Anthony Aguilar

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'''Anthony Aguilar''' is a retired [[United States Army]] [[Lieutenant Colonel (United States)|Lieutenant Colonel]] and Special Forces officer ([[United States Army Special Forces|Green Beret]]) who served for 25 years.{{cite web |title=U.S. whistleblower describes chaos and reckless force at Gaza aid sites |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/u-s-whistleblower-describes-chaos-and-reckless-force-at-gaza-aid-sites |access-date=23 September 2025 |website=PBS NewsHour}} In 2025, he became known as a [[Whistleblowing|whistleblower]] after making public allegations about operations at U.S.-and-Israeli-backed [[Gaza Humanitarian Foundation]] (GHF) aid distribution sites in [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]], where he worked as a security contractor for UG Solutions.{{cite news |date=12 August 2025 |title='I witnessed war crimes,' former worker at GHF aid site tells BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cy8k8045nx9o |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260201102404/https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cy8k8045nx9o |archive-date=February 1, 2026 |access-date=February 4, 2026 |work=BBC News}}{{Cite web |last=Thakker |first=Prem |date=2025-09-20 |title='Clearly Emaciated': Former Green Beret Recounts Horrors at 'Gaza Humanitarian Foundation' Aid Sites |url=https://zeteo.com/p/ghf-gaza-aid-anthony-aguilar-interview |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=[[Zeteo]] |language=en}} His allegations of misconduct and [[War crimes in the Gaza war|war crimes]] at the aid sites sparked significant media coverage and official inquiries.{{cite news |last1=Zonshine |first1=Ido |date=26 July 2025 |title='I Witnessed War Crimes in Gaza,' U.S. Veteran and Former GHF Worker Tells BBC |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-07-26/ty-article/i-witnessed-war-crimes-in-gaza-u-s-veteran-and-former-ghf-worker-tells-bbc/00000198-47e0-d6be-a1bd-4ffd67f90000 |work=Haaretz}}

'''Anthony Aguilar''' is a retired [[United States Army]] [[Lieutenant Colonel (United States)|Lieutenant Colonel]] and Special Forces officer ([[United States Army Special Forces|Green Beret]]) who served for 25 years.{{cite web |title=U.S. whistleblower describes chaos and reckless force at Gaza aid sites |url=https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/u-s-whistleblower-describes-chaos-and-reckless-force-at-gaza-aid-sites |access-date=23 September 2025 |website=PBS NewsHour}} In 2025, he became known as a [[Whistleblowing|whistleblower]] after making public allegations about operations at U.S.-and-Israeli-backed [[Gaza Humanitarian Foundation]] (GHF) aid distribution sites in [[Gaza Strip|Gaza]], where he worked as a security contractor for UG Solutions.{{cite news |date=12 August 2025 |title='I witnessed war crimes,' former worker at GHF aid site tells BBC |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cy8k8045nx9o |url-status=live |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20260201102404/https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cy8k8045nx9o |archive-date=February 1, 2026 |access-date=February 4, 2026 |work=BBC News}}{{Cite web |last=Thakker |first=Prem |date=2025-09-20 |title='Clearly Emaciated': Former Green Beret Recounts Horrors at 'Gaza Humanitarian Foundation' Aid Sites |url=https://zeteo.com/p/ghf-gaza-aid-anthony-aguilar-interview |access-date=2025-09-22 |website=[[Zeteo]] |language=en}} His allegations of misconduct and [[Israeli war crimes in the Gaza war|war crimes]] at the aid sites sparked significant media coverage and official inquiries.{{cite news |last1=Zonshine |first1=Ido |date=26 July 2025 |title='I Witnessed War Crimes in Gaza,' U.S. Veteran and Former GHF Worker Tells BBC |url=https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-07-26/ty-article/i-witnessed-war-crimes-in-gaza-u-s-veteran-and-former-ghf-worker-tells-bbc/00000198-47e0-d6be-a1bd-4ffd67f90000 |work=Haaretz}}

== Education ==

== Education ==

== Political career ==

== Political career ==

In January 2026, Aguilar announced on [[Instagram]] that he would be running for the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] as a [[Green Party of the United States|Green Party]] candidate for [[North Carolina's 13th congressional district]].{{Cite Instagram |postid=DT3HEKLEU6v |user=anthonyaguilarforuscongress |title=🚨 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 🚨 𝐋𝐭. 𝐂𝐨𝐥 (𝐑𝐞𝐭.) 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐀𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫 has 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐔.𝐒. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚’𝐬 𝟏𝟑𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭. |first=Anthony |last=Aguilar |date=2026-01-23 |access-date=2026-01-24 |language=en}}{{Cite web|title= Former US soldiers turned Palestine advocates make a run for Congress|url= https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/former-us-soldiers-turned-palestine-advocates-are-now-running-congress|website=Middle East Eye|date=27 January 2026|last=El-Sabawi|first=Yasmine|access-date=28 January 2026}} Aguilar received an endorsement from the [[Anti-Zionist America PAC]] (AZAPAC). He rejected AZAPAC's endorsement after receiving questions from ''[[The Intercept]]'' about the use of [[antisemitic]] language by AZAPAC founder [[Michael Rectenwald]] and AZAPAC's ties to [[Radical right (United States)|far-right]] figures. His campaign noted that [[Anti-Zionism|anti-Zionists]] "are [[Weaponization of antisemitism|falsely accused on antisemitism]] on a regular basis... For that reason, we want to avoid being associated with any group whose statements or actions raise credible concerns of actual antisemitism."{{Cite web |last=Valdez |first=Jonah |date=2026-02-19 |title=A New PAC Wants to Counter Israel’s Influence. It Also Welcomes Hitler Apologists. |url=https://theintercept.com/2026/02/19/israel-palestine-antisemitism-azapac-michael-rectenwald/ |access-date=2026-04-28 |website=The Intercept |language=en-US}}

In January 2026, Aguilar announced on [[Instagram]] that he would be running for the [[United States House of Representatives|House of Representatives]] as a [[Green Party of the United States|Green Party]] candidate for [[North Carolina's 13th congressional district]].{{Cite Instagram |postid=DT3HEKLEU6v |user=anthonyaguilarforuscongress |title=🚨 𝐁𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐊𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐍𝐄𝐖𝐒 🚨 𝐋𝐭. 𝐂𝐨𝐥 (𝐑𝐞𝐭.) 𝐀𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐧𝐲 𝐀𝐠𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐚𝐫 has 𝐨𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐝𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐔.𝐒. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐍𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐡 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐚’𝐬 𝟏𝟑𝐭𝐡 𝐃𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐭. |first=Anthony |last=Aguilar |date=2026-01-23 |access-date=2026-01-24 |language=en}}{{Cite web|title= Former US soldiers turned Palestine advocates make a run for Congress|url= https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/former-us-soldiers-turned-palestine-advocates-are-now-running-congress|website=Middle East Eye|date=27 January 2026|last=El-Sabawi|first=Yasmine|access-date=28 January 2026}} Aguilar received an endorsement from the [[Anti-Zionist America PAC]] (AZAPAC). He rejected AZAPAC's endorsement after receiving questions from ''[[The Intercept]]'' about the use of [[antisemitic]] language by AZAPAC founder [[Michael Rectenwald]] and AZAPAC's ties to [[Radical right (United States)|far-right]] figures. His campaign noted that [[Anti-Zionism|anti-Zionists]] "are [[Weaponization of antisemitism|falsely accused on antisemitism]] on a regular basis... For that reason, we want to avoid being associated with any group whose statements or actions raise credible concerns of actual antisemitism."{{Cite web |last=Valdez |first=Jonah |date=2026-02-19 |title=A New PAC Wants to Counter Israel’s Influence. It Also Welcomes Hitler Apologists. |url=https://theintercept.com/2026/02/19/israel-palestine-antisemitism-azapac-michael-rectenwald/ |access-date=2026-04-28 |website=The Intercept |language=en-US}}

== See also ==

* [[Whistleblowing]]

* [[War crimes in the Gaza war]]

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