Ryan Mauro, an expert on terror funding and movements of terror cells, joins the podcast to discuss his articles on terror funding. Topics include the Biden administration's transfer to Iran, money behind pro-Palestinian protests, cut ties with payment processors, and the link between Samadoon and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
Gabe Kaminsky's reporting on terror funding led to three payment processors, including PayPal, cutting ties with the Alliance for Global Justice, exposing the funding of terror-linked NGOs.
Investigations into the Alliance for Global Justice and the Mapping Project highlight the influential role of these groups within the anti-Israel movement and the need for greater scrutiny and enforcement regarding the funding of affiliated NGOs.
Deep dives
The Terror Funding Investigations
Investigative reporter Gabe Kaminsky joins the Influence Watch podcast to discuss his articles on terror funding for the Washington Examiner. One of the key focuses of his reporting is the Alliance for Global Justice, a 501c3 charity that sponsors the Sammy Doon Palestinian Solidarity Network. This coalition has ties to the Popular Front for Liberation Palestine and other Palestinian terror organizations. The articles prompted three payment processors, including PayPal, to cut ties with the Alliance for Global Justice. The investigations have shed light on the funding of terror-linked NGOs and the role of fiscal sponsorships in obscuring transparency.
The Influence of the Alliance for Global Justice
The Washington Examiner's coverage of the Alliance for Global Justice has unveiled its influential role within the anti-Israel movement. The organization sponsors numerous groups and has close to 140 other organizations under its fiscal sponsorship. Major corporations such as Pepsi, Lyft, and CBS Interactive have funded the Alliance for Global Justice. By exposing its terror ties, Gabe Kaminsky's reporting has led to a recognition of the influential nature of this group and the need for scrutiny regarding the funding of affiliated NGOs.
The Mapping Project and Foreign Sponsors
Ryan Maru highlights the Mapping Project, a mysterious effort that targets pro-Israel sites and creates a hit list of Zionist institutions. The project has foreign sponsorship, with links traced back to Samadoon and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. Ryan underscores the challenge of uncovering financial connections in these unregistered organizations with fiscal sponsors. While payment processors such as PayPal severed ties with the Alliance for Global Justice, foreign funding and the lack of transparency in the nonprofit world remain problems that require more stringent enforcement and investigative efforts.
I’m Sarah Lee, and this is the Influence Watch podcast. With me today is my colleague Ryan Mauro, an expert on terror funding and the movements of terror cells across the Middle East and around the world. It’s good he’s with us today because last week, as the world watched in horror as violent terrorists aligned with Hamas led an incursion into Israel from Gaza and committed mass murder of unsuspecting Israeli civilians living near the border. Some of the discussion centered on terrorism funding in the aftermath. Everything from the Biden administration’s 6 billion dollar transfer to Iran, to the money behind pro-palestinian campus protests are in question. Joining Ryan and me today to discuss a series of articles on terror funding he wrote for the Washington Examiner BEFORE the Hamas massacre – articles that got the ear of Congress and actually led to significant changes – is investigative reporter Gabe Kaminsky.