Rashida Tlaib and 'Squad'-linked committees pushed large sums to anti-Israel activist's consulting firm

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Two committees associated pinch Democratic Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib and different "Squad"-linked committee transferred hundreds of thousands of dollars to a patient tally by an anti-Israel activistic complete nan past 2 years, filings show.

The progressive entities mixed to push astir $270,000 to Unbought Power, LLC, a Florida-based consulting and defense patient owned and operated by Rasha Mubarak, a organization and governmental activistic who has openly expressed anti-Israel viewpoints respective times connected societal media platforms.

Many Squad members themselves person travel nether occurrence successful nan past complete arguable remarks deemed antisemitic. Late past year, Democratic Florida Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz group her sights connected Tlaib aft she claimed individuals couldn't beryllium progressive if they support Israel. Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar has many times been successful basking h2o complete her Israel-related comments.

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Rep. Rashida Tlaib's committees person dished retired $223,000 to a consulting patient owned by an anti-Israel activist.

Rep. Rashida Tlaib's committees person dished retired $223,000 to a consulting patient owned by an anti-Israel activist. (Zach Gibson/Getty Images)

The Squad-linked money flowed to Mubarak's patient this past predetermination cycle. Tlaib's run paid Unbought Power $179,000 for fundraising services successful 2021 and 2022. At nan aforesaid time, her activity PAC, Rooted successful Community Leadership, added $44,000 successful payments, a Fox News Digital reappraisal of Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings found. Mubarak, meanwhile, besides serves arsenic treasurer of Tlaib's activity PAC, according to its records.

The Squad Victory Fund, a associated fundraiser that props up nan campaigns and activity committees of nan far-left Squad members, including Tlaib, Omar, and Democratic New York Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, besides wired respective payments to nan company. The money added Unbought Power to its payroll past summertime and paid $44,000 to Mubarak's patient for fundraising thief for nan remainder of nan year, their filings show. 

Tlaib's 2 committees and nan Squad Victory Fund were nan only national entities to salary Mubarak's consulting company, according to a hunt of nan FEC database. They did not respond to a Fox News Digital petition for comment. 

Reps. Rashida Tlaib, left, Ilhan Omar and Jamaal Bowman return questions during a news convention connected Capitol Hill connected Nov. 30, 2021. 

Reps. Rashida Tlaib, left, Ilhan Omar and Jamaal Bowman return questions during a news convention connected Capitol Hill connected Nov. 30, 2021.  (Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

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Mubarak has a history of bashing Israel, and she's taken to Twitter galore times to deed what she calls its "state-sanctioned violence," according to tweets antecedently reviewed by Fox News Digital earlier she made her relationship private.

"These aren't clashes— it's an ongoing occupation," nan Palestinian activistic tweeted successful May 2021. "These aren't evictions— they are forced expulsions. This isn't a conflict— it's settler colonialism, it's taste cleansing, it's oppression, it's apartheid."

"Say it loud. Say it clear. Palestine will beryllium FREE," she added.

Mubarak besides attacked Jewish Florida Democratic Rep. Ted Deutch successful September 2021 aft he had pushed backmost against Tlaib erstwhile she branded Israel an apartheid state. 

"Oh look it's [Deutch] throwing different tantrum," Mubarak tweeted. "He utilized his clip to onslaught [Tlaib] for underscoring facts besides made by Human Rights Watch [and B'Tselem] -- Israel is so an apartheid state."

"He's flustered [because] really other does 1 rebuttal nan truth?" she added. "Bullying [and] disparagement."

Democrat Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Ted Deutch of Florida astatine a 2020 chat connected solutions to combat nan emergence successful antisemitic incidents.

Democrat Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Ted Deutch of Florida astatine a 2020 chat connected solutions to combat nan emergence successful antisemitic incidents. (Taimy Alvarez/Sun Sentinel/Tribune News Service)

Mubarak did not respond to a Fox News Digital petition for comment. 

Mubarak is not nan only anti-Israel activistic pinch ties to Tlaib's campaign. Maher Abdel Qader, a Palestinian activistic pinch a history of antisemitic societal media posts, has besides been linked to her committee.

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Abdel Qader antecedently shared a video that called Jews "satanic" and questioned whether 6 cardinal had died successful nan Holocaust. He's besides participated successful respective fundraising events pinch Tlaib complete nan years. 

Abdel Qader has been a cardinal Tlaib fundraiser and donor and acted arsenic nan president of her finance committee during her 2018 campaign. As a token of appreciation, Tlaib presented Abdel Qader pinch a badge successful April 2018.

Fox News Digital's Cameron Cawthorne contributed to this report.

Joe Schoffstall is simply a authorities producer/reporter for Fox News Digital. Story tips tin beryllium sent to Joe.Schoffstall@Fox.com and connected Twitter: @joeschoffstall