Activist who sent Ilhan Omar’s daughter and Hasan Piker on Cuba aid convoy has ties to Hamas and Iran

Activist who sent Ilhan Omar’s daughter and Hasan Piker on Cuba aid convoy has ties to Hamas and Iran


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A millionaire anti-war activist who organized the high-profile “humanitarian aid” convoy to Cuba in March has ties to Hamas and the Iranian regime.

The aid flotilla to Cuba attracted much attention as it included Ilhan Omar’s daughter Isra Hirsi and leftist streamer Hasan Piker — who both sung the praises of the ailing Communist ‘paradise’ after their trip.

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It was organized by Medea Benjamin, president of the Arc of Justice Foundation, a charity with $51 million at its disposal.

Benjamin, 73, made at least seven trips to Gaza between 2009 and 2012 where he met with Hamas officials, including the group’s then-leader Ismail Haniyeh, publicly posted photos show. Hamas were designated a terror group by the US in 1997.

Arc of Justice president and co-founder of Code Pink Medea Benjamin protests outside the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner in Washington, DC in April. REUTERS

Both working for activist group CodePink,

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