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Exclusive | Activist who sent Ilhan Omar’s daughter and Hasan Piker on Cuba aid convoy has ties to Hamas and Iran

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“A millionaire anti-war activist who organized the high-profile “humanitarian aid” convoy to Cuba in March has ties to Hamas and the Iranian regime.”
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Multiple sources confirm the existence of the 'Nuestra América Convoy' to Cuba in March 2026. Evidence for the organizer's ties to Hamas is supported by reports of Medea Benjamin (the organizer) delivering letters for Hamas and meeting their leaders.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Nuestra América Convoy was an international humanitarian movement proposed as a maritime convoy plan to deliver aid to Cuba in response to a severe humanitarian and economic crisis during early 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuestra_América_Convoy
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web search NEUTRAL — The Nuestra América Convoy to Cuba is a coordinated global mobilisation delivering humanitarian aid by air, land and sea, converging in Havana’s Malecón on 21 March 2026.
https://diem25.org/global-convoy-to-cuba-to-converge-in-hava…
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web search NEUTRAL — An international convoy with humanitarian aid is scheduled to arrive in Havana on March 21, amid one of the most severe crises Cuba has faced in decades.
https://en.cibercuba.com/noticias/2026-02-20-u1-e129488-s270…
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“The aid flotilla to Cuba attracted much attention as it included Ilhan Omar’s daughter Isra Hirsi and leftist streamer Hasan Piker”
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Two independent sources confirm the participation of both Isra Hirsi and Hasan Piker in the 'Nuestra América' convoy to Cuba.
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web search NEUTRAL — The Nuestra América Convoy was an international humanitarian movement proposed as a maritime convoy plan to deliver aid to Cuba in response to a severe humanitarian and economic crisis during early 20…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nuestra_América_Convoy
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web search NEUTRAL — Hasan Piker, a Celebrity Left-Wing Streamer, Defends Cuba Aid Mission. He helped bring attention to a group delivering humanitarian aid to Cuba, which was criticized for staying in an upscale hotel as…
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/23/world/americas/hasan-pike…
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web search NEUTRAL — Ilhan Omar (D-MN) on Monday described herself as “incredibly proud” that her daughter, Isra Hirsi, participated in the “Nuestra America” convoy, an international gathering of leftist personalities tha…
https://www.breitbart.com/latin-america/2026/03/24/ilhan-oma…
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“It was organized by Medea Benjamin, president of the Arc of Justice Foundation, a charity with $51 million at its disposal.”
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While evidence confirms Medea Benjamin's involvement in the Cuba convoy, there is no evidence in the provided results regarding the 'Arc of Justice Foundation' or the specific amount of $51 million.
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web search NEUTRAL — Cuba, officially the Republic of Cuba, is an island country in the Caribbean. It comprises the eponymous main island as well as 4,195 islands, islets, and cays.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba
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web search NEUTRAL — Medea Benjamin echoed Ávila’s comments. “I think it’s a drop in the bucket, in terms of what the needs are, but I think it’s also important for the Cuban people to see that the people in the United St…
https://wsvn.com/news/us-world/humanitarian-aid-convoy-heads…
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web search NEUTRAL — Medea doesn’t have to win the argument in public — she just has to make the footage impossible to scrub from memory. Watch enough of her encounters and you’ll see the pattern: she’ll ask about dead ch…
https://www.closertotheedge.net/p/medea-benjamin
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“Benjamin, 73, made at least seven trips to Gaza between 2009 and 2012 where he met with Hamas officials, including the group’s then-leader Ismail Haniyeh”
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The evidence provided confirms Medea Benjamin carried a letter from Hamas, but the specific detail of 'seven trips between 2009 and 2012' and meetings with Ismail Haniyeh is not explicitly corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided text, though the general activity is mentioned in one source.
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web search NEUTRAL — Hamas has maintained control over Gaza, often clashing with the Palestinian Authority led by Fatah. Efforts at reconciliation between Hamas and Fatah have seen limited success. Hamas continued to face…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hamas
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web search NEUTRAL — Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh (left) and his replacement Yahya Sinwar (right) were killed within months of each other. Since Sinwar's death, Hamas has been led by a five-man council. At its head is beli…
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyv7w3gdy2o
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web search NEUTRAL — Gaza medics said Israel killed at least seven Palestinians, including a child, in air strikes on Friday that Israel said targeted Hamas’ armed wing chief, though neither Israel nor the militants said …
https://www.irishtimes.com/world/middle-east/2026/05/15/isra…
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“Hamas were designated a terror group by the US in 1997.”
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The Council on Foreign Relations and other sources explicitly state that the United States designated Hamas as a foreign terrorist organization in 1997.
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web search NEUTRAL — The designation of terrorist organizations is also guided by the Terrorism Suppression Act 2002. New Zealand also abides by several United Nations resolutions dealing with counter-terrorism including …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_designated_terrorist_g…
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web search NEUTRAL — In 1997, the United States designated Hamas a foreign terrorist organization. The movement went on to spearhead violent resistance during the second intifada, in the early 2000s, though PIJ and Fatah’…
https://www.cfr.org/backgrounders/what-hamas
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web search NEUTRAL — The victims included citizens from the United States, Canada, France, Germany, the United Kingdom, Thailand, Nepal, and several other countries, reflecting the global impact of the attack.The U.S. des…
https://www.ajc.org/news/how-many-americans-have-been-killed…
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“Benjamin and her friend and fellow activist Tighe Barry, 69, also met Hamas leaders, including foreign affairs minister Ahmed Yusef, who in 2009 handed them a letter to deliver to President Obama”
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Multiple sources confirm Medea Benjamin and Tighe Barry's interaction with Hamas to deliver a letter to President Obama.
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web search NEUTRAL — CODEPINK cofounder Medea Benjamin, who carried the letter out from Gaza, said that the letter represented a significant development and an effort by Hamas to present a new face to the Western world.
https://www.commondreams.org/views/2009/06/04/hamas-delivers…
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web search NEUTRAL — As President Obama gets set to leave office, take a look back at one of his most memorable moments when he didn't hold back in his final speech at the White ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NxFkEj7KPC0
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web search NEUTRAL — medea homeland security Medea Benjamin, left sans vagina costume, leads group meeting Homeland Security Sec. Jeh Johnson, photo by Code Pink. It’s an Obama world.Along with Benjamin and McCracken, rep…
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2014/03/homeland-security-c…
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“Yusef... was a senior advisor to then-Gaza Prime Minister who was later assassinated in Tehran in 2024.”
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The evidence confirms that Ismail Haniyeh (the political leader of Hamas) was assassinated in Tehran in 2024, but the claim attributes the assassination to the 'Gaza Prime Minister' whom Ahmed Yusef advised. The evidence identifies Haniyeh as the one assassinated, not a separate Prime Minister.
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web search NEUTRAL — On 31 July 2024, Ismail Haniyeh, the political leader of Hamas, was assassinated along with his personal bodyguard in the Iranian capital Tehran by an Israeli attack.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Ismail_Haniye…
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web search NEUTRAL — Speaking on Wednesday, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said that Israel had delivered crushing blows to Iran’s proxies in recent days, including Hamas and Hezbollah.
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/7/31/hamass-political-ch…
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web search NEUTRAL — Iran’s paramilitary Revolutionary Guard says Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh has been assassinated in Tehran.
https://www.lapost.com/israel-hamas-war-latest-hamas-leader-…
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“Benjamin and Barry promptly delivered the Obama letter to the US Embassy in Cairo on June 4, 2009”
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The evidence confirms Benjamin carried a letter from Hamas, but the specific date of June 4, 2009, and the location of the US Embassy in Cairo are not corroborated by multiple independent sources in the provided text.
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web search NEUTRAL — Medea About to Murder Her Children by Eugène Ferdinand Victor Delacroix (1862) In Euripides's play Medea, she is a woman scorned, rejected by her husband Jason and revenge seeking.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medea
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web search NEUTRAL — Medea, in Greek mythology, an enchantress who helped Jason, leader of the Argonauts, to obtain the Golden Fleece from her father, King Aeetes of Colchis. She was of divine descent and had the gift of …
https://www.britannica.com/topic/Medea-Greek-mythology
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web search NEUTRAL — While Medea, his hapless wife, thus scorned, appeals to the oaths he swore, recalls the strong pledge his right hand gave, and bids heaven be witness what requital she is finding from Jason.
https://classics.mit.edu/Euripides/medea.html
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“Benjamin was a co-founder of CodePink, the group started by China-based software entrepreneur and activist Neville Singham’s wife Jodie Evans, and she is still listed as treasurer.”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding the co-founding of CodePink by Jodie Evans or Medea Benjamin's role as treasurer.
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“Barry was spokesman for Code Pink for over a decade, according to public records.”
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No evidence was found in the search results regarding Tighe Barry serving as a spokesperson for CodePink for over a decade.
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“Benjamin’s Arc of Justice Foundation was previously known as the Benjamin Fund until 2018.”
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“It is run in conjunction with Benjamin’s New York City-based daughter, Maya Mandela Danaher, who is listed as the charity’s treasurer”
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“The charity has moved from California to Washington DC, then New York and is now run out of a modest bungalow in North Miami, owned by Barry.”
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“The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS), lists Cuba as “a foreign country of concern,” and requires registration before doing business with the island”
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“The Cuba convoy with Hirsi, 23, and Piker was called the “Nuestra America Convoy” bringing in 20 tons of humanitarian in March.”
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“CodePink and Arc of Justice have organized multi-year Cuba aid convoys through the Cuban Institute of Friendship with Peoples (ICAP), which is run by Fernando Gonzalez Llort”
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“Fernando Gonzalez Llort... was convicted of spying and collecting information on Cuban exile groups in US federal court in 2001. He served nearly 14 years in US prison”
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“In 2014, she attended a conference in Tehran, where she presented a strategy on Gaza to enforce Boycott, Divestment Sanctions (BDS) on Israel”
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“Five years later, Benjamin led and organized a 28-person CodePink delegation to Tehran, Isfahan and Shiraz, meeting with then Iranian foreign minister Mohammad Javad Zarif”
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“In 2019, Benjamin also attended a conference in Iran designated by the US Treasury as a platform for the Iranian Revolutionary Guards Corps (IRGC) to “recruit and collect intelligence””
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