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Omar holding secret fundraisers with Hamas-linked CAIR and terror-linked Muslim charity

Mar 23, 2019 2:00 pm By Robert Spencer

The Democrats won’t say a word about this. They have already learned that nothing negative whatsoever can be said about Omar, on pain of charges of “Islamophobia.” And support for Hamas-linked CAIR is mainstream among the Democrats. They routinely appear at CAIR events and have no apparent interest in what the group is all about. CAIR is an unindicted co-conspirator in a Hamas terror funding case — so named by the Justice Department. CAIR officials have repeatedly refused to denounce Hamas and Hizballah as terrorist groups. Several former CAIR officials have been convicted of various crimes related to jihad terror. CAIR’s cofounder and longtime Board chairman (Omar Ahmad), as well as its chief spokesman (Ibrahim Hooper), have made Islamic supremacist statements about how Islamic law should be imposed in the U.S. (Ahmad denies this, but the original reporter stands by her story.) CAIR chapters frequently distribute pamphlets telling Muslims not to cooperate with law enforcement. CAIR has opposed virtually every anti-terror measure that has been proposed or implemented and has been declared a terror organization by the United Arab Emirates. CAIR’s Hussam Ayloush in 2017 called for the overthrow of the U.S. government. CAIR’s national outreach manager is an open supporter of Hamas.

“Omar Holding Secret Fundraisers With Islamic Groups Tied to Terror,” by Adam Kredo, Washington Free Beacon, March 22, 2019:

Democratic freshman Rep. Ilhan Omar (D., Minn.) has been holding a series of secret fundraisers with groups that have been tied to the support of terrorism, appearances that have been closed to the press and hidden from public view.

The content of these speeches, given to predominately Muslim audiences, remains unknown, prompting some of Omar’s critics to express concern about the type of rhetoric she is using before these paying audiences, particularly in light of the lawmaker’s repeated use of anti-Semitic tropes in public.

Omar recently spoke in Florida at a private event hosted by Islamic Relief, a charity organization long said to have deep ties to groups that advocate terrorism against Israel. Over the weekend, she will appear at another private event in California that is hosted by CAIR-CA PAC, a political action committee affiliated with the Council on American Islamic Relations, or CAIR a group that was named as an unindicted co-conspirator in a massive terror-funding incident.

Omar’s appearance at these closed-door forums is raising eyebrows in the pro-Israel world due to her repeated and unapologetic public use of anti-Semitic stereotypes accusing Jewish people of controlling foreign policy and politics. With Omar’s popularity skyrocketing on the anti-Israel left, it appears her rhetoric is translating into fundraising prowess.

It remains unclear what Omar has told these audiences in her private talks. Washington Free Beacon attempts to obtain video of past events were unsuccessful, and multiple local news and television outlets in the Tampa, Fla., area, where Omar spoke to Islamic Relief last month, confirmed they were unable to gain access to the closed door event.

Islamic Relief has come under congressional investigation for what lawmakers have described as its efforts to provide assistance to terrorist group such as Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood. The charity has been banned by some countries as a result of these ties.

In 2017, Congress sought to ban taxpayer funds from reaching the charity due to these terror links.

A representative from Islamic Relief declined to provide the Free Beacon with any material related to Omar’s appearance.

“The event was closed to the media. No materials are available,” the official said.

On Sunday, Omar will hold another meet and greet in Irvine, Calif., for CAIR-CA PAC. Those wishing to hear Omar speak are being asked to donate anywhere from $50 to $250 dollars, according to a flyer for the event.

The CAIR event also appears closed to the press. Free Beacon attempts to contact the organizer and obtain access were unsuccessful. Requests for comment on the nature of the speeches sent to Omar’s congressional office also were not returned.

CAIR, a Muslim advocacy group known for its anti-Israel positions, was named by the U.S. government as part of a large network of groups known to be supporting Hamas….

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  1. somehistory says

    Mar 23, 2019 at 2:19 pm

    With this article from IPT News, there is a photo of the poster advertising the event, including speakers and ticket information. Below is just a small excerpt from the article.

    IPT News
    March 22, 2019

    https://www.investigativeproject.org/7867/llhan-omar-speaks-at-cair-fundraiser

    “The FBI, which obtained that evidence, broke off relations with CAIR in 2008, explaining, “unless we can resolve whether there continues to be a connection between CAIR or its executives and HAMAS, the FBI does not view CAIR as an appropriate liaison partner.”

    That remains the FBI’s posture more than a decade later.

    While Ahmad left CAIR’s national board, Awad remains CAIR’s executive director. Awad publicly expressed his support for Hamas in 1994, the same year CAIR was created. He has never retracted that support or directly condemned Hamas.
    Awad’s constant leadership reinforces a point prosecutors made in the HLF case:

    “CAIR has been identified by the Government at trial as a participant in an ongoing and ultimately unlawful conspiracy to support a designated terrorist organization, a conspiracy from which CAIR never withdrew.”

    ********************************************************************
    They should all be facing RICO; anyone and everyone having anything to do with them.

    • CRUSADER says

      Mar 23, 2019 at 2:41 pm

      RICO….

      ….follow their money…
      ….drain their capital….

      • mortimer says

        Mar 23, 2019 at 6:52 pm

        Agree. Drain their money … sue them. Catch them in criminality.

    • Brigitte from Germany says

      Mar 24, 2019 at 11:20 pm

      https://www.change.org/p/jacob-wohl-remove-rep-ilhan-omar-from-the-house-foreign-affairs-committee

      Sign and share the important petition please.
      Thanks.

  2. Bill says

    Mar 23, 2019 at 2:30 pm

    Absolutely disgusting and there will be no talk about it in the mainstream media again…

  3. CRUSADER says

    Mar 23, 2019 at 2:40 pm

    Soon, it will be more openly brazen, as they sense Islamic power increasing and influence accreting….

    Meanwhile, the ostriches dig their heads further into the sand, sticking up their arses for more abuse.

    • VRWC member77 says

      Mar 23, 2019 at 5:12 pm

      Yes, and so the President should keep stride and step up his game by now pointing out, that the democrats are not just an anti-Jewish party, they are also a PRO-HAMAS party. Omar provides the link with Awad’s public pro-Hamas statement.

      The vacant Mueller report gives you great capital Mr. President. Now is the time for a public statement of proof:

      ***************************** democrat party = support for Islamic terrorist organization ***********************

      Force the insipid cowards to try and refute it.

      • CRUSADER says

        Mar 24, 2019 at 2:29 am

        Typo spotted.

        You do mean DhimmiRats, don’t you?

        • Carol the 1st says

          Mar 24, 2019 at 8:30 pm

          https://www.foxnews.com/world/blade-of-jihad-extremists-embrace-the-knife-as-tool-of-terror

  4. elee says

    Mar 23, 2019 at 3:26 pm

    She drums up antiSemitism with accusations of “foreign loyalties.”

    There is nothing so foreign to everything American as Islam.

    Email your Representative and demand that these activities be investigated.

  5. Jay says

    Mar 23, 2019 at 4:07 pm

    The investigation into Omar , already in process , should include her ties to CAIR!
    She is the enemy within!! She should be arrested and tried for treason! Her blatant involvement
    with Muslim terrorists/CAIR ,should be more than enough to remove her from her illegally gotten government house position.
    Wake up America before it’s too late!
    Trump 2020 our only hope 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸

    • Brian hoff says

      Mar 24, 2019 at 1:00 am

      Nothing is going to happen.. The cazy woman who is saying that she marry her brother need to have some proof to get the government investigate going. It is too easy for far rightwing evangelist christian to make up false charge against than muslim.

      • gravenimagen says

        Mar 24, 2019 at 6:28 pm

        Actually, there is quite a bit of evidence for this–this is not, as “Brian hoff”–really, “DefenderofIslam”–the claims of some random “cazy woman”.

        “Records support claims hijabbed, anti-Semitic Muslima Congressional candidate Ilhan Omar married her brother”

        https://www.jihadwatch.org/2018/10/records-support-claims-hijabbed-anti-semitic-muslima-congressional-candidate-ilhan-omar-married-her-brother

        “Muslim Congressional candidate Ilhan Omar swore to apparent falsehoods in court, while divorcing her brother”

        https://www.jihadwatch.org/2018/08/muslim-congressional-candidate-ilhan-omar-swore-to-apparent-falsehoods-in-court-while-divorcing-her-brother

        This probably had more to do with immigration fraud than it did with incest–still pretty disgusting, though.

        • Brian hoff says

          Mar 25, 2019 at 1:00 am

          There are many case of brother and sister marriage by mistake. The most framous one is than maa. than brother and sister went to different family after they parent die. Afew year later the organization records where lost by fire. There where back up record in Vatican City. The brother enlisted in army joining ww2. She metter than nice woman whon he want to marry they got married. They have no childern. When they where both over 70 year old and happy marry than vatican researcher found the old record and report it to the local Catholic and law enforcement authorities they decided to do nothing. One evangelist christian who was running against than roman Catholic for govner fround out about this and want to this in election. It back fire big time as many evangelist christian vote for the roman Catholic.

        • gravenimage says

          Mar 25, 2019 at 1:10 am

          There is no reason to think that this was accidental. it was just an easy and fraudulent way for Omar to get her brother into the country.

      • gravenimagen says

        Mar 24, 2019 at 6:30 pm

        And note that “DefenderofIslam” has *no* problem with this Muslimah holding fundraisers with Jihad terrorists–but then, why would he?

        • gravenimage says

          Mar 24, 2019 at 6:44 pm

          The above post is by gravenimage.

        • Brian hoff says

          Mar 25, 2019 at 1:04 am

          CAIR isnot than terrorist organization and there is no moslim brotherhood.

        • gravenimage says

          Mar 25, 2019 at 1:17 am

          CAIR has links with Hamas, which is indeed “than terrorist organization”.

          And “Brian hoff”–really, “DefenderofIslam”–has said before that there is no “moslim (sic) brotherhood”. This must be news to the last government of Egypt, to its founder Hassan al-Banna, and to Sayyid Qutb.

          https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muslim_Brotherhood

  6. Joseph says

    Mar 23, 2019 at 4:37 pm

    They are laughing at USA using our own laws to defeat us
    The world has gone completely insane,stupid and ignorant

    • Carol the 1st says

      Mar 24, 2019 at 9:19 pm

      The Clown World Reality of 2019

  7. gravenimage says

    Mar 23, 2019 at 4:52 pm

    Omar holding secret fundraisers with Hamas-linked CAIR and terror-linked Muslim charity
    ………………..

    Utter insanity. I cannot believe how bold she is.

    • James Lincoln says

      Mar 23, 2019 at 4:59 pm

      gravenimage,

      Shouldn’t Omar be investigated for sedition?

    • VRWC member77 says

      Mar 23, 2019 at 5:43 pm

      graven, you know very well that Islamic supremacists have never been very good at bridling their arrogance. Dennis Prager has said that the evil of Islam is more like a bright light as opposed to darkness because you can’t look directly into a bright light for a very long time. The natural instinct is to look away. It becomes to painful or damaging.

      I think this is a great time for Trump to take a big hammer wack to that light with a loud declaration that the democrat party is now an active supporter of an Islamic terrorist organization. All he has to do is point to the facts.

    • gravenimage says

      Mar 24, 2019 at 6:46 pm

      Agreed, James and VRWC member77.

      The disgusting thing is how many Democrats are ignoring Omar’s viciousness–or even enabling it.

  8. Barb says

    Mar 23, 2019 at 5:12 pm

    Simple thing to do is ban CAIR and all it’s affiliates – Have them recognized and listed as a Terrorist group!

    • abad says

      Mar 23, 2019 at 10:42 pm

      That is exactly what President Trump should do.

  9. mortimer says

    Mar 23, 2019 at 6:54 pm

    Ilhan Omar will be a conduit for bribery. The money she directs will go to politicians, civil servants and journalists. The FBI and CIA should watch her and catch her at it. She should be spied on, prosecuted and locked up.

    • Carol the 1st says

      Mar 24, 2019 at 9:38 pm

      Keith Ellison raced to jump on that gravy train. He doesn’t look too worried.

  10. Wellington says

    Mar 23, 2019 at 7:28 pm

    Bad woman. Bad religion.

  11. infidel says

    Mar 24, 2019 at 1:23 am

    All this leads to another Islamic TRUISM from the annals of the infidel:

    Muslimas in living in 3rd Pary infidel free societies and democracies habitually (MIS)USE their freedom of speech and expression to speak against NON MUSLIMS ONLY!!!

  12. CRUSADER says

    Mar 24, 2019 at 2:31 am

    Definition of Sedition
    Sedition is defined as “conduct or language inciting rebellion against the authority of a state.”

    Examples of Sedition
    When the United States instituted the draft for the Vietnam War, many young Americans showed their defiance by burning their draft cards. This act alone was seditious in nature, but not illegal. Burning the American flag has been upheld by the Supreme Court to be a constitutional right of citizens, but is also considered seditious. While not all acts of sedition are legal, being seditious does not automatically make them illegal. In dictatorial governments, of course, any act of sedition might be illegal and result in severe punishment.

    Definition of Treason
    Treason is defined as “violation of allegiance toward one’s country or sovereign, especially the betrayal of one’s country by waging war against it or by consciously and purposely acting to aid its enemies.”

    Examples of Treason
    Americans usually think of Benedict Arnold when treason is mentioned. Arnold sold military secrets to the British during the Revolutionary War. This is a clear act of treason. Spies who spy against their own country are committing treason. Treasonous acts are illegal in all countries and are often punishable by death.

  13. J D.S says

    Mar 24, 2019 at 9:35 am

    In the .prior article the Governor of Washington state I’d shown cozying up to CAIR and of course it is plain to see that Omar is and has been foxy 😉 up and only God knows how many more politician’s are cozying up.
    Not only to CAIR but to those Islamic organizations who are linked to CAIR, HAMAS, MUSLIM BROTHERHOOD etc.

    • Carol the 1st says

      Mar 24, 2019 at 9:45 pm

      They say it’s all about Democrats getting the vote and everything else be damned. If they ever get in that may be the end of civilization as we know it.

  14. Robert_k says

    Mar 24, 2019 at 1:29 pm

    Do not criticize the “Hot Somali” – it’s Islamophobia!

    • gravenimage says

      Mar 24, 2019 at 6:48 pm

      Again, the sobriquet does not really say much about Omar–not sure why you are so wedded to it.

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