US-Based Nonprofit "Eyewitness Palestine" to Host Webinar With Palestinian Terrorist
A March 12 webinar hosted by Eyewitness Palestine, a tax-exempt nonprofit, will feature Hussam Al-Zaanin, an apparent member of the U.S.-designated terrorist group Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade
On March 12, the U.S.-based 501(c)(3) nonprofit Eyewitness Palestine is set to host a webinar featuring Hussam Al-Zaanin, an apparent member of U.S.-designated terrorist organization, Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade. Al-Zaanin was imprisoned for 11 years for attempted murder and weapons offenses. He was released in January 2025 as part of a negotiated exchange that freed Israeli hostages held by Hamas in Gaza for Palestinian terrorists imprisoned in Israel.
The webinar will also feature Jenna Abuhasna, the International Advocacy Officer for Addameer, a Ramallah-based NGO designated by Israel in 2022 as a terrorist organization operating as a front for the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)—also a U.S.-designated terror group.
Al-Zaanin’s Ties to the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades
An Investigation by Jewish Onliner has confirmed Al-Zaanin's affiliation with the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of the Palestinian Fatah party. The Martyrs Brigade played an active role in the October 7th massacre and is responsible for multiple attacks, including the kidnapping and murder of Israeli-American citizen Avraham (Avi) Boaz in January 2002, among others. Palestinian media outlet Quds News Network has referred to Al-Zaanin as a member of the Brigades who assisted “resistance fighters,” and a website affiliated with the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades posted his image on an “honor roll” alongside other members.
Speaker from PFLP-Linked NGO Addameer
The Eyewitness Palestine webinar will also feature Jenna Abuhasna, the International Advocacy Officer for Addameer, a Ramallah-based NGO. In addition to Israel’s official designation, the NGO Monitor research institute has extensively documented how current and former employees of Addameer, as well as some of its lawyers, have links to the PFLP.
Interfaith Peace-Builders
Eyewitness Palestine goes by the name Interfaith Peace-Builders for its tax filings with the IRS, and its identification Number (EIN) is 03-0598184.
A 2016 investigation by the Jerusalem Center for Security and Foreign Affairs found that the organization “claims to have led more than 60 delegations to the Palestinian Authority” and that it “houses its participants in the homes of PFLP terrorist operatives and encourages them to participate in violent demonstrations against Israel.”