Last week, the Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) identified charitable organizations that recently showcased radical Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) activists with a history of bigoted and anti-Semitic views. Philanthropic organizations and foundations should be held accountable for failing to do their due diligence and looking into the backgrounds of the members they…
Muslim Brotherhood supporters in the United States continue to mourn former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi’s death last week. Morsi suffered an apparent heart attack during a court proceding where he faced espionage charges. Some supporters say it took more than 20 minutes for Morsi to receive medical attention. Human Rights Watch claims he died…
“What’s the one thing you want funders to do differently to support the pro-immigrant and -refugee movement?” This is the question posed by the National Committee for Responsive Philanthropy (NCRP) on Monday to highlight the organization’s members. The NCRP claims to promote “philanthropy that serves the public good, is responsive to people and communities…
BROOKLYN, N.Y. – As Israel celebrated its 71st anniversary as an independent state last month, a group called Within Our Lifetime-United for Palestine, an offshoot of Students for Justice in Palestine (SJP), organized a rally in Brooklyn to that spouted virulent anti-Semitic tropes by a city official, offered repeated calls for Israel’s…
Oh boy, was Hussam Ayloush ever mad! Asked to condemn Hamas in 2013, Ayloush called the question “unacceptable” and lashed out at the questioner, saying it was “very shameful” and “proves that you have nothing but bigotry in you.” Ayloush, who runs the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Los Angeles office, said…
As IPT Senior Fellow Patrick Dunleavy noted Friday, the Islamic Circle of North America has helped update a report on terrorist prosecutions in the United States which claims more than 9 in 10 cases involving Muslim suspects are bogus. “Many convicted Muslims were sentenced to long years in prison for doing…
The Muslim Student Union (MSU) at the University of California, Irvine (UCI) wrapped up “Anti-Oppression Week 2019” Friday with an anti-Semitic sermon denying Israel’s right to exist. “I ask Allah … to give us the courage to fight Zionism. I ask Allah … to free the Palestinians from the oppression,”…
The Muslim American Society (MAS) claims it is disturbed by a video, exposed last week by the Investigative Project on Terrorism, showing school children lip-syncing a pro-jihad song calling for Israel’s elimination and the torture of its people. The videos showed school children singing along and gesturing in a light choreography with a “Birds…
Young Muslim boys, dressed in traditional Palestinian garb, passionately lip-sync: “The blood of the martyrs is calling us. Paradise, men desire it. Revolutionaries, Revolutionaries … Sword and Text, oh free men.” During the song, several children hold up a copy of the Quran. “Until we liberate our lands, until reach…
Omar Barghouti, a co-founder of the movement to boycott and sanction Israel, a movement which many backers hope will lead to Israel’s elimination, was supposed to arrive in Washington, D.C. yesterday to give two lectures and to meet with members of Congress. Instead, he’s back at his home in Israel.…
The IL Muslim Civic Coalition, which formed last October, claims to be “a partnership of 250+ Activists, Influencers and Organizations. We empower the voices of cultural and diverse Muslims.” It issues voter guides and does candidate training. Last month, it was among the groups to meet with Chicago Cubs owner…
Israeli authorities revealed last month that Hamas recruiters posing as journalists conveyed secret messages to West Bank operatives via al-Aqsa TV. According to a recent report from the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center, Palestinian terrorists often rely on media affiliations to communicate with operatives and avoid being targeted by Israel during…