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Tarek Bazrouk of New York, who participated in anti-Israel protests at Columbia University in April 2024 and told a friend he thought of lighting someone on fire, reportedly has ties to Al-Qassam Brigades, the military wing of Hamas.

Bazrouk is currently awaiting trial in the U.S. District Court in the Southern District of New York on three charges of hate crimes against Jewish people in 2024 and 2025. Sealed parts of the criminal complaint reference the 20-year-old's alleged connection to the military wing of Hamas, according to a report by The New York Post .

The complaint states that Bazrouk, a U.S. citizen, was a "member of a chat group that received regular updates from Abu Obeida," as the newspaper reported. Abu Obeida is the spokesperson for the Al-Qassam Brigades.

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