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Feds probe $100M anti-Israel ‘war chest’ tied to glamorous Mamdani ally: sources
NY Post ^ | 8/14/26 | James Franey

Posted on 08/15/2026 2:52:43 AM PDT by Libloather

The feds are probing a shadowy nonprofit’s $100 million anti-Israel “war chest” allegedly amassed by a glamorous ally of Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a racecar-driving billionaire and a Texas private equity mogul, The Post has learned.

The Department of Homeland Security is investigating a UK-based outfit known only as PFF, scrutinizing whether it illegally funneled donor funds to Al-Haq, a Palestinian group sanctioned by the US in September, sources said.

Two sources with direct knowledge said federal agents are investigating more broadly whether the fund’s organizers employ opaque UK corporate entities to obscure cross-border financial flows.

One insider said the “linchpin” for the group’s fundraising is Bassema Yousef, a New York-born Democratic donor who now lives in the swanky London neighborhood of Kensington.

The Mamdani ally is a former Al Jazeera staffer and Booz Allen Hamilton consultant who has regularly forked out to the campaigns of Israel-bashing Congresswoman Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich).

She also previously served at the International Rescue Committee, a global organization led by former British Foreign Secretary David Miliband that provides life-saving support to people caught in conflicts and disasters around the world

Insiders described Yousef as “a well-connected operative who bridges the gap between State Department veterans, management consultants, and elite progressive spheres.”

They added she is a close friend of Mamdani spin doctor Waleed Shahid and Zara Rahim, a senior advisor to the left-winger’s winning campaign in November.

Yousef’s Threads account features a string of unhinged anti-Israel tirades in which she unloads on CBS correspondent Matt Gutman, who is Jewish, because his network “is owned and run by Zionist (sic)”.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Conspiracy; History; Local News
KEYWORDS: bassemayousef; glamorous; israel; madmani; probe
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1 posted on 08/15/2026 2:52:43 AM PDT by Libloather
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To: Libloather

Qatar money?


2 posted on 08/15/2026 3:29:26 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: FreedomPoster

Mooselimb Brotherhood loving Princes


3 posted on 08/15/2026 3:55:47 AM PDT by Steven Tyler
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To: Libloather

HOORAY Feds! ISLAMamdani has millions of friends and as much money as is needed. Terrorist NGOs in the conquered UK fund the jihad along with many others worldwide.


4 posted on 08/15/2026 4:29:24 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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To: Libloather
Would it be wrong for me to pray that very damn Maoist office holder in this country were to die in one big fiery plane crash?
5 posted on 08/15/2026 4:31:10 AM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Import The Third World,Become The Third World)
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To: Libloather

All the Jew haters have to realize that you also support commie/Jihadist scum like Mamdani....And He/they want you dead.


6 posted on 08/15/2026 4:35:20 AM PDT by trebb (So many fools - so little time...)
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To: Libloather

(D-Mich) who knew /s


7 posted on 08/15/2026 5:29:52 AM PDT by Vaduz (NEVER TRUST A DEMOCRAT)
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To: trebb

Yeah, I see it as a pretty binary operation. You’re even on the side of the Jews, or you’re on the side of radical Muslim terrorists. And a lot of Freepers really hate the Jews. I find that weird.


8 posted on 08/15/2026 5:48:20 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy (Enoch Powell warned us about Rivers of Blood. Well, I sure hope they're coming. It's the only fix.)
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To: Libloather
Always with the "probing".

Always with the "exposing".

Always with the RUMORS of an "investigation".

Never with the ARRESTING!

The left is already shooting...it is the same in the end.

ZERO ARRESTS, ZERO MIDTERM VOTES!!

Cuffs, perpwalks, released mugshots.

80 days.

9 posted on 08/15/2026 9:33:10 AM PDT by SENTINEL (Kneel down to God. Stand up to tyrants. STICK TO YOUR GUNS !)
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To: SENTINEL

Always with the RUMORS of an “investigation”.

Never with the ARRESTING!


I don’t think you would enjoy the system of ARREST, then INVESTIGATE.

So far we are still a republic..........................


10 posted on 08/15/2026 9:40:32 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple ((Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere))
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To: PeterPrinciple
There will CONTINUE to be no arrests of 'elites'.

If JUSTICE is dead, the REPUBLIC is dead!

5-1/2 years of Trump, ZERO 'elite' arrests! Zero cuffs, zero perpwalks, zero mugshots.

11 posted on 08/15/2026 10:44:12 AM PDT by SENTINEL (Kneel down to God. Stand up to tyrants. STICK TO YOUR GUNS !)
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To: SENTINEL

5-1/2 years of Trump, ZERO ‘elite’ arrests! Zero cuffs, zero perpwalks, zero mugshots.


WHERE DO YOU GET YOUR INFORMATION FROM?

AS I said, maybe you want arrests first. We live in a republic and it takes recourses to convict. But you want your lollipop now. You start with the small fish. It takes a lot to convict the big ones. But the court of public opinion is valuable too.

Just throw away the rule of law. Be thankful you don’t live in the world you think you want.


12 posted on 08/15/2026 10:54:02 AM PDT by PeterPrinciple ((Thinking Caps are no longer being issued, but there must be a warehouse full of them somewhere))
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To: PeterPrinciple
Rule of law my ass!!

Trump probably ORDERED DOJ/FBI NOT to arrests any elites just like he did with Hillary!

You call that RULE OF LAW?

Nick Shirley gets more investigating done than the 38 billion dollar a year DOJ!

Kyle Rittenhouse dished out more justice than the FBI!

The left is ALREADY SHOOTING!! They are going to riot around the wrong couple of veterans and the country might NEVER return to civility.

The TRUST level with DOJ/FBI/TRUMP is lower than with FAUCI!!

The left is already shooting. Where is your SENSE OF URGENCY? It didn't take FBI/DOJ 5-1/2 years to CUFF, PERPWALK AND MUGSHOT STONE!

I don't believe a word out of your mouth.

80 days until midterms. Zero 'elite' arrests, zero midterm votes! It is the same in the end. GET IT DONE!

13 posted on 08/15/2026 4:40:00 PM PDT by SENTINEL (Kneel down to God. Stand up to tyrants. STICK TO YOUR GUNS !)
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