Articles by Jessica Costescu

Academics & Education

The US sanctioned an anti-Israel group for backing terrorists. Months ago, its leaders were hobnobbing with Columbia University students Samidoun, an arm of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, props up anti-Israel campus activism

October 15, 2024 and   

(Free Beacon) The U.S. Department of Treasury, in a joint action with the Canadian government, sanctioned the Samidoun Palestinian Prisoner Solidarity Network and one of its leaders for providing material support to the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a […]

Interfaith

Republican attorneys general back lawsuit charging [American Muslims for] Palestine with supporting Hamas 'It is not only despicable but illegal for any person or group to provide support to terrorists,' says Brenna Bird

September 27, 2024   

(Free Beacon) A group of Republican attorneys general has filed an amicus brief backing a lawsuit against American Muslims for Palestine and National Students for Justice in Palestine, the anti-Israel groups accused of providing material support to Hamas. The coalition of 22 […]

Academics & Education

At Columbia, an Israeli-designated terror group teaches ‘Palestinian Resistance 101’ — and lauds plane hijackings 'The fact is that October 7 changed the world ... we saw the potential of a future for Palestine liberated from Zionism,' Samidoun's Charlotte Kates says

March 25, 2024   

(Free Beacon) On Sunday, a group of keffiyeh-clad individuals huddled around a computer to discuss the “Palestinian resistance.” Charlotte Kates, a member of the Israeli-designated terror group Samidoun, praised Hamas’s Oct. 7 terror attack for showing “the potential of a future for […]

Books

Anti-Israel group peddles children’s book that glorifies Jewish state’s eradication Council on American-Islamic Relations urges local libraries to adopt 'suggested Palestine reading list' for kids

January 4, 2024   

(Free Beacon) An anti-Israel group whose founder said he was “happy to see” Hamas attack Israel is urging local libraries to feature children’s books that push propaganda against the Jewish state — including one that contends all of Israel belongs to “Palestine.” […]

Demonstrations

Head of anti-Israel group says ‘most’ Israelis slaughtered on Oct 7 ‘were killed by their own army’ American Muslims for Palestine regularly partners with House Democrats

December 1, 2023 and   

(Free Beacon) The head of an extreme anti-Israel group that regularly holds events with House Democrats said “most” of the roughly 1,200 Israeli citizens slaughtered during Hamas’s Oct. 7 terror attack “were killed by their own army.” American Muslims for Palestine (AMP) […]