Breaking: I've uncovered that Columbia's Mohsen Mahdawi served as the "coordinator" for Fatah’s Student Movement at Birzeit University.
The group glorifies mass murderers, urges students to become "martyrs," has members who ARE terrorists, and hosts terror parades on campus🧵
The other day, the NYT offered a glowing portrayal of Columbia University's Mohsen Mahdawi, whom they bizarrely portray as a lifelong advocate for peace.
In doing so, they unintentionally helped me find previously unreported facts that show who Mohsen really is.
But first, let's look at some other nuggets the NYT gave us:
This seems to be the first time it's been reported that Mahdawi’s best friend was killed while throwing stones at IDF soldiers.
That’s a far cry from how he told the story in past appearances, like on @60Minutes
Stone throwing is extremely dangerous and has taken the lives of many Israelis.
If you're throwing stones, you may well be shot—and for good reason.
The NYT might call sneaking through the security fence into Israel romantic. I'd say it's illegal.
The NYT writers note that Mohsen glorifies Dalal Mughrabi, but fail to mention she took part in the 1978 Coastal Road massacre, killing 38 Israelis, including 13 kids.
They also incorrectly suggest he wrote the poem, whereas he simply expressed support for it (still vile)
They also can't even get their facts straight. Nobody accused Mohsen's cousin of being Hamas.
Rather, he was a member of the US-designated terror group the Al Aqsa Martyrs Brigades (Fatah's armed wing). And Mohsen adored him.
The NYT helped me figure out that circa 2013 (at the very least), Mohsen was the coordinator of Fatah's Shabiba ("Youth") student movement at Birzeit University.
Foreign Funding to American Universities: $29 Billion in Four Years!
A major new report by @ncri_io, shared exclusively with @TheFP, reveals a surge in foreign funding of U.S. universities—especially from authoritarian regimes like Qatar and China. Let's break it down 🧵
🔸️ Foreign countries such as China and Qatar have poured nearly $29 billion into American universities between 2021 and 2024 — more than double the total of the previous four years.
🔸️ This $29 billion accounts for nearly half of the $57.97 billion in foreign funding since the federal government began tracking donations in 1986.
🔸️ Qatar is the largest source of foreign donations to U.S. universities since 1986, providing a total of $6.3 billion.
Geoffrey Corn — former judge advocate general in the U.S. Army, senior adviser on the laws of war for the U.S. Army, and now a respected law professor — spoke to The New Yorker about Israel’s operations in Gaza 🧵
Drawing on his unparalleled expertise, Corn offers a clear-eyed explanation of how Israel is applying international law in one of the most complex war zones on earth.
His insights are based on first-hand findings from several trips to Gaza and Israel since October 7th.
🔸 Corn described the devastation in Rafah as looking like "Berlin after World War Two," but made clear that destruction alone does not prove illegality — outcomes must be judged by the decision-making, not by appearances.
Huge breaking: In a major reversal of the Biden admin’s position, the Trump DOJ now says @UNRWA has no immunity from U.S. lawsuits—opening the door to massive claims by Hamas victims.
The DOJ also questions whether UNRWA was legally created in the first place 🧵
In its statement, the DOJ writes that:
"It is highly doubtful that the UN Charter even authorizes the General Assembly to create a subsidiary organ such as UNRWA, because its functions are not the type of functions performed by the General Assembly."
How do Islamists like Mohsen Mahdawi, Mahmoud Khalil, and even Mehdi Hasan infiltrate institutions, manipulate media, and win sympathy in the West?
Simple: Through a set of Islamic doctrines that explicitly permit deception—as long as it serves the cause
Let's break some down🧵
🔸 Taqiyya: Originally developed for Shi’a Muslims under persecution, taqiyya allows someone to lie about their beliefs or intentions if telling the truth would cause danger.
Radical Islamists have weaponized this to publicly pose as moderates, while secretly supporting extremism
🔸 Kitmān: While taqiyya is about active deception, kitmān is about strategic silence. It’s the calculated omission of information to mask radical beliefs, allowing Islamists to blend into institutions, avoid detection, and operate freely
Qatar's Campaign to Influence America: A Brief Intro 🧵
As @DouglasKMurray rightly points out, while critics obsess over Israel, it's Qatar that’s spent billions quietly shaping the US—across lobbying, media, universities, and more.
More funded. More opaque. Less talked about.
1. Lobbying & FARA Compliance
🔸️ Qatar spent $250M+ on lobbying since 2017, hiring 35+ firms, many under FARA.
🔸️ In 2017–18 alone: $19.5M to rehab its image during the Gulf Crisis.
🔸️ DOJ ordered AJ+ to register as a foreign agent. Qatar refused.
🔸️ Israel’s gov doesn’t lobby through FARA. AIPAC spent $3.3M in 2024—all legal & disclosed.
2. University & Academic Funding
🔸️ Qatar is the #1 foreign donor to U.S. universities: $4.7B–$6B+ since 2001.
According to @JoeTruzman, Dr. Fadel Naim (second from right) is the brother of Basem Naim (second from left), a senior Hamas official sanctioned by the U.S.
He has served as Hamas's Minister of Health and is currently Deputy Head of the group’s Arab and Islamic Relations Office.
Fadel’s son, Anas Fadel Naim, was a Hamas fighter killed by the IDF in a 2009 airstrike.
Fadel's nephew, Naim Basem Naim (son of Basem Naim), was also a Hamas fighter, killed in combat with the IDF in 2003.