New Jersey Democrat Candidate Worked With Al-Qaida Front Group
A New Jersey Democrat congressional candidate, Adam Hamawy, has come under scrutiny for his past associations with a group identified as an Al-Qaida front. He testified on behalf of a convicted terrorist and worked with the Benevolence International Foundation, which was later raided for connections to terrorism. Evidence suggests that Hamawy's activities included providing support to this organization during the Bosnian conflict.
- ▪Adam Hamawy worked with the Benevolence International Foundation, identified as an Al-Qaida front.
- ▪He testified on behalf of the 1993 World Trade Center bomber, denying knowledge of threats made by his mentor.
- ▪The 2002 raid on the foundation's offices uncovered evidence linking it to Al-Qaida, including weapons and correspondence with Osama bin Laden.
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New Jersey Democrat Candidate Worked With Al-Qaida Front Group Catherine Salgado | 2:09 PM on May 27, 2026 Ibaa News Agency, via AP A leading Democrat congressional candidate in New Jersey not only testified on behalf of a convicted terrorist, but he also worked with an organization later shuttered for being an Al-Qaida front. Advertisement googletag.cmd.push(function () { googletag.display("div-gpt-300x250_3"); //googletag.pubads().refresh([gptAdSlot["div-gpt-300x250_3"]]) }); Jewish Insider broke the story on how plastic surgeon and candidate Adam Hamawy traveled to Bosnia in 1994 with the “Benevolence International Foundation.” The telling piece of evidence is a recently recovered interview Hamawy did with The Newark-Star Ledger in May 1996.
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