Charlotte Kates organizes hate

Charlotte Kates, co-founder of Samidoun, is identified as a key organizer of anti-Israel protests in New York City and beyond. Samidoun was designated a sham charity by the U.S. Treasury Department in October 2024 for funding the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization. Kates has registered websites for numerous anti-Israel organizations over 16 years, including USACBI, Labor for Palestine, and Masar Badil. She was also on the board of Pal-Awda, which organized protests near New York City synagogues in May, leading to violent confrontations. Kates's husband, Khaled Barakat, a PFLP member, was sanctioned by the U.S. Treasury for terrorist activity, and both were described as PFLP delegates in 2016. Masar Badil, co-founded by Kates, advocates for the elimination of Israel. The article suggests Kates may be violating anti-terrorism laws by continuing her activities with sanctioned groups and calls for further investigation and enforcement of buffer zone legislation in New York.