Simone Weichselbaum

Examining foreign influence in our K-12 schools at @fdd Formers: @NBCInvestigates @MarshallProj @NYDailyNews @PhillyDailyNews. @Penn Criminology MS grad.

[Mark Dubowitz @mdubowitz]

Reason 1: the mayor is an Islamist who hates America, hates freedom, hates Jews and is driving the people who pay most of the taxes out of the city.

Are there other reasons?

[Simone Weichselbaum @SimoneJWei]

The Chinese government’s push into U.S K-12 schools

[Jennifer Richmond @JenRichmond]

Confucius Classrooms seemed to be in retreat. But we have found they are now emerging in new forms. Same mission. New names.
@FDD @TheHillOpinion
https://t.co/nXYL8ye2aU

[FDD @FDD]

Lawmakers have begun pushing for transparency in the foreign funding of schools in Georgia and Florida, which is a good start. However, no laws at the state or federal level prohibit foreign influence, explain @SimoneJWei & @NomiFried:
https://t.co/HC5dzzQcXq

[FDD @FDD]

Teacher education programs at public universities should be transparent about what they teach future educators. Foreign influence needs to stop permeating American K-12 education, gaining access to our children and shaping their worldviews for years to come—@SimoneJWei & @NomiFried:
https://t.co/5ytKpYxyIu

[SportsNudge @SportsNudge]

God bless the NYPD tonight

[Simone Weichselbaum @SimoneJWei]

Today is 6/13.
There are 613 commandments in the Torah.
Tonight, the Knicks are the champions. 🧡💙

I rest my case. 🏆 #Knicks #NBAFinals
(Please don’t burn down NYC)

[FDD @FDD]

🎙️ In this episode of Foreign Podicy @CliffordDMay sits down with @RepStefanik @EliseStefanik to discuss her new book exposing academic rot at elite universities.

@76brandy76 joins to examine ideological bias and double standards at America’s prestigious institutions.
https://t.co/KeJDKQP7OW

[Brandy Shufutinsky, EdD @76brandy76]

“Did you know that the ruling Qatari royal family’s foundation ran a multi-million dollar influence campaign in U.S. K-12 public schools?” Great work by @SimoneJWei and @NomiFried @FDD!

[Naomi Friedman @NomiFried]

Qatar is infiltrating public U.S. K12 schools to introduce highly politicized, anti-Western curriculum. Proud of @SimoneJWei and our @FDD ed team for shining light on this! https://t.co/5WUIzJxioD

[Mark Dubowitz @mdubowitz]

At @FDD we are examining foreign influence in our K-12 schools by malign actors including the Islamist regime in Qatar.👇

[Simone Weichselbaum @SimoneJWei]

4/ 4 Foreign influence needs to stop permeating American K-12 education, gaining access to our children and shaping their worldviews for years to come.
Read the full piece in @WashTimes — with @NomiFried — to see everything we uncovered: https://t.co/9fvK7eftvR

[Simone Weichselbaum @SimoneJWei]

1/4 Qatar Foundation International has poured millions of dollars into U.S. K-12 public schools over the past 17 years.
@FDD’s Education and Nat Sec. team spent months examining $9M in Qatari contracts to schools and teachers — plus thousands of pages of teaching materials. 
Here's what we found. 🧵

[Simone Weichselbaum @SimoneJWei]

3/4 In @PPSConnect, QFI-funded programs in Portland included anti-Israel lessons and lectures on "resistance" — going back to 2014.
At the 2025 Lincoln High School Arabic Culture Night, where students thanked the Qatar Foundation, posters displayed a map of Israel labeled “Palestine” and featured imagery that glorified violent resistance.

[Simone Weichselbaum @SimoneJWei]

What did we find? Read my exclusive w/ @NomiFried @fdd @WashTimesOpEd https://t.co/nHBOU0GYSA

[Simone Weichselbaum @SimoneJWei]

WATCH: How I used local public records laws to collect millions of dollars worth of funding contracts, teaching materials and emails in U.S K-12 public school districts, funded by the Qatari ruling royal family’s foundation, @QFIntl , which said Monday is winding down.

[Simone Weichselbaum @SimoneJWei]

Did you know that the ruling Qatari royal family’s foundation ran a multi-million dollar influence campaign in U.S. K-12 public schools? We @FDD collected over $9 million in Qatari contracts across major school districts. And reviewed thousands of pages of teaching materials.

What did we find?
Read my examination with @NomiFried …
https://t.co/Xehc19VTn1 - @washtimesoped

[Rabbi Mordechai Lightstone @Mottel]

My Knicks Jewish

[Kevin Deutsch @kdeutschjourno]

The Associated Press has appointed former NGO employee and antizionist sympathizer Erin Cunningham as its new Jerusalem news director, handing one of the world’s most important reporting beats to an editor who promotes the “genocide” libel against Israel and uses antizionist talking points in both her journalism and social media posts.

Read the AO7 article here or via link in bio: https://t.co/EvpNX7CSil

[Simone Weichselbaum @SimoneJWei]

After @MikaHackner broke the news via posting an internal memo that @QFIntl announced it was winding down operations. QFI - the foundation tied to the Qatari ruling royal family - took down parts of its website, including the grants page.
As I reported with @FDD, QFI was paying the salaries of U.S. K-12 public school teachers via these grants.
What happens this morning when you Google QFI Grants ⬇️
Curious as to why? 🤔