Union of Good

October 3, 2025 | David May |

Hamas Supporters Gather in South Africa, Ruling Party Dares U.S. To ‘Apply Sanctions’

Pro-Hamas organizations gathered in Cape Town on September 27 to hold a march and rally. Prominent South African imam Ebrahim Gabriels addressed the thousands of demonstrators, calling President Donald...

August 25, 2025 | Max Meizlish, Melissa Sacks, David May

Hiding in Plain Sight: A Playbook for Combating Hamas in South Africa

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August 15, 2025 | Max Meizlish, Amelia Melo

South Africa Expands Military Ties With Iran, Taunts Trump to ‘Bring On’ Sanctions

South Africa is not hiding its support for Iran. On August 12, Pretoria’s top military chief, Rudzani Maphwanya, met with senior officials of Iran’s military to strengthen cooperation between the two...

August 7, 2025 | David May |

South Africa Remains a Risky Jurisdiction for Terror Finance

South Africa would like to get out of a very particular doghouse — the one where countries that fail to counter money laundering live. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF), the world’s leading intergovernmental...

June 12, 2025 | David May, Tzur Goldin

U.S. Treasury Sanctions ‘Sham Overseas Charity Networks Funding Hamas and the PFLP’

The U.S. Treasury just sanctioned fraudulent charities supporting key Palestinian terrorist groups. On June 10, Treasury designated five entities for funding Hamas: Al Weam Charitable Society, Filistin...

March 28, 2025 | Jonathan Schanzer, Sinan Ciddi, Melissa Sacks, Michael Rubin

Hamas and Turkey: Partners in Terror

March 4, 2025 | David May |

Pro-Palestinian Activists Blame Bibas Children for Their Own Murders

The confirmation of the murders of the red-haired Bibas boys was a gut punch for Israelis. For some pro-Palestinian activists, it was an opportunity to blame the victims.

February 4, 2025 | David May |

South African Anti-Israel NGOs Commemorate the Holocaust by Hijacking Its Memory

Anti-Israel groups commemorated the Holocaust by hijacking its memory. Gift of the Givers and other South African anti-Israel organizations marked International Holocaust Remembrance Day by screening a film that...

October 14, 2024 | David May |

South Africa Is Not Pro-Palestinian, It’s Pro-Hamas

On October 5, 2024 Sheikh Riad Fataar declared, “We are all Hamas.” Fataar — who is the president of the Muslim Judicial Council (MJC), a large Muslim organization in South Africa — delivered...

October 11, 2024 | David May, Toby Dershowitz

Hamas-Supporting Grandson of Mandela Unable to Enter UK

Zwelivelile Mandla Mandela, the grandson of South African anti-Apartheid champion Nelson Mandela, reportedly did not receive a visa in time to fly to the United Kingdom for a speaking tour that started...

June 19, 2024 | Sinan Ciddi, Bill Roggio

Turkish charity leaders meet with Taliban officials

On June 13, representatives from two Turkish charities met with Salam Hanafi, the Taliban’s deputy prime minister, in Afghanistan. Mehmet Ubeyd Kosger, representing the Hayrat Foundation, accompanied...

April 30, 2024 | Sinan Ciddi |

Turkey Cannot Be a Mediator in the Gaza War

The Turkish government led by Recep Tayyip Erdogan is not shy about its enthusiastic support of Hamas. Last month Erdogan shocked observers after declaring “Turkey is a country that stands firmly behind...

April 12, 2024 | Sinan Ciddi, Melissa Sacks

Hamas’ Enablers in the Turkish Government

Links to the terrorist group rise to the top of the ruling party of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan.

April 12, 2024 | Sinan Ciddi, Tyler Stapleton

Turkish Organizations Ready Flotilla to Ignite Tensions With Israel

The “Freedom Flotilla Coalition” (FFC), consisting of several pro-Palestinian activist groups, including two Turkish charities — one designated by Israel as a terrorist organization — plans to send several...

March 1, 2024 | David May |

Hamas’ South African Support Network

A web of unsanctioned organizations operating in South Africa support and enable the terrorist group free of consequences.

November 16, 2023 | Sinan Ciddi |

Turkey’s ‘Aid’ Organization Is a Front for Supporting Terrorism

Turkey’s premier aid organization, the Foundation for Human Rights and Freedoms (IHH), with strong links to the government, actively supports terrorist causes and should be designated as a Foreign (FTO)...

August 1, 2023 | David May, Melissa Sacks

Dutch Authorities Catch Hamas Financier Red-Handed

Burying their heads in the sand is not an option for Europeans.

October 28, 2015 | |

UNRWA’s Troubling Hamas Ties

United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) spokesman Chris Gunness spoke Monday at an event for Interpal, a UK-based charity...

July 1, 2015 | David Weinberg

Qatar’s Rulers Are Still Surrounding Themselves With Some of the Most Hateful Clerics

The ruler of Qatar, Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, ...

October 29, 2014 | Sheryl Saperia |

The Troubling Truth About Turkey

Those who downplay the danger posed by terrorism often fall back on the argument that the terrorist designation is nothing more than a political instrument to attack one’s opponents or diss...