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From the Washington Free Beacon: California governor Gavin Newsom (D.) recently awarded taxpayer funds under a state antiterrorism program to a San Diego mosque that has been linked to 9/11 hijackers and whose imam defended the Hamas attack on Israel.
Newsom, considered a top 2028 presidential contender, awarded nearly $200,000 to the Islamic Center of San Diego in March as part of a program to help religious institutions and nonprofits beef up security to protect against potential terrorist attacks, according to state records.
“Today more than ever, our state stands together to support our communities. Californians deserve the right to worship, love, and gather safely, without fear of violence,” said Newsom, whose administration has given another $500,000 to the San Diego mosque in previous years.
The Islamic Center of San Diego, led by Imam Taha Hassane, has condoned anti-Israel violence over the years. Hassane, who joined the center in 2004, defended Hamas’s slaughter of Israeli civilians on Oct. 7, saying in a sermon weeks later that “resistance [against Israel] is justified,” the Washington Free Beacon previously reported.
The report explains that Hassane was removed from San Diego’s Human Relations Commission after he defended the Oct. 7, 2023 massacre by claiming, “We cannot accuse somebody who is fighting for his life to be a terrorist. The terrorist is the one who started the occupation, not the one who is defending himself.”
Hassane’s wife has also landed in hot water over celebrating the Oct. 7 terror attack against Israel. The Free Beacon writes:
Hassane’s wife, Lallia Allali, resigned from her job with the San Diego school district after she posted a cartoon following the Oct. 7 attacks that showed a Star of David beheading five children. She currently teaches courses on “Islamophobia” at the Islamic Center of San Diego.
Two of the 9/11 hijackers, al Qaeda operatives Nawaf al-Hazmi and Khalid al-Mihdhar who flew the plane that hit the Pentagon building, prayed regularly at the mosque, and one official at the mosque also allegedly helped the terrorists receive a $5,000 wire transfer from the nephew of Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the mastermind of 9/11, the Free Beacon explained.
It’s not like Newsom wasn’t aware of the mosque’s connections to the 9/11 hijackers, as the situation has been previously brought to light. Below is a post from 2023.
(2/2) Two 9/11 hijackers were linked to Hassane’s mosque. His wife, Lallia Allali, influences education in SDUSD, causing alarm. Their roles in faith and education sectors prompt a vital question: Are these the leaders America wants and deserves? pic.twitter.com/3sFKmmRjfl
— Jew Hate Database (@jewhatedb) November 26, 2023
— Jew Hate Database (@jewhatedb) November 26, 2023
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— Washington Free Beacon (@FreeBeacon) May 2, 2025
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