L: Mohammad Qatanani R: Mikie Sherrill (Governor Mikie Sherrill/Favebook) New Jersey’s Democratic governor, Mikie Sherrill, who ran as a “moderate,” visited a local mosque on Friday whose cofounder was convicted of funneling money to Hamas. She met with a cleric who has called for a “new intifada” and faced deportation proceedings over his own alleged ties to the terror group, our Chuck Ross reports. Sherrill, sporting a head covering, visited the Islamic Center of Passaic County for Ramadan services, photos posted to social media show. She met with Imam Mohammad Qatanani and described the mosque as a “community with the five pillars of Islam that is constantly looking to do good works.” But Qatanani has espoused violent anti-Israel views. He said at a Times Square rally in 2017, “No peace process and negotiation without liberation in Palestine. We have to start a new intifada. Intifada, intifada!” An Israeli jury convicted him in 1993 of being a member of Hamas, according to court filings from the Department of Homeland Security, prompting federal officials to file several deportation cases against him. The mosque’s cofounder, Mohammad El-Mezain, was convicted in 2009 of funneling money to Hamas through the Holy Land Foundation. Sherrill, a Naval Academy graduate and former congresswoman, has described herself as a moderate and was a member of the Blue Dog Coalition on Capitol Hill. Like her friend Abigail Spanberger in Virginia, Sherrill is raising serious questions about whether there is any such thing in the Democratic Party. READ MORE: ‘Moderate’ Mikie Sherrill Attends Ramadan Services With Imam Who Faced Deportation Proceedings Over Alleged Ties to Hamas and Calls for ‘New Intifada’