CHILLING: Phone records show Columbia protester and self-proclaimed ‘Jew-hater’ had direct link to Hamas’ terror cell

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From the New York Post: A “Jew-hater” who protested against Israel on Columbia University’s campus and contemplated setting a student on fire allegedly had a direct link to Hamas’ deadly al-Qassam Brigades militant group, The Post can reveal.

Tarek Bazrouk — awaiting trial after being indicted on three federal hate crimes against Jewish people — was “a member of a chat group that received regular updates from Abu Obeida,” the official spokesperson for the brigades, according to allegations in federal documents.

The accusation is the first evidence of an agitator receiving information directly from Hamas and taking action during protests on the university campus.

Bazrouk, 20, who was not a Columbia student, also frequently wore the green headband used by Hamas terrorists and boasted to friends about having relatives overseas who were part of the terror group, prosecutors claim in a letter filed with the court.

While on Columbia’s campus during protests in April 2024, Bazrouk allegedly texted a pal saying he lit a flare and considered lighting someone on fire, but that there were “too many” people around for him to take on, otherwise he “would’ve hurted [sic] them.”

Federal prosecutors said Bazrouk’s cellphone was “littered with pro-Hamas and pro-Hizballah [sic] propaganda” showing his “support for organizations that have murdered thousands of Jews and Israelis, killed and wounded US citizens and repeatedly avowed that they want to destroy both the United States and Israel.”

The phone contained photos of multiple Hamas leaders and affiliates.  In addition, Bazrouk allegedly identified in multiple text messages describing himself as a “Jew hater,” labeled Jews “worthless,” and exhorted “Allah” to “get us rid of [Jews].”

The report explains that Bazrouk, who was born and raised in New York, is accused of multiple attacks against Jewish people in New York, and was also arrested near the Columbia campus in December 2024.

And Bazrouk also took a trip:

Prosecutors also claimed that Bazrouk had traveled to the West Bank and Jordan for approximately three weeks in September and October 2024, which also poses questions regarding what he was doing there.

“As alleged, Tarek Bazrouk deliberately set out to harm Jewish New Yorkers — targeting them at protests, singling them out, and assaulting them for nothing more than their identity,” said NYPD Commissioner Jessica S. Tisch. “The NYPD worked closely with the FBI and the U.S. Attorney’s Office to track him down and ensure he faces real consequences. Antisemitism and all forms of bigotry have no home here in New York — period. New Yorkers of all faiths are welcome to live and worship in our city freely, and we will never stop fighting to protect that right.”

Columbia University released the following statement, confirming Bazrouk was not a student, and claimed they have ‘no record’ of him ever being on their campus:

Contrary to media reports suggesting otherwise, we have no record of this individual ever being on Columbia’s campus. We want to be clear that this individual is not affiliated with our University in any way. Columbia strongly condemns antisemitism and violence, and we are horrified by the violence and hate crimes described in the indictment.

CLICK HERE to view a press release by the Justice Department announcing the indictment against Bazrouk.

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