Democrat Senate candidate Colin Allred has taken 1000’s of {dollars} in campaign donations from activists who’ve espoused anti-Israel views and are tied to radical teams who push the identical agenda, a overview of Federal Election Fee filings reveals.
Following the rise of antisemitism after Hamas’s invasion of Israel final October, Allred stated that he “unequivocally” denounces “antisemitism in all forms” and that his “support for Israel and its right to defend itself is unwavering.” However over time, he is accepted marketing campaign contributions from people with anti-Israel ties, and his marketing campaign remained silent when requested in regards to the donations.
Allred beforehand took $312 whereas working for a Home seat from Ibrahim Alhusseini, a enterprise capitalist and environmentalist who defended Palestinians’ “hate” of Israelis.
“People ask why Palestinian kids often hate Israelis, and my simple answer is: If you live the life that Israel forces on them, I dare you not to hate. Most humans would rather die standing then live on their knees,” Alhusseini wrote in a February 2018 Twitter put up.
Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, is working for the Texas Senate seat held by Sen. Ted Cruz. (Tom Williams)
The Democrat, who’s making an attempt to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz, obtained one other $500 donation from Azhar Azeez, the then-president of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), in 2018.
Azeez helped set up the Dallas Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) chapter, which referred to as for the discharge of Aafia Siddiqui, a lady often known as “Lady Al-Qaeda,” in 2021. She was convicted in 2010 for the capturing of U.S. service members in Afghanistan and allegedly holds ties to Khalid Sheikh Muhammad, who is taken into account the primary architect of 9/11.
ISNA has additionally hosted audio system with antisemitic ties, together with Hatem Bazian, who StopAntisemisitsm.org labeled “the most antisemitic Professor in the United States.”
Demonstrators in assist of Israel collect to denounce antisemitism and name for the discharge of Israeli hostages, on the Nationwide Mall in Washington, D.C., on November 14, 2023. (Ali Khaligh)
Among the many different donors with anti-Israel viewpoints is Lorraine Leblanc, who in April 2022 wrote that Israel lived out “oppressive and brutal apartheid rule.” Leblanc has given $750 to his marketing campaign.
“Palestinians live in daily fear of violence from the Israeli military and settlers. Israel’s oppressive and brutal apartheid rule affects every aspect of Palestinian life. I have witnessed this first hand,” Leblanc posted on X.
Allred additionally obtained a $500 donation from Nichole Mossalam, who, from 2013 to 2016, served because the Government Director of the Islamic Society of Boston (ISB) Cambridge, based on her Fb web page.
The IBS Cambridge department was frequented by Tamerlan and Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the Boston Marathon bombers, in addition to multiple worshipers tied to terrorist teams.
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is working for re-election in Texas. (Tom Williams)
IBS has invited a protracted record of controversial audio system to interact in occasions with the group, together with Tariq Ramadan, who, based on the Hoover Establishment, has stated that killing Israeli schoolchildren is “contextually explicable.”
One other speaker was Nihad Awad, the chief director and co-founder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), who just lately stated that he was “happy to see” the October 7 Hamas invasion of Israel and that the Jewish state didn’t have a proper to self-defense, as a result of it’s an “occupying power.”
Along with a few of his anti-Israel donors, Allred has additionally repeatedly refused to sentence Imam Omar Suleiman, who has referred to as for an “intifada,” which implies violent rebellion, towards Israel. Suleiman additionally repeatedly referred to as Israel an “apartheid state” and has stated being homosexual is a “disease.” The controversial Imam has additionally expressed assist for the Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment (BSD) motion, which is a pressure-point marketing campaign searching for to punish Israel financially.
In 2019, Allred said Suleiman’s “message of peace, unity, and support for our fellow Americans is needed now, more than ever.” He has additionally met with a number of different teams who’ve espoused antisemitic views, together with the Texas chapter of American Muslims for Palestine and Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
Individuals stand collectively in the course of the ‘Jewish Neighborhood Vigil’ for Israel in London, Monday, October 9, 2023, two days after Hamas fighters launched an unprecedented, multi-front assault on Israel. (Kin Cheung)
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Allred has a historical past of radical ties, together with sending $1M in taxpayer funds to a bunch instructing “racial equity and identity” to four-year-olds.
He additionally received backlash for claiming that it could have been “better” if the Second Modification “had not been written.”
Allred’s marketing campaign and the anti-Israel donors didn’t reply to Fox Information Digital’s requests for remark.
Fox Information’ Brie Stimson contributed to this report.
