A report by the Washington Free Beacon details how two anti-Israel groups financed by billionaire George Soros received approximately $1.3 million from the Trump administration’s coronavirus relief fund.
The far-left Middle East advocacy group J Street and the pro-Tehran National Iranian American Council all too willingly accepted loans from the Paycheck Protection Program.
Per the Washington Free Beacon:
J Street, which has consistently criticized the Trump administration for its pro-Israel agenda, received between $350,000 to $1 million for its Education Fund, a nonprofit arm that organizes educational initiatives, according to public reporting records. NIAC, a chief proponent of the Iran nuclear deal, accepted between $150,000 to $350,000 from the PPP program. Both organizations accepted the money in April.
J Street and NIAC are both beneficiaries of Soros’s massive funding network, which includes support for Democratic organizations and advocacy groups that seek to delegitimize Israel and boost the Iranian regime. NIAC, for instance, was a centerpiece of the Obama administration’s pro-Iran “echo chamber.” J Street also lobbied in favor of the international accord and continues to sponsor efforts aimed at undermining the pro-Israel community in America.
J Street and NIAC have also been critical of the Trump administration’s coronavirus response, arguing that economic sanctions on Tehran have exacerbated the virus’s spread across the Islamic Republic and hindered the country’s response—a talking point echoed by the Iranian ruling regime. The Trump administration provided sanctions exceptions for Iran’s medical needs and never targeted its import of humanitarian goods.
The PPP loans constitute a sizable percentage of both groups’ funding. J Street reported more than $7 million in revenue in 2017, while NIAC reported just under $2 million. J Street has reported at least $50,000 in funding from George and Alex Soros every year since 2014, according to its financial statements. NIAC has not disclosed how much Soros gives the organization, disclosing only that he is a major donor.
Other anti-Israeli groups not connected to Soros’ funding network benefited from the taxpayer-funded PPP, including the Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) and the Jewish Voice for Peace (JVP).
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George Soros is a pig
Why are these groups not being told to return the money?
What or how many Dems are supplying this old SATAN with out money???? Find out and hang the whole bunch +soros.
Why and how are these anti-American organizations getting tax payer money. I didn’t get one penny and these organizations get hundreds of thousands!!! WTH!!!
As usual, when it comes to pissing away taxpayer money, there isn’t much oversight.
Are You really stupid enough to believe soros stole our money? Oh hell no, Obama and the democrats gave them out money! That means the entire bunch should be rounded up and sent to the gas chambers! That will be just deserts, karma, equal punishment for all the Jewish people he and his father were responsible for murdering!
Why is this Communist sumebag George Soros getting the American Taxe payers money to fund Iran? I am offering $1,million for the head of George Soros.
soros should STAY in iran since he loves them so much! What a f’n Anti-American SLIMEBALL!