Dark money giant funding anti-Israel protests received $81M in taxpayer funds
OAN’s Elizabeth Volberding
9:38 AM – Sunday, December 24, 2023
A left-winged dark money organization supporting anti-Israel protests throughout the United States has received large quantities in taxpayer-backed money and agreements in recent years.
According to a report of federal spending records, a powerful liberal dark money organization that supports anti-Israel activism nationwide has amassed enormous profits in recent years using taxpayer-funded grants and contracts.
The Tides Center, which provides funding to groups that support Hamas-related demonstrations following their lethal attack against Israel on October 7th, has long supported the progressive agenda financially, collaborating with billionaires like George Soros and Bill Gates.
However, documents state that with assets worth hundreds of millions of dollars, the Democrat-allied charity still has a major partner in the federal government, which between 2006 and 2023 gave the Tides Center more than $81.2 million either directly or through sub awards.
Adalah Justice Project, Palestine Legal, and the Catalyst Project are among the pro-Palestinian projects that profit from the Tides Center’s tax-exempt status. These organizations have frequently defended and minimized the Hamas-led attack on October 7th, which killed over 1,200 people in the Jewish state.
Over the years, the Tides Center and its sister organization, the Tides Foundation, have also contributed millions of dollars to organizations that have honored convicted terrorists from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, such as the Alliance for Global Justice, an Arizona charity that an investigation revealed had ties to Palestinian terrorism.
Benjamin Baird, director of Middle East Forum Action, which is a watchdog monitoring organization linked to terrorism, stated that the groups have even been spotting on university campuses “chanting for the destruction of Israel.”
“The Tides Center is a clearinghouse for funding far-left causes, including radical anti-Israel ‘resistance’ groups that have been spotted on college campuses chanting for the destruction of Israel,” Baird said. “It does not need any help from the federal government, which is only subsidizing extremism by bankrolling a Marxist-Islamist piggy bank like Tides.”
The Tides Center received nearly half of the $81.2 million through a subcontract or sub grant, meaning that the money was awarded to the organization after the federal government had first given a prime award to another organization, such as entities including City and County of San Francisco and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services.
The U.S. Departments of Agriculture, State, Education, the Interior, and the U.S. Agency for International Development are just a few of the numerous agencies that provided awards to the Tides Center, which have a extensive policy focuses.
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How has the Tides Center, a left-winged dark money organization, amassed significant profits using taxpayer-backed grants and agreements?
Title: Taxpayer-Funded Dark Money Organization Supports Anti-Israel Protests
Introduction:
In recent years, a left-winged dark money organization supporting anti-Israel protests in the United States has come under scrutiny for its substantial financial gains using taxpayer-backed grants and agreements. This article delves into the operations of the Tides Center, a powerful liberal organization, and sheds light on its controversial funding sources and affiliations.
The Tides Center:
The Tides Center, long known for financially supporting the progressive agenda, has amassed significant profits in recent years. Collaborating with influential figures like George Soros and Bill Gates, this Democrat-allied charity has benefited from taxpayer-funded grants and contracts worth over $81.2 million between 2006 and 2023. Despite possessing assets amounting to hundreds of millions of dollars, the Tides Center continues to enjoy a major partnership with the federal government.
Supporting Controversial Causes:
The Tides Center’s funding has facilitated various pro-Palestinian projects, including Adalah Justice Project, Palestine Legal, and the Catalyst Project. These organizations, leveraging the Tides Center’s tax-exempt status, have consistently defended and downplayed the Hamas-led attack on October 7th, which resulted in the deaths of over 1,200 people in Israel. Such actions raise serious concerns about the Tides Center’s associations and priorities.
Links to Terrorism:
The Tides Center and its sister organization, the Tides Foundation, have also contributed millions of dollars to organizations that have honored convicted terrorists from the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine. One such example is the Alliance for Global Justice, an Arizona charity found to have connections with Palestinian terrorism. These financial contributions have come under intense scrutiny, considering the inherent dangers associated with supporting organizations linked to terrorism.
Extremism on University Campuses:
Notably, organizations funded by the Tides Center have been identified on university campuses, actively promoting radical anti-Israel sentiments. Chanting for the destruction of Israel, these groups have become a focal point of concern for Benjamin Baird, the director of Middle East Forum Action, a terrorism watchdog organization. Baird emphasizes that the federal government’s subsidization of such extremist groups through the Tides Center only bolsters acts of violence and radicalism.
Manner of Funding:
Nearly half of the $81.2 million received by the Tides Center came in the form of subcontract or sub grants, indicating that the organization received the money after another entity had initially been awarded the prime award by the federal government. Prime award recipients include entities such as the City and County of San Francisco and the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services. This indirect funding model raises questions about transparency and accountability.
Conclusion:
The Tides Center’s reliance on taxpayer-funded grants and contracts to support anti-Israel activism throughout the United States raises ethical concerns. The organization’s financial connections to figures like George Soros and its associations with groups defending Hamas-related activities highlight the need for greater scrutiny and oversight. It is essential to ensure that funds provided by the federal government do not inadvertently support extremist ideologies or acts of violence.
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