A recent investigation has revealed that a security firm responsible for guarding aid sites in Gaza have been using members of an Islamophobic American biker gang.
According to an investigation carried out by the BBC, 10 members of the “Infidels Motorcycle Club” have been working in Gaza as armed security.
Their role was contracted under UG Solutions, a private security firm which has been providing security for the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation (GHF) sites, where thousands of Palestinian civilians have been killed while seeking critical aid.
Seven members of the biker gang are employed in senior positions, responsible for overseeing the deadly GHF sites, which have been labelled by former employees as sites of “war crimes”.
The GHF is an American nonprofit organisation backed by the U.S. and Israel, set up earlier this year to provide humanitarian aid in Gaza.
UG Solutions (UGS) has publicly defended its employees, arguing that they are wholly qualified for the job in question.
They also mentioned that they do not screen people out for “personal hobbies or affiliations unrelated to job performance.”
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On the other hand, the GHF stated that they have a “zero-tolerance policy for any hateful, discriminatory biases or conduct”
Who are the ‘Infidels Motorcycle Club’?
The Infidels MC, founded in 2006 by U.S. military veterans of the 2006 Iraq war, was a self-proclaimed “modern crusader” group, known for using the Crusader cross as their symbol.
Their symbolism and slogans are in direct reference to the medieval Christians who fought Muslims for control of the holy lands in the Levant, particularly Jerusalem.
The biker gang has been posting anti-Muslim hate speech all over its Facebook page, including a previous post of a pig roast held “in defiance of” the Islamic holy month of Ramadan.
Edward Ahmed Mitchell, deputy director of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), said: “Putting the Infidels biker club in charge of delivering humanitarian aid in Gaza is like putting the KKK in charge of delivering humanitarian aid in Sudan. It makes no sense whatsoever.
“It’s bound to lead to violence, and that’s exactly what we’ve seen happen in Gaza.”
The gang’s leader, Johnny “Taz” Mulfrord, currently the “country team leader” running the UG solutions security contract in Gaza is a former U.S. Army sergeant with a criminal history of conspiracy to commit bribery, theft, and false statements to military authorities.
There are currently at least ten Infidels MC members working in Gaza that have been confirmed.
This includes three leading Infidels MC members who have senior roles at UGS’s Gaza operation:
- Larry “J-Rod” Jarret, Infidels MC vice-president, in charge of logistics in Gaza
- The gang’s national treasurer, Bill “Saint” Siebe, currently leading a security team for one of the four GHF “safe distribution sites”
- A founding member of the gang, Richard “A-Tracker” Lofton, another leader at a distribution site
The hiring of these gang members has been so widespread, that notably high-paying jobs were being advertised on their Facebook page by Gang leader Johnny Mulford.
Just two weeks before travelling to Gaza in May, Mulford made a post recruiting for U.S. military veterans to leave for an operation in Gaza.
UG solutions pays each contractor £720 ($980) a day, including expenses, and up to £1,160 ($1,580) for team leaders of the GHF “safe distribution sites”.
Love for the Crusades
The Infidels MC Facebook page is telling of just how instrumental their anti-Islam crusader-like stance is in their ideology.
From tattoos of the crusader cross and the date 1095, when the First Crusade against Muslims began, to clothing and merchandise with similar symbols, they are rooted in their violent stance against Islam.
“When you see anti-Muslim bigots today celebrating 1095, celebrating the Crusades, they are celebrating the wholesale massacre of Muslims – the erasure of Muslims and Jews from the holy city of Jerusalem,” said Mr Mitchell.
To date, over 1,400 Palestinian civilians have been killed at GHF aid sites, with former workers confessing that they “witnessed war crimes”.
Witnesses recount how the IDF would shoot into the crowds of Palestinians at the GHF aid sites, indiscriminately targeting civilians in a dire state of need.
The GHF has labelled these allegations as “categorically false”, with the IDF also saying that the incidents are “under review”.
In a statement to 5Pillars, the GHF said: “The Gaza Humanitarian Foundation maintains a strict zero-tolerance policy toward any form of hateful or discriminatory behavior. Mr. Mulford has not been involved with GHF since August and we are actively reviewing additional allegations.”
