{"id":2513069,"date":"2025-11-21T07:48:02","date_gmt":"2025-11-21T12:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miss-palestines-connection-to-notorious-hamas-leader-exposed-ahead-of-beauty-pageant-report\/"},"modified":"2025-11-21T07:50:32","modified_gmt":"2025-11-21T12:50:32","slug":"miss-palestines-connection-to-notorious-hamas-leader-exposed-ahead-of-beauty-pageant-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/miss-palestines-connection-to-notorious-hamas-leader-exposed-ahead-of-beauty-pageant-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Miss Palestine&#8217;s Connection to Notorious Hamas Leader Exposed Ahead of Beauty Pageant: Report"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/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%2Fmiss-palestines-connection-to-notorious-hamas-leader-exposed-ahead-of-beauty-pageant-report%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=2513069&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 Miss Universe pageant, one of the world&#8217;s most famous beauty contests, is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/proposed-trump-gag-order-to-be-considered-in-federal-election-case\/\" title=\"Trump&#039;s proposed gag order to be reviewed in federal election case.\">attracting significant attention<\/a> this year due to the participation of Nadeen Ayoub as Miss Palestine. Her involvement is controversial partly because some countries do not recognize Palestine as a sovereign state. Ayoub, a 27-year-old U.S. and Canadian citizen living in Dubai, maintained a largely private personal life during the preliminary rounds. However, investigative reporting by the New York Post revealed that she was previously married to Sharaf Barghouti, the son of Marwan Barghouti-a <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >convicted fatah leader imprisoned<\/a> for orchestrating terror attacks-and even named a child after him. These connections to a prominent Hamas-linked family surprised many and sparked debate online. Despite some family members confirming Ayoub&#8217;s past marriage, her current relationship status remains unclear. The Miss Universe finale featuring Ayoub is set to air on Telemundo and Peacock.  <\/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\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?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<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_0)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (REP_1)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Miss Universe beauty pageant is one of the most recognized and popular pageants in the world.<\/p>\n<p>(In fact, President Donald Trump used to own the Miss Universe Organization, which includes offshoots like Miss USA.)<\/p>\n<p>This year, it&rsquo;s drawn even more eyes than usual because Nadeen Ayoub is competing &mdash; as Miss Palestine.<\/p>\n<p>Even setting aside the fact that some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/trump-considers-democratic-priorities-with-revelatory-plans-washington-examiner\/\" title=\"Trump considers Democratic priorities with revelatory plans - Washington Examiner\">countries don&#038;rsquo<\/a>;t recognize &ldquo;Palestine&rdquo; as a sovereign state, Ayoub&rsquo;s inclusion in this year&rsquo;s festivities has drawn a lot of scrutiny.<\/p>\n<p>But Ayoub wasn&rsquo;t raising eyebrows because of anything people knew about her. Quite the opposite, in fact.<\/p>\n<p> <script type=\"text\/javascript\"> \t\t\tif ( getCookie( \"ff_subbed\" ) ) { \t\t\t\tdocument.getElementById(\"stnvideo\").remove() \t\t\t} else { \t\t\t\tdocument.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\", function() { \t\t\t\t\tfunction loadScript(src) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst script=document.createElement(\"script\"); \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.src=src; \t\t\t\t\t\tscript.async=true; \t\t\t\t\t\tdocument.body.appendChild(script); \t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\tfunction findPreviousParagraph(selector, x) { \t\t\t\t\t\tconst targetElement=document.querySelector(selector); \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!targetElement) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Target element not found.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Get all <\/p>\n<p> elements in order as they appear in the document \t\t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphs=Array.from(document.querySelectorAll(\"p\"));  \t\t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the index of the last <\/p>\n<p> before the target element \t\t\t\t\t\tlet targetIndex=paragraphs.findIndex(p=> p.compareDocumentPosition(targetElement) & Node.DOCUMENT_POSITION_PRECEDING);  \t\t\t\t\t\tif (targetIndex===-1 || targetIndex <x) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.warn(\"Not enough paragraphs before the target element.\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\treturn null; \t\t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\treturn paragraphs[targetIndex - x]; \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Set up IntersectionObserver \t\t\t\t\tfunction observeElement(element) { \t\t\t\t\t\tif (!element) return;  \t\t\t\t\t\tconst observer=new IntersectionObserver( \t\t\t\t\t\t\t(entries)=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tentries.forEach(entry=> { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tif (entry.isIntersecting) { \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tconsole.log(\"Paragraph is now visible:\", entry.target.textContent.trim()); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tloadScript(\"https:\/\/embed.sendtonews.com\/player3\/embedcode.js?fk=s28Az7AY\"); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.disconnect(); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t\t\t\t\t}, \t\t\t\t\t\t\t{ threshold: 0.5 } \/\/ Adjust threshold as needed \t\t\t\t\t\t);  \t\t\t\t\t\tobserver.observe(element); \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\t\/\/ Find the 1st paragraph before #stnvideo and observe it \t\t\t\t\tlet paragraphToObserve=findPreviousParagraph(\"#stnvideo\", 2); \t\t\t\t\tobserveElement(paragraphToObserve); \t\t\t\t}); \t\t\t} \t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p>Ayoub&rsquo;s personal life had actually been shrouded in mystery as she easily made it through preliminary judging rounds.<\/p>\n<p>That mystery prompted the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/20\/world-news\/miss-palestines-ties-to-convicted-terrorist-leader-revealed-during-miss-universe-pageant\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New York Post<\/a> to dig in, and what they found was shocking &mdash; and likely explains why Ayoub had divulged so little about her past.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Miss Palestine&rsquo;s connection to convicted terrorist leader revealed during Miss Universe pageant <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/jvnxsO6E0B\">https:\/\/t.co\/jvnxsO6E0B<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/91k8zhfHSd\">pic.twitter.com\/91k8zhfHSd<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; New York Post (@nypost) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nypost\/status\/1991636619456094392?\">November 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;The first-ever Miss Palestine contestant in the Miss Universe pageant married the son of Hamas&rsquo; most-wanted prisoner, Marwan Barghouti, and even named a child after him,&rdquo; the New York Post reported Thursday, just a day ahead of the Miss Universe contest.<\/p>\n<p>The outlet explained its methodology: &ldquo;Years-old screenshots and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/conservative-student-group-plants-1000-pink-flags-at-ut-austin-to-memorialize-unborn-they-were-gone-within-12-hours\/\" title=\"Conservative Student Group Plants 1,000 Pink Flags At UT Austin To Memorialize Unborn. They Were Gone Within 12 Hours.\">social media posts obtained<\/a> by The Post show she took pains to hide that she was once married to Sharaf Barghouti &mdash; son of the infamous Fatah leader serving five life sentences in Israel for orchestrating terror attacks that killed five people in 2001 and 2002.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Marwan has apparently come up in recent hostage negotiations between <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pro-palestine-crowd-called-silence-hamas-starts-executing-arabs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hamas<\/a> and Israel.<\/p>\n<p>Ayoub, who says she is a 27-year-old U.S. and Canadian citizen living in Dubai, allegedly married Sharaf in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>She apparently had a son named &ldquo;Marwan,&rdquo; after her incarcerated father-in-law.<\/p>\n<p>The New York Post called Ayoub&rsquo;s past &ldquo;a secret life,&rdquo; and even reached out to family members to confirm the story.<\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly, some of those family members confirmed that Ayoub and Sharaf had gotten married, but &ldquo;denied knowledge of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-box-office-duds-that-became-cult-classics\/\" title=\"9 Box Office Duds That Became Cult Classics\">current status<\/a>.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>The outlet also spoke to people who knew her and attended the wedding, further solidifying that Ayoub was, in fact, married to the son of a Hamas terrorist leader.<\/p>\n<p>Ayoub has other connections to Marwan as well. A self-proclaimed fitness instructor, the New York Post dug into her former gym of employment and found that it was owned by the convicted terrorist&rsquo;s other son.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It is unclear whether Ayoub is even still present in the baby&rsquo;s life, as most of her connections to the family have been meticulously scrubbed from the internet,&rdquo; the New York Post added.<\/p>\n<p>But while Ayoub may have been spending time scrubbing her past from the internet, the internet itself was &mdash; perhaps unsurprisingly, given the state of discourse surrounding the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/weaponry-words-israel-vs-hamas-taught-us-fight-truth\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Palestinian<\/a> people &mdash; decidedly split on Miss Palestine herself.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Miss Palestine isn&rsquo;t just wearing a dress, she&rsquo;s wearing our heritage: a mosque, a church, and olive trees woven into one unbreakable Palestinian story.<br \/> And honestly&hellip; I loved it so much&#128525;&#128525; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tvnG6SheCc\">pic.twitter.com\/tvnG6SheCc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Nada 7ussini&#77958; (@Nadahu25) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Nadahu25\/status\/1991071647382585677?\">November 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Meet Miss &ldquo;Palestine&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>Born: Michigan, USA<br \/> Father: Egyptian<br \/> Mother: Italian<br \/> Raised: Canada:<br \/> Living: Dubai<\/p>\n<p>Her entire identity is a lie, just like that of the entire &ldquo;Palestinian&rdquo; people. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hZeRsnBnqX\">pic.twitter.com\/hZeRsnBnqX<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Vivid.&#127470;&#127473; (@VividProwess) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VividProwess\/status\/1991627361549213822?\">November 20, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The Miss Universe finale will air on Friday, and is available on Telemundo and the Peacock streaming service.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\"> \t\t\t \t<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* Name<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> \t\t\t\t\t\t<label>* <\/label> \t\t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> \t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<label>* Message<\/label> \t\t\t\t\t<br \/> \t\t\t\t\t<textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> \t\t\t\t\t<input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\"> \t\t\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> \t\t<script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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