Why is any taxpayer money going to this pro-Hamas entity? Hamas is officially designated a terrorist organization. No public money should go to it, and public expressing support for it ought at very least to trigger an investigation. But with Mamdani as mayor of New York City, the most likely outcome will be that MAS gets even more taxpayer funding.
“Muslim nonprofit fundraiser that raked in $265K from taxpayers features trinkets promoting Hamas, other terror groups,” by Rich Calder, New York Post, January 24, 2026:
This is some radical swag.
A Muslim nonprofit that’s raked in over $260,000 in taxpayer dough and has ties to Mayor Zohran Mamdani hosted a pop-up fundraiser featuring a twisted array of trinkets promoting Hamas and other US-designated terror groups.
During the Muslim American Society’s Jan. 18 support-Sudan event at its Brooklyn youth center, vendors peddled key chains, stickers, pins and other tchotchkes in support of Hamas, Hezbollah and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine.
A Brooklyn youth center run by a Muslim advocacy group that’s fattened up on $265,000 in political pork from the NYC Council over the past three years — including $150,000 directly from ex-Speaker Adrienne Adams — allowed vendors to brazenly hawk paraphernalia promoting Hamas and other terror groups during a Jan. 18 fundraiser.
Other items at the event, called Thrift4Sudan, featured reverential images of late terrorist leaders Hassan Nasrallah of Hezbollah and Yahya Sinwar of Hamas, and a masked figure resembling the late Hamas spokesman Abu Obeida.
Other merchandise sported terror-group logos or directly called for the destruction of Israel, with slogans like “Let’s go bomb Tel Aviv” and “Death to the IDF,” The Times of Israel reported.
The outlet relied on a since-removed video of the event briefly posted on Instagram by Palestinian Assembly for Liberation PAL-Awda — the same anti-Israel mob that chanted “We support Hamas!” outside a Queens synagogue earlier this month.
Since fiscal year 2023, the City Council has awarded $265,000 in “discretionary funds” to the nonprofit’s New York chapter — mostly through its Brooklyn and Staten island operation — for boosting youth programs, “victim services” and other community initiatives, a Post review of city records found.
Of the taxpayer-funded pork, $150,000 – more than half – was dished out through ex-Speaker Adrienne Adams, while fellow Dem and ex-Brooklyn Councilman Justin Brannan approved another $80,000….
KK says
What used to be the sharks versus the jets is now the muhammadists versus everyone else.
Ed Brennan says
New Yorkers are rolling over, pushing their faces into the dirt, and widening their cheeks for Islam.
You voted for it, and the West is gonna pay for it.
Muslims arev laughing their heads off at how easy it was to, invade and occupy.
ploome says
The muslims and the left are playing chess and we a playing pick up sticks…..we are so outmaneuvered
James Lincoln says
According to the feature article:
“A Brooklyn youth center run by a Muslim advocacy group that’s fattened up on $265,000 in political pork from the NYC Council over the past three years”
Apparently, muslims have no problem with that kind of “pork”.
somehistory says
James, there was a headline today saying that mamdani is closing programs for gifted kids, even though he went to a private school.
what’s good for the muzzie is denied to the infidel when the muzzie has the control.
James Lincoln says
Yes, somehistory.
The actions of mamdanni come as no surprise to infidels who understand islam.
mark C says
Revelation 22: 12
somehistory says
A really great one to remember.
OLD GUY says
Why in the hell are our tax dollars supporting private organizations?
Hey Mr. or Mrs.. government leaders I’m starting the Grey Hair foundation for those of us that don’t have color in our hair. Could you please send me a grant of say 5 million dollars. It will help you politically to support this great movement and we can work out a financial deal under the, well you know.