Columbia U. protester linked directly to Hamas' al-Qassam Brigades: DOJ says

"This is the finger I use for my nose," Bazrouk bragged

In a shocking revelation, The New York Post has exposed the Naziesque ties of Tarek Bazrouk, a vile "Jew-hater" who wreaked havoc on Columbia University’s campus with anti-Israel protests and allegedly plotted to set a Jewish student ablaze. 

This scumcrumpet, now facing federal hate crime charges, was reportedly linked directly to Hamas’ murderous al-Qassam Brigades, receiving regular updates from their mouthpiece, Abu Obeida, according to federal documents. 

This is the smoking gun proving Hamas’ tentacles slither onto American soil, manipulating agitators like Bazrouk to sow chaos and hatred against Jews.

Bazrouk, a 20-year-old New Yorker with no ties to Columbia as a student, strutted around campus sporting the green headband of Hamas terrorists, bragging to his pinhead pals about his overseas relatives in the terror group, prosecutors allege. His phone was a cesspool of pro-Hamasshole and pro-Hezbollah propaganda, glorifying the scum who’ve slaughtered thousands of Jews and Israelis, attacked Americans, and openly vow to annihilate both Israel and the U.S. 

Among the filth was a photo of the now dead Yahya Sinwar, the al-Qassam mastermind behind the barbaric Oct. 7, 2023, massacre, and a meme drooling over the brigades: “By God I would not trade the Al Qassam Brigades for the world and everything in it. May God be pleased with them and allow them to break the wicked enemy through him.”

This Nazi’s hatred ran deep. 

Court documents reveal texts where he proudly called himself a “Jew hater,” branded Jews “worthless,” begged “Allah” to “get us rid of [Jews],” and hurled slurs like “F**king Jew” at an acquaintance. He even told a friend to “slap that bitch” over a woman with an Israeli sticker on her laptop. 

During Columbia’s April 2024 protests, Bazrouk allegedly texted a buddy about lighting a flare and wanting to burn someone, only stopping because “too many” people were around, otherwise he “would’ve hurted [sic] them.” His depravity, and his lack of proper English, knew no bounds. He is accused of punching Jewish student Jonathan Lederer in the face while ranting about Hitler and Nazis, stealing his brother’s flag in a deranged outburst near campus on Dec. 9, 2024.

But Bazrouk’s alleged crime spree didn’t stop there. 

He’s charged with three hate crimes for attacks on Jews, including lunging at a group with Israeli flags at a Gaza war protest outside the New York Stock Exchange on April 15, 2024, and kicking a Jewish student in the stomach as cops dragged him away. On Jan. 6, 2025, he allegedly punched another protester draped in an Israeli flag near Union Square, his face masked with a keffiyeh. Despite arrests, this predator “remained undeterred,” returning to “using violence to target Jews in New York City,” said US Attorney Jay Clayton.

When feds searched Bazrouk’s Manhattan home, where he lived with family, they uncovered a replica firearm, spent shell casings, brass knuckles, a switchblade, a hunting knife, and a staggering $750,000 in cash stashed in a safe. His defense claims the money came from his job at a Connecticut smoke shop, but this was no innocent clerk. 

Bazrouk was arrested there in December 2024 for “operating a drug factory” with $25,000 in marijuana products.

Columbia, plagued by masked anti-Israel agitators in 2024, was forced to call in the NYPD to clear out these radical cretins, who even illegally seized a university building. NYPD Commissioner Edward Caban nailed it, pointing to “professional outside agitators” like Bazrouk fueling the chaos. 

The university distanced itself, stating it has “no record of Bazrouk being on campus” and “strongly condemns anti-Semitism,” emphasizing he’s not affiliated with them. Yet, Hamas’ shadow looms large. A lawsuit reveals the terror group taunted Israeli hostage Shlomi Ziv with images of Columbia’s anti-Semitic protests, boasting of operatives on U.S. campuses.

Bazrouk’s alleged trips to the West Bank and Jordan in late 2024 raise seriously chilling questions about his activities there. Prosecutors, building their case, say he’s a “danger to the community” with his “support for terrorist groups,” “avowed hatred of Jews,” and arsenal of weapons. 

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He has been denied bail, he’s been caged since May 7, 2025, facing only up to 30 years if convicted. His lawyer, Andrew Dalack, weakly denies any Hamas connection but offers no real defense, mainly due to the fact that the evidence is overwhelming.

This isn’t an isolated case. Jewish groups and the Anti-Defamation League’s Oren Segal warn that Hamas and Hezbollah’s influence festers in U.S. protests, with their flags waved shamelessly. Bazrouk’s actions expose the ugly truth: anti-Israel campus chaos isn’t just misguided activism, it’s a front for terror-backed hatred targeting Jews and Israel’s right to exist.

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Avenatti has a fool for a lawyer in Stormy Daniels case

The View's and CNN's first choice for President

Former CNN contributor and Brian Stelter presidential hopeful, Michael Avenatti will be using the services of an idiot to represent him in court against pornography performer Stormy Daniels. In other words, Avenatti will be representing himself at his latest of several criminal trials.

By being his own lawyer, this allows him to set the stage to directly confront Daniels over her allegation that he stole some of the money she was owed for her steamy autobiography.

U.S. District Judge Jesse M. Furman granted Avenatti’s request at his Manhattan trial on wire fraud and aggravated identity theft charges after he cited a “breakdown” with his former lawyers over trial strategy, especially on how he wanted them to question a former longtime office worker of his who was testifying at the trial on video.

Stormy Daniels, whose real name is Stephanie Clifford, was expected to take the witness stand at the trial as early as Wednesday, if she isn't tied up.

It is not known whether Avenatti plans to use Brian Stelter as a character witness or anyone else at the Comedy News Network, but they are prepared to stand behind him if he calls on them, it is believed.

Avenatti, 50, has angrily asserted his innocence on the claims that he pocketed nearly $300,000 of the $800,000 advance paid to Daniels for her 2018 book “Full Disclosure.” He posits that his pockets are too small and in no way able to hold that much cash, and just because another person who happens to be a paraplegic made similar allegations about money he was owed, that is not proof he did anything wrong this time.

Although Judge Furman told Avenatti earlier that his right to represent himself was “sharply curtailed” once his trial began, the judge granted his request after the shyster insisted he wanted to act as his own lawyer, as he did at a trial in California for six weeks last year.

At that federal trial, Avenatti represented himself against criminal charges that he cheated clients of millions of dollars, and the proceedings ended in a mistrial. Hopefully a new trial will end in justice being served.

In early 2020, Avenatti was convicted of attempting to extort up to $25 million from sportswear giant Nike. He threatened to destroy the company's reputation if it didn't do exactly as he said. He was sentenced to 2.5 years in prison. Fortunately, he did not testify and was represented by good lawyers, for if he had represented himself and also testified, he might be serving five times the sentence he received.

Avenatti became a national hero to CNN in 2018 when he represented the porn performer in lawsuits against then-President Donald Trump. Daniels received $130,000 just before the 2016 presidential election to remain silent about her claim that she and Trump had a sexual tryst ten years prior. Trump denied that claim, using the "horse face" defense and stating that he would have never considered having sex with Daniels because, hey, look at who he is married to.

In opening statements Monday, Andrew Dalack, Avenatti's lawyer, said that Avenatti and Daniels had an agreement to share the proceeds of any book deal. Whether that is true or not, no contract was produced in court, and Avenatti, who believes he's a good lawyer, would have insisted Daniels sign one if this assertion was true, one would think. 

Dalack stated that Avenatti loaned Daniels hundreds of thousands of dollars while he represented her. Was this in writing? If not, why not?

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A prosecution witness, Judy Regnier, testified Tuesday that she did not believe Avenatti had sent any of his law firm’s money to Daniels between July 2018 and February 2019 because the firm was financially hurting.

Regnier, who worked as a paralegal and office manager for Avenatti for about 11 years, said the firm’s finances were in bad shape during that span.

“I was checking bank accounts to see if there were enough funds to make it through the week, or the day,” she said.

Meanwhile, Avenatti's cellmate was unavailable for comment, as was Brian Stelter.

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