politics
El Sayed touts endorsement from lobbyists tied to terrorist financing
Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed of Michigan is endorsed by a pro-Palestinian group with members tied to terrorist fundraising networks.
TL;DR
- Democratic Senate candidate Abdul el Sayed of Michigan was endorsed by Americans for Justice in Palestine Action (AJP Action).
- AJP Action is the lobbying arm of American Muslims for Palestine.
- Leaders of American Muslims for Palestine have past connections to groups like the Holy Land Foundation, Islamic Association of Palestine, and KindHearts, which were shut down for allegedly funding terrorism.
- Osama Abuirshaid and Hatem Bazian, involved with these earlier groups, co-founded American Muslims for Palestine in 2006 and are senior executives of AJP Action.