Are you really surprised that Rashida Tlaib has been defending Hamas? After all she cofounded Black4Palestine along with Kristian Davis Bailey.
That group has been linked to support for Hamas. Bailey is an activist who has supported the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), which Black4Palestine also supported.
Canary Mission is a group that fights against hatred both from the right and the left and they have investigated Tlaib and organizations that she has supported and have been supported by them.
Three people with ties to Hamas have also raised funds for Tlaib as well as for terrorists according to the watchdog group.
Claims Regarding Black4Palestine
Canary Mission further alleges Tlaib’s involvement with the Detroit-based activist group Black4Palestine, which she co-founded in 2015. This group has been accused of supporting Hamas and other terrorists. Co-founder Kristian Davis Bailey is said to have ties with the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), designated as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) by the U.S. government.
Canary Mission reported:
Black4Palestine [Black For Palestine] is a pro-terror, anti-American, anti-Israel activist group co-founded by U.S. Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib and Kristian Davis Bailey. It is based in Detroit and was established in 2015.
Black4Palestine has shown support for Hamas members, as well as other terrorists. The group has posted online more than 100 times in support of terrorists.
The group has expressed support for leaders of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), an armed Marxist-Leninist group that is listed as a Foreign Terror Organization (FTO) by the U.S. government.
Co-founder, Bailey, is an anti-Israel activist who has conducted activism with leaders of the PFLP who are part of Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network (Samidoun), an anti-Israel NGO designated as a terror entity by the Israeli government in 2021 for being an agent of the PFLP. Samidoun’s three senior activists – Khaled Barakat, Mustapha Awad and Mohammed Khatib – are PFLP members [pp. 22-25].
Bailey has engaged in anti-Israel activism with Barakat and Khatib on multiple occasions through Samidoun.
The three people with connections to Hamas that also fundraised for Tlaib are, Salah Sarsour, Rafeeq Jaber, and Abdelbaset Hamayel.
FBI documents from the 1990s suggest Salah Sarsour was involved in funding Hamas through certain organizations. Sarsour, associated with the Islamic Society of Milwaukee, arranged fundraising events for Tlaib in both 2018 and 2020.
Canary Mission alleges that Sarsour was not just a participant but was the lead organizer of the event, even providing his personal contact details on the official campaign flyer.
Canary Mission can now confirm that Sarsour was listed on an official Tlaib campaign flyer as being the lead organizer of the event, even giving out his personal phone number for contact.
Previous reporting showed that Tlaib and Sarsour took multiple photos together [bottom right].
Rafeeq Jaber: Jaber reportedly hosted a Tlaib fundraiser in 2018. He is a co-founder of the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR). In 2003, Jaber testified about his involvement in distributing Hamas propaganda in the U.S. He was also associated with the Islamic Association for Palestine (IAP) and the American Muslim Society (AMS), both of which have been linked to supporting Hamas.
Canary Mission reported:
In 2003, Jaber testified that he directed two Hamas front groups in the U.S. to “promote [the Holy Land Foundation] in every way we can” and to distribute Hamas propaganda materials, including an August 2001 editorial that advocated martyrdom operations and the killing of Jewish people.
At the time, he was reportedly president of the IAP and the American Muslim Society (AMS). According to a court document, AMS was “d/b/a [doing business as ] the Islamic Association for Palestine in Chicago.”
IAP and AMS published and distributed pro-Hamas documents in America. According to U.S. government prosecutors [p. 30], IAP served as “the media arm of Hamas in America” and played [p. 5] a central role in disseminating Hamas propaganda “intended to continue to promote and move forward Hamas’s agenda of the destruction of the State of Israel and establishment of an Islamic state in its place.”
IAP and AMS also directly contributed funds to HLF and encouraged its supporters to donate to the Hamas-linked organization. IAP’s logo was featured on the publication of Hamas’s charter.
Abdelbaset Hamayel: Another co-host for Tlaib’s Chicago fundraiser in 2018. Hamayel has held positions in various organizations, including KindHearts and the IAP, both of which were allegedly tied to Hamas.
According to Israellycool, “Abdelbaset Hamayel, was the Director and Secretary General of the Islamic Association for Palestine, an unindicted co-conspirator in the Holy Land Foundation case and described as Hamas’ public relations arm in the US.”
Canary Mission revealed:
He worked in senior positions for two Hamas-linked organizations in the U.S. that are now defunct. He has also held senior positions [p.13] in AMP.
Hamayel reportedly served as the “representative” in Illinois and Wisconsin for KindHearts for Charitable Humanitarian Development (KindHearts). The group was dissolved in 2011 after the U.S. Department of the Treasury discovered that it was funneling funds to Hamas.
As of November 18, 2001, Hamayel was reportedly the Executive Director and Secretary General of the IAP.
IAP’s publication, Al-Zaytouna magazine: “focused on Palestinian issues with an emphasis on support for Hamas.” Al-Zaytouna magazine allegedly contained at least one article encouraging readers to donate [p.30] funds to HLF.
IAP was alleged to be one of four central organizations founded in the U.S. with the mandate to support Hamas, with varying missions calculated to address Hamas’s needs comprehensively.
Is Rashida Tlaib the right person serving in the Congress? She may not actively participate in terrorist acts, but she would gladly hold the coats for those who do.
