KCRW Press Play: 2 members of the Boogaloo Boys are charged with attempting to support Hamas
By: Integrity First For America News Coverage
On September 9, 2020, IFA Executive Director Amy Spitalnick spoke with KCRW Press Play about the rise in far-right violent extremism. Listen to the full interview here.
Two members of the far-right group the Boogaloo Boys have been arrested and charged with trying to support Hamas. That’s the Palestinian political organization and militant group the U.S. considers a terrorist organization. The Justice Department says the two Americans claimed to be part of a subgroup of the Boogaloo Boys called the Boojahadeen.
Officials say in the wake of the protests around George Floyd’s death, the two men were making plans to carry out violence in Minnesota and had a larger goal of overthrowing the U.S. government and replacing its police forces.