disrupting a campus event; none were students.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The Treasury Department did not respond to the <em>Washington Examiner&rsquo;s <\/em>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_1776061\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"1776061\"}});<\/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>House probes potential terrorist funding of anti-Israel protests<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2657,"featured_media":2351028,"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\/anti-israel-campus-protest-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[37336,34368,42394,42393,32076],"class_list":["post-2351026","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner","tag-anti-israel-protests","tag-campus-protests","tag-funding-investigation","tag-house-panel","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/anti-israel-campus-protest-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351026","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\/2657"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2351026"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2351026\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2351028"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2351026"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2351026"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2351026"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}