Newsom Gave Millions to Islamic Groups Who Cheer On the Killing of Jews

Townhall.com ^ | 18 November A.D. 2023 | Sarah Arnold

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Despite so many preaching against anti-semitism and voicing their support for Israel, Democrats have quietly funneled money into the hands of pro-Hamas supporters. Advertisement

Democrat Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA.) reportedly gave millions of taxpayer dollars to mosques that cheer on the onslaught of Jews.

This year, the governor's office awarded $200,000 to the Sajjadia Islamic Society as part of its Nonprofit Security Grant program, which aims to help nonprofits protect against terrorist attacks. However, during a sermon this month, the pro-Iran cleric Hamza Sodagar applauded Hezbollah terrorist leader Hassan Nasrallah, saying that Allah sent "the rockets from Hamas or Hezbollah" to strike Israel.

According to the Free Beacon, Newsom has also given grants to mosques, such as the Islamic Center of Hawthorne and the Islamic Center of Riverside, in which their imams praise the "malevolence of the Jews" and pray for Allah to "destroy them."

In January 2022, Newsom's office gave $47.5 million to provide "physical security enhancements to nonprofit organizations that are at high risk for violent attacks and hate crimes due to ideology, beliefs or mission."

Of that large sum of money, $40 million of it went to "mosques whose leaders cheer the annihilation of Jews and Israel."

More from the Free Beacon:

Newsom gave $200,000 last year to the Islamic Society of Corona-Norco, where preacher Hussam Ayloush asserted in a Nov. 3 sermon that it is a "lie" that Hamas's invasion of Israel last month was an "unprovoked attack." Other grant recipients have served as breeding grounds for Islamist terrorists. Newsom's office awarded $200,000 to the Islamic Center of San Diego, which served as the home mosque for two 9/11 hijackers. Its imam, Taha Hassane, said last month that "resistance [against Israel] is justified." Newsom's office gave $200,000 to Masjed of Riverside, affiliated with the Islamic Center of Riverside, the one-time home of Syed Rizwan Farook, who murdered 14 people in a terrorist attack in San Bernardino in 2015. The mosque is led by Imam Mahmoud Harmoush, who in 2019 called for the destruction of Jews.

Newsom's administration has funded several Islamic organizations linked to Hamas despite claiming to be a supporter of Israel.

In October, the Democrat visited with survivors and government officials after the terrorist group began its slaughter of Jews.

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He keeps his hair that length by shoving it back in his head where the brains should have been.

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And this is the alternative to Joe as prez. by Dems.???

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What, exactly, is Gavin Newsom aiming for?
Orange County Register Opinion|

President Joe Biden and Gov. Gavin Newsom enter the stage at Long Beach City College on the final day of campaigning against the recall in Long Beach on Monday, September 13, 2021. (Photo by Brittany Murray, Press-Telegram/SCNG)
President Joe Biden and Gov. Gavin Newsom enter the stage at Long Beach City College on the final day of campaigning against the recall in Long Beach on Monday, September 13, 2021. Bet on this: when Gavin Newsom is termed out of the governor’s office at the end of 2026, he will not go quietly into retirement, as Jerry Brown did when his fourth term as governor ended almost five years ago.

But what does Newsom want next? That’s an open question, one that’s difficult to answer as he looks to his next big media event, a planned debate with Florida’s Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis, currently a flailing candidate for his party’s presidential nomination.

For sure, Newsom has not neglected his current job, even though after next year he will be the lamest of lame ducks, staring at a term limit with no set agenda for his future – unless he has already figured one out but is keeping it a deep secret.

Anyone who looked at the detail in his scores of veto messages during September and October, as he killed one fatuous idea after another, would realize Newsom has not neglected his duties.

But the moment he cleared his desk of bills passed by the Legislature, his attention turned elsewhere – overseas.

It wasn’t enough for Newsom to make a weeklong trip to China, where he discussed economic growth with academics in Hong Kong and converting to electric vehicles with the Chinese president, plus city and provincial officials in Guongdong. saw an offshore wind power farm in Jiangsu province and took a ride on high-speed rail between Beijing and Shanghai and a tour of a Tesla factory.

Newsom could have flown the usual direct route to China, crossing the Pacific Ocean. Instead, he added thousands of miles and a lot more greenhouse gases to his trip by stopping in Israel en route. That meant transcontinental and trans-Atlantic flying, plus a long trip across all of Asia.

The Israel stop allowed him photo-opportunities with local leaders, the chance to express sympathy to parents of Hamas-held hostages and visits to wounded who had California connections.

It did nothing to advance peace or any other cause, except perhaps establishing some foreign affairs credentials for the governor.

All of this was precisely the kind of thing folks do when prepping a run for President. It’s easy to schedule these kinds of things, easy to get access to foreign leaders when you’re governor of a big state like California or New York or Florida or Texas.

But just try getting in to see prime ministers when you’re an ex-governor. That may be a reason Brown hasn’t done much foreign travel since 2018.

Newsom is stymied for now in his likely quest for the White House, acting as one of President Biden’s leading surrogates, and having pledged to support his longtime stablemate (they’ve shared campaign consultants), Vice President Kamala Harris, for president if anything happens to knock Biden out of his announced reelection campaign next year.

So he’s plainly trying to set himself up for 2028, a presidential year for which he could start campaigning openly the moment he’s termed out of Sacramento.

There’s plenty of precedent for this: One example is Ronald Reagan, another ex-California governor who traveled the nation extensively between leaving office in 1974 and winning the presidency in 1980.

It’s the same with his DeSantis debate. There has been some bitter rhetoric between the two over the last year or so, making this planned 90-minute exercise with Fox News host Sean Hannity as moderator a sure-fire ratings hit.

The show could set both men up for highly credible runs in 2028, by which time each would have been out of office awhile.

So that’s it: He may occasionally deny it, but Newsom is traveling and debating now to set himself up for his dream job, the top political one in America. Only time will tell if it works.

Email Thomas Elias at tdelias@aol.com.
https://www.ocregister.com/2023/11/03/what-exactly-is-gavin-newsom-aiming-for/

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Author: THOMAS D. ELIAS | tdelias@aol.com
PUBLISHED: November 3, 2023 at 6:00 a.m. | UPDATED: November 3, 2023 at 6:00 a.m.
https://www.ocregister.com/2023/11/03/what-exactly-is-gavin-newsom-aiming-for/