Upstate NY Radical and Activist Leader Charged With Funding Palestinian Terrorists, Sent Sick Messages Proclaiming ‘I Wish Every Day Were October 7th!’

 A 37-year-old woman from Irondequoit, New York, has been arrested and charged with attempting to provide material support to the Palestinian Islamic Jihad, a designated foreign terrorist organization, after allegedly sending more than $30,000 in cryptocurrency to a claimed PIJ fighter in Gaza while openly fantasizing about repeating the October 7 massacre every single day.

Catherine Beth Washburn, leader of the radical “Direct Action Movement for Palestinian Liberation” (DAMPL), didn’t just cheer from the sidelines. Federal authorities say she put her money where her bloodthirsty mouth was.

According to the criminal complaint, Washburn made roughly 80 cryptocurrency transfers totaling approximately $30,116 to an individual who identified as an active PIJ fighter involved in attacks against Israel.

In recovered electronic messages, according to Fox News, the upstate New York woman made her allegiance crystal clear:

“I wish every day were October 7th.”

“If I lived in Gaza, I would fight alongside the resistance.”

She told the fighter she hated Jews “very much” and wished Israel “would disappear.” In another message, she admitted she felt “excited every time I see news of the killing of an occupation soldier.”

Washburn even joked in November 2025 about the consequences of her “fundraising and posting,” writing that she was “gonna get put away for a few life times” followed by a laughing emoji.

Chilling evidence photos released by the Department of Justice show Washburn posing with two hand grenades in front of a Hamas flag.

Catherine Beth Washburn 

Her group, DAMPL, was formed in the wake of the October 7, 2023 Hamas slaughter that murdered over 1,200 Israelis and took hundreds hostage.

Unlike the useful idiots holding “mostly peaceful” signs, DAMPL openly rejects peaceful protest in favor of “direct action,” code for sabotage, property destruction, and violence against anyone they associate with Israel.

“As alleged, Washburn repeatedly voiced support for violence against Israeli civilians and attempted to provide material support to the Palestine Islamic Jihad by sending cryptocurrency to an individual who claimed to participate in its attacks,” said Assistant Attorney General for National Security John A. Eisenberg. “Those who aid foreign terrorist groups will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law.”

“As alleged in the complaint, this defendant, fueled by her self-described hate of Israel and Jewish people, went to great lengths to attempt to provide financial support to terrorist organizations that use violence to further their agendas, including the Palestine Islamic Jihad,” said U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo for the Western District of New York.

“Despite her alleged attempts, including cryptic communications with a fighter involved in violent attacks in an area thousands of miles away, Catherine Washburn was stopped and so too were her efforts to support violent extremism.”

The FBI’s Joint Terrorism Task Force executed search warrants in February and March 2026, uncovering the messages and financial trail.

Washburn was arrested on Tuesday, and remains in federal custody. If convicted, she faces up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2026/07/horrific-upstate-ny-radical-activist-leader-charged-funding/

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