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Firefighter brother of 9/11 victim incensed by ‘radical’ Muslims winning key Dem primaries
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A man whose life has been deeply impacted by radical Islamic terrorism is incensed as people he claims hold extreme beliefs are winning Democratic Party elections at alarming rates.
«When it comes to terrorist sympathizers, I don’t really suffer fools kindly, and this guy is beyond the pale,» Don Arias said of Dr. Adam Hamawy, now the Democratic nominee for Congress in New Jersey’s blue-leaning 12th Congressional District.
Arias is an Air Force veteran and former New York firefighter who witnessed the grave destruction of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing. His brother, who worked on the 84th floor of the South Tower, died in the subsequent 9/11 terrorist attacks that changed the trajectory of American history.
Arias spoke to his brother, Adam, the morning of the attack after the first plane had already struck the North Tower. Adam described to him the chaos, as desperate victims jumped from the burning skyscraper that once anchored the city’s skyline.
Don Arias, a former firefighter and Air Force veteran who is now an advocate for families of 9/11 victims, in his dress blue uniform. (Courtesy: Don Arias)
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«So, that has stuck with me for many years,» he told Fox News Digital. Arias has since gone on to advocate for the families of victims of 9/11.
Hamawy is a veteran combat plastic surgeon who now operates his own private practice in New Jersey. He won a crowded Democratic primary to replace outgoing Rep. Bonnie Watson-Coleman, D-N.J., on June 2.
He emerged victorious despite heavy baggage, including ties to radical Islamic terrorism.
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In his past, Hamawy cozied up to infamous terrorist Omar Abdel-Rahman, better known as the «Blind Sheikh,» the mastermind of the 1993 World Trade Center bombing who died in federal prison in 2017.

Dr. Adam Hamawy speaks during an interview in Washington, D.C., on June 14, 2024, after meetings at the White House and on Capitol Hill. He recently returned to the U.S. after volunteering in Gaza. (Drew Angerer/AFP)
The pair met in 1991, when Hamawy was a young adult, and soon thereafter Hamawy began accompanying Abdel-Rahman to mosques. In the same year, Hamawy, the sheikh and others took a 13-hour car ride from Abdel-Rahman’s home in New Jersey to a conference in Detroit called «Towards a Global Islamic Economy.»
The congressional hopeful testified on behalf of the defense in the sheikh’s trial.
While Arias said it’s possible that Hamawy has some positive credentials — he is a doctor and a veteran — he doesn’t trust the candidate at all.
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«But when he’s pals with the Blind Sheikh, and he’s his translator for several years, when he testifies for him in court saying what a great guy is, when he spends that kind of time with this guy, and then says that he’s never heard him say anything about jihad, I have to question his veracity. I mean, that just doesn’t ring true,» Arias told Fox New Digital.

Don Arias, second from left, poses for a photo with fellow NYFD firefighters. (Courtesy: Don Arias)
«Show me who your friends are, and I’ll tell you who you are,» he continued. «And if this guy Hamawy is going to try and forget all about that — he wants it to go down the memory hole and say, ‘oh, I was a veteran, you know, I did good stuff’ — I’m not going to forget, and I don’t think people should forget.«
In 1994, Hamawy also went on what he describes as a humanitarian mission to Bosnia. There, he worked with the Benevolence International Foundation (BIF). In a post-9/11 terrorism crackdown, BIF was designated as a financier of terrorism by the U.S. government over its ties to al Qaeda.
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«We’re not educating the voters, and the voters aren’t doing the proper research into their candidates, because I think if they knew that this guy, if it was top of mind awareness that this guy had these kinds of connections… they wouldn’t vote for him, and I think people need to bring that to the forefront.»

Plastic surgeon-turned-House candidate Adam Hisham Hamawy is interviewed in New York on April 24, 2024 about his intention to go on a humanitarian mission to Hamas-led Gaza. ((Photo by Islam Dogru/Anadolu via Getty Images))
Additionally, a socialist candidate who once suggested that the United States deserved 9/11 is likely to win a seat in the New York State Senate.
Aber Kawas is the Muslim daughter of illegal aliens who is now the Democratic nominee for the New York State Senate District 12. She was backed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani, and won as part of a far-left sweep of several federal and state Democratic primaries in the city last Tuesday.
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«The system of capitalism and racism and White supremacy… and Islamophobia have all been used to colonize lands, to take resources from other people and so this is a long trajectory, and we’re just seeing the manifestations of that continuation with 9/11,» she said in a 2017 episode of the Asian American Writers’ Association podcast titled «Islamophobia beyond 9/11 with Aber Kawas.»
«The idea we have to apologize for a terror attack that a couple of people did and then there is no apology or reparations for genocides and for slavery… is something I find reprehensible,» she said.

Aber Kawas, Youth Activities Director for the Arab-American Association of New York, speaks at a rally in Columbus Circle protesting proposals to restrict Muslim arrivals to the United States. (Andy Katz/Corbis)
Arias condemned those comments, too.
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«For her to minimize 9/11 … it’s just like, ‘oh, some people had some planes,’ you know, it’s beyond the pale,» he told Fox News Digital by phone. «So, when I look at somebody like Kawas, when I look at somebody like Mamdani, I don’t see an American. I mean, you scratch the surface, you see a commie, you see a radical, and — forgive me for saying it — I see a Nazi.»
He then blasted the American education system, which he views as a pipeline to far-left activism instead of actual learning. According to Arias, voters for candidates like Hamawy and Kawas are groomed in schools and in higher education to hold radical beliefs.
«It’s very insidious and it’s very seductive to the young and dumb,» he said. «It’s the young, it’s the dumb, it’s the indoctrinated who are voting for these people in numbers.»
«I don’t know what happens to a person where they actually grow to hate their own country, but I blame universities and the schools for this,» Arias continued. It’s an indictment on our education system because almost… they’re all very young, very ill informed and they’re Islamo-Nazis at this point.»

Don Arias speaks at an event as part of his work as an advocate for 9/11 families on September 11, 2025. (Courtesy: Don Arias)
He added that for people like Kawas, Zionism, Judaism and Israel have been conflated with «white supremacy,» and in their minds, the alleged «white supremacy» has to be «put down.»
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He also described socialism as a «luxury belief,» and its supporters as mostly young, wealthy or upper-middle-class people.
«These guys are cruising, so they can have these luxury beliefs, these ethereal conversations about mankind. They’re so out of touch.»
Hamawy’s campaign did not return Fox News Digital’s request for comment. And Kawas declined to answer questions, instead pointing to her X account.
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Dos personas buscadas por un esquema de lavado de dinero de USD 50 millones fueron arrestadas en Colombia, informó el FBI de Miami
El FBI Miami anunció la captura y extradición de dos ciudadanos colombianos acusados de dirigir un esquema internacional de lavado de dinero por 50 millones de dólares, en una operación que involucra a organizaciones criminales de alto perfil y afecta a múltiples estados de Estados Unidos. Los detenidos, Santiago Orrego Gomez y Daniel Mauricio Gomez Garcia, fueron arrestados en Colombia por la Policía Nacional el 6 de agosto de 2026 y entregados a agentes federales en Medellín. El caso es relevante para la lucha global contra el lavado de activos y crimen organizado, abriendo nuevas investigaciones en ambos países, según reportó el FBI.
En un comunicado oficial, el FBI Miami detalló que la entrega de los sospechosos fue posible gracias a la cooperación con la Policía Nacional de Colombia, Homeland Security Investigations y la Fiscalía del Distrito Sur de Florida. Los cargos incluyen conspiración para lavado de activos, fraude y colaboración con el cartel Clan del Golfo. La operación, denominada “Operation Count It Up”, permitió identificar movimientos financieros internacionales, el uso de criptomonedas y el desvío de fondos provenientes de fraudes a personas mayores. Las autoridades subrayan el valor de esta redada por el volumen de dinero involucrado y su impacto en la economía estadounidense.
Según antecedentes verificados por NBC Miami y confirmados por las agencias oficiales, la investigación se centró en la estructura financiera de los detenidos, quienes presuntamente operaban como enlaces del Clan del Golfo, una organización criminal activa en Colombia y vinculada al narcotráfico internacional. El operativo involucró la colaboración de fuerzas de seguridad de ambos países, allanamientos coordinados y la incautación de activos relacionados con la red de lavado de dinero.
Santiago Orrego Gomez y Daniel Mauricio Gomez Garcia son ciudadanos colombianos identificados por el FBI como presuntos operadores financieros de una red internacional de lavado de dinero asociada al Clan del Golfo. Según el comunicado institucional, ambos enfrentan cargos federales por:
- Conspiración para lavado de activos.
- Fraude electrónico y bancario.
- Participación en una organización criminal dedicada al ocultamiento de fondos ilícitos.
La investigación “Operation Count It Up” reveló que los acusados canalizaban fondos provenientes de actividades ilícitas, principalmente narcotráfico y fraudes a personas mayores, hacia Estados Unidos. El flujo de dinero superó los 50 millones de dólares, según el FBI, utilizando mecanismos como transferencias electrónicas, depósitos en cajeros automáticos y conversiones a criptomonedas.

El operativo policial se desarrolló en coordinación entre la Policía Nacional de Colombia y el FBI Miami. De acuerdo con el reporte oficial publicado el 7 de agosto de 2026, agentes federales se trasladaron a Medellín, donde recibieron a los acusados, quienes fueron escoltados bajo estrictas medidas de seguridad hasta Miami para comparecer ante la justicia federal. La extradición se realizó conforme a los tratados de cooperación judicial entre Colombia y Estados Unidos, permitiendo la rápida transferencia de los sospechosos.
El FBI Miami agradeció el apoyo de la Policía Nacional de Colombia y de Homeland Security Investigations, destacando la importancia de la colaboración internacional en la lucha contra el crimen organizado y el lavado de activos. “Este caso es un ejemplo de la determinación de las autoridades para desmantelar organizaciones de lavado de dinero vinculadas al narcotráfico”, afirmó la oficina del FBI en su actualización oficial.
La operación “Count It Up” es una investigación dirigida por el FBI Miami para identificar y desarticular redes internacionales de lavado de dinero. De acuerdo con los informes institucionales, la red operaba mediante:
- Transferencias bancarias entre múltiples cuentas en diferentes estados de EE.UU.
- Depósitos en efectivo en cajeros automáticos.
- Conversión de fondos a criptomonedas para dificultar el rastreo.
- Recepción y ocultamiento de dinero proveniente de fraudes a personas mayores.
La combinación de estos métodos permitía a la organización eludir los controles del sistema bancario estadounidense y ocultar el origen ilícito de los fondos. El FBI señaló que parte del dinero provenía del tráfico de drogas operado por el Clan del Golfo y que la estructura financiera tenía ramificaciones en otros países de América Latina.

En declaraciones institucionales recogidas en su canal oficial, el FBI Miami afirmó: “Este caso es otro ejemplo de la firmeza del FBI para llevar ante la justicia a los responsables de lavado de dinero y desarticular organizaciones criminales”. La agencia subrayó el papel clave de la cooperación internacional y la importancia de los acuerdos bilaterales con Colombia para permitir la extradición rápida de los sospechosos.
La Fiscalía del Distrito Sur de Florida también confirmó la presentación de cargos y la apertura de un proceso judicial contra los acusados. De acuerdo con los documentos oficiales, la investigación continúa en busca de otros posibles implicados y la recuperación de activos vinculados al esquema criminal.
El Clan del Golfo es una organización criminal con base en Colombia, señalada por las autoridades estadounidenses como uno de los principales carteles de narcotráfico del continente. Según el FBI, Santiago Orrego Gomez y Daniel Mauricio Gomez Garcia actuaban como operadores financieros de esta organización, facilitando el movimiento y blanqueo de grandes sumas de dinero derivadas de actividades ilícitas.
El reporte del FBI Miami establece que la red de lavado detectada utilizaba conexiones en varias ciudades de Estados Unidos y América Latina, lo que permitió canalizar fondos ilegales a través de una compleja estructura de cuentas y empresas pantalla. La vinculación con el Clan del Golfo agrava los cargos federales y amplía el alcance de la investigación a otros miembros de la organización.

Los acusados fueron puestos a disposición de la Corte Federal del Distrito Sur de Florida, donde enfrentan cargos de conspiración para lavado de activos, fraude y pertenencia a organización criminal. Las penas para estos delitos en Estados Unidos pueden superar los 20 años de prisión, además del decomiso de bienes y la obligación de reparar el daño económico causado.
La justicia federal estadounidense ha iniciado el proceso judicial, que incluye audiencias preliminares, presentación de pruebas y posibles acuerdos de cooperación para identificar a otros implicados en la red de lavado. Según el FBI, el caso se mantiene abierto y no se descartan nuevas detenciones en el corto plazo.
La detención y extradición de Santiago Orrego Gomez y Daniel Mauricio Gomez Garcia representa un avance en la cooperación bilateral entre Colombia y Estados Unidos para combatir el lavado de dinero y el crimen organizado transnacional. El operativo “Operation Count It Up” refuerza la capacidad de las autoridades para utilizar herramientas tecnológicas, intercambio de información y acciones judiciales coordinadas.
De acuerdo con el FBI Miami, la investigación abierta permitirá fortalecer los controles sobre transferencias financieras y detectar esquemas similares en el futuro. Para la comunidad internacional, este caso evidencia la complejidad de las redes de lavado de activos y la necesidad de sistemas de control financiero más robustos y colaboración entre países.

El FBI Miami y la Fiscalía del Distrito Sur de Florida han anunciado que el caso sigue en desarrollo y se prevén nuevas acciones para:
- Identificar y detener a otros miembros de la organización.
- Recuperar activos y fondos involucrados en el esquema criminal.
- Reforzar la cooperación con agencias internacionales y bancos para mejorar los sistemas de detección de lavado de dinero.
Las autoridades colombianas también analizan la información recabada para desmantelar células restantes del Clan del Golfo y proteger a víctimas de fraudes financieros. El caso servirá de precedente para futuras investigaciones conjuntas y para fortalecer la legislación sobre delitos financieros en la región.
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Socialism’s campus appeal meets Gen Z resistance as students keep score on communism
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Pro-Israel college students who have watched socialism and anti-Israel activism gain ground on campus say the same political currents are now colliding with the Democratic Party — and the backlash is pushing some young Jewish voters to the right.
«Even before the craziness of the post-October 7 campus climate, it was already an underlying sense of, ‘America is bad and we’re gonna learn about that,’» University of Michigan rising senior Addison Stone told Fox News Digital.
Speaking at the Israel on Campus Coalition’s national summit in Washington this week, students said political currents they have watched spread on college campuses are increasingly surfacing in Democratic politics, particularly as the party’s progressive wing gains ground and clashes deepen over Israel.
Dylan Goldman, a rising senior at UC Berkeley, identified himself as «left leaning» and told Fox News Digital that Democratic lawmakers welcoming the popular socialist candidates – who overwhelmingly hold hostile postures toward Israel – are making a «really poor move.»
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Israeli pop star Harel Skaat performs for students at the 2026 ICC National Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. (Fox News Digital)
«Jewish Democrats who are not single-issue voters… now feel so alienated by our own party that it’s pushing us conservative. It’s pushing to go further right,» said Goldman.
Abdul El-Sayed, a progressive whose campaign drew support from the democratic socialist movement, won Michigan’s Democratic Senate primary Tuesday, adding to a string of victories for left-wing candidates challenging the Democratic establishment as the party battles for control of Congress in November’s midterm elections.
The conference brought hundreds of pro-Israel students to Washington for advocacy training, networking and discussions on supporting Israel, combating antisemitism and strengthening the U.S.-Israel relationship on college campuses.
«The academics don’t help, but they’re sort of helping indoctrinate the next generation and the next generation with the combination of learning about that in classes and going on social media and seeing it and the DSA trying to make everything cool with communism,» Stone said. «You’re really seeing the outcome of that on college campuses where they’re burning both American and Israeli flags.»
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Student at a pro-Israel conference spoke with Fox News Digital about the ideologies finding support on college campuses. (Ashley DiMella/Fox News Digital)
As those political divisions play out nationally, organizers at the summit said Jewish students are still confronting the campus hostility that helped bring many of them to Washington.
«What’s happening to Jewish students on American campuses should alarm every American,» Israel on Campus Coalition CEO Jacob Baime told Fox News Digital. «The hostility is out in the open now: mobs on the quad, intimidation in the classroom, and harassment online. But here’s what the mob didn’t count on: this generation isn’t backing down.»
«These students are the proudest, toughest, most organized pro-Israel cohort we have ever seen. This week we brought more than 1000 campus leaders to Washington to train and equip them with the skills they need to go back to campus ready to fight for what they believe in,» he added.
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Israeli pop star Harel Skaat performs for students at the 2026 ICC National Leadership Summit in Washington, D.C. (Fox News Digital)
Fetterman, who spoke at the Israel on Campus Coalition’s flagship event, said the Democratic Party’s shifting posture toward Israel and the Jewish community is becoming increasingly consequential.
His support for Israel has repeatedly put him at odds with members of his own party, including over the broader conflict in the Middle East and his backing of President Donald Trump’s strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities.
«I think I was the only Democrat to support the Trump administration to bomb the Iranian nuclear facilities,» Fetterman told Fox News Digital. «If you don’t want them to acquire a nuclear bomb, it’s pretty reasonable to bomb their nuclear facilities.»
Fetterman argued the threat extends beyond Israel, casting the confrontation with Iran as a larger battle over American values and the West’s role in the region.
«The problem is Iran. That’s the problem,» he said, later adding, «I’m proud to stand for America, civilization, democracy, and Israel is our special ally that represents all of that in that region.»
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