Rep. Colin Allred, D-Texas, is running for the Texas Senate seat held by Sen. Ted Cruz. (Tom Williams)
The Democrat, who is trying to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz, received another $500 donation from Azhar Azeez, the then-president of the Islamic Society of North America (ISNA), in 2018.
Azeez helped establish the Dallas Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) chapter, which called for the release of Aafia Siddiqui, a woman known as "Lady Al-Qaeda," in 2021. She was convicted in 2010 for the shooting of U.S. service members in Afghanistan and allegedly holds ties to Khalid Sheikh Muhammad, who is considered the main architect of 9/11.
ISNA has also hosted speakers with antisemitic ties, including Hatem Bazian, who StopAntisemisitsm.org labeled "the most antisemitic Professor in the United States."
Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, is running for re-election in Texas. (Tom Williams)
IBS has invited a long list of controversial speakers to engage in events with the group, including Tariq Ramadan, who, according to the Hoover Institution, has said that killing Israeli schoolchildren is "contextually explicable."
Another speaker was Nihad Awad, the executive director and co-founder of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), who recently said that he was "happy to see" the October 7 Hamas invasion of Israel and that the Jewish state did not have a right to self-defense, because it is an "occupying power."
In addition to some of his anti-Israel donors, Allred has also repeatedly refused to condemn Imam Omar Suleiman, who has called for an "intifada," which means violent uprising, against Israel. Suleiman also repeatedly called Israel an "apartheid state" and has said being gay is a "disease." The controversial Imam has also expressed support for the Boycott, Sanctions and Divestment (BSD) movement, which is a pressure-point campaign seeking to punish Israel financially.
In 2019, Allred said Suleiman's "message of peace, unity, and support for our fellow Americans is needed now, more than ever." He has also met with multiple other groups who have espoused antisemitic views, including the Texas chapter of American Muslims for Palestine and Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR).
People stand together during the 'Jewish Community Vigil' for Israel in London, Monday, October 9, 2023, two days after Hamas fighters launched an unprecedented, multi-front attack on Israel. (Kin Cheung)
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Allred has a history of radical ties, including sending $1M in taxpayer funds to a group teaching "racial equity and identity" to four-year-olds.
He also received backlash for claiming that it would have been "better" if the Second Amendment "had not been written."
Allred's campaign and the anti-Israel donors did not respond to Fox News Digital's requests for comment.
Fox News' Brie Stimson contributed to this report.
Aubrie Spady is a Production Assistant for Fox News Digital.
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