http://www.freerepublic.com/tag/hamas/ en-us Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:24:15 GMT Focus Forum 15 http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2136620/posts Print Send RSS Mohamed Sifaoui was born on July 4, 1967, and spent most of his childhood in Algeria. He holds a master's degree in political science and studied theology for two years at the University of Algiers and for two additional years at Zeitouna University's Institute of Theology in Tunis. In 1994, he began work for the Algerian daily Le Soir and survived a February 11, 1996 bomb attack at Le Soir's headquarters at the Maison de la Presse. In 1999, the French government granted him political asylum after he received death threats both from Algerian Islamists and... meforums http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2136620/posts#comment Sat, 22 Nov 2008 20:24:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2136588/posts U.S. convicts "Prince of Marbella" of arms deal Thu Nov 20, 2008 1:17pm EST By Edith Honan NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. federal jury convicted a Syrian arms dealer and a co-defendant on Thursday of conspiring to sell $1 million in weapons...Monzer al-Kassar, 62, a longtime resident of Spain known as the "Prince of Marbella" for his lifestyle in the glitzy seaside town... Kassar has been selling weapons since the 1970s to the Palestinian Liberation Front and clients in Nicaragua, Bosnia, Croatia, Iran, Iraq and Somalia. In 1995, Kassar was tried and acquitted of supplying arms that were used... reuters http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2136588/posts#comment Sat, 22 Nov 2008 19:06:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2135847/posts Embassy guard accuses Obama of doing deals with terrorists Rashid Razaq A SENIOR security officer at the US embassy in London is being investigated after accusing Barack Obama of brokering secret deals with terrorists. Joe Hubbard, a security supervisor who is in charge of patrolling the Grosvenor Square building, claims the President-elect secured backing from terrorist organisations, including Hamas and Colombian guerrilla group FARC, in return for changing US policy. In a vitriolic tirade in an online blog, Mr Hubbard, an American, accuses Obama of having a hidden Muslim agenda and claims his election campaign was funded by anonymous Middle... Evening Standard http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2135847/posts#comment Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:59:30 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1990809/posts CAIR Exposed: Part 1 As IAP Offshoot, CAIR Followed Pro-Hamas Agenda From the Start by Steven Emerson IPT News March 24, 2008FEATURE STORY   From the Hamas ties of its founders in 1994 to its solicitous stance toward accused terrorists today, the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) has demonstrated that its actual mission is far removed from the civil rights advocacy it claims to pursue. Still standing as perhaps the clearest evidence of CAIR's insidious role, two key leaders of the group attended a 1993 meeting in Philadelphia called by Hamas members and supporters to devise a strategy for torpedoing... Investigative Project on Terrorism http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1990809/posts#comment Mon, 24 Mar 2008 19:22:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2135233/posts Hamas' military wing announced Tuesday it was "prepared for a confrontation with Israel" and for the end of the cease-fire with Israel. But political sources said the cease-fire was expected to go on. Hamas' Iz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades threatened to "turn the cease-fire tables on the heads of the Zionists," they said in a statement. Abu Obeida, the alias of a spokesman for the military wing, threatened that Hamas would "retaliate fiercely" should Israel resume its targeted-killings policy, as some defense officials have said were advisable after the cease-fire. By contrast, Mahmoud Al-Zahar, a Hamas leader in Gaza, said that... IMRA/Ha'aertz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2135233/posts#comment Thu, 20 Nov 2008 13:12:26 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2135186/posts Al-Quds, Hamas’s second satellite TV channel, went on air on November 11, further expanding that movement’s media empire. Hamas’s willingness to invest considerable resources in its media, even when faced with financial distress, reflects the significance it places on the battle for hearts and minds. INTELLIGENCE AND TERRORISM INFORMATION CENTER (IICC) http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2135186/posts#comment Thu, 20 Nov 2008 10:23:08 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2135059/posts Interpal the controversial UK-based Palestinian charity, is facing closure after Lloyds TSB instructed the Islamic Bank of Britain to shut its bank account. Interpal (pictured), which is on a list of banned organisations in the US because of suspected links with terrorists, is also under investigation by the UK Charity Commission for the third time. The first two investigations by the Commission, which concluded in 1996 and 2003, found no evidence of any wrongdoing by the charity. The latest one, which opened in December 2006, is examining fresh concerns about the potential for inappropriate links between the charity and terrorist... CharityFinance http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2135059/posts#comment Thu, 20 Nov 2008 02:23:02 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134795/posts The Department of Justice (DOJ) should cut off outreach efforts with organizations linked to the Muslim Brotherhood or other Islamist extremist groups, a report from a ranking Senate subcommittee member recommends. "Justice Denied: Waste & Mismanagement at the Department of Justice," is an 86-page report issued in October by the office of U.S. Sen. Tom Coburn (R-OK), the ranking Republican on the Senate Subcommittee on Federal Financial Management, Government Information, Federal Services, and InvestigativeProjectOnTerrorism http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2134795/posts#comment Wed, 19 Nov 2008 19:42:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133744/posts Nothing much is changed here. The fact that all three organizations are designated by the United States as Terrorist Entities has done little to prevent US companies from providing them with services for many years now. The sites are those highlighted in reports from the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center in 2007 and 2008. INTERNET-HAGANAH.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133744/posts#comment Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:08:32 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133710/posts I spent last week in Israel on a trip sponsored by the American Israel Education Foundation, which is an AIPAC-linked charitable organization. When you travel around the country and speak with public officials, citizens, and scholars, it becomes clear that there isn't any sort of monolithic opinion of Israelis, so it was a good opportunity to get a variety of perspectives ranging from a far-right settler who doesn't believe the much discussed two-state solution model is practical to a mom who supports the current peace process. I also had a chance to speak with a negotiator for the Palestinian Authority.... The American Spectator http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133710/posts#comment Mon, 17 Nov 2008 20:16:46 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133699/posts How dumb does President-elect Barack Obama think we are? Let me rephrase the question: Are we as dumb as Obama thinks? Before answering, let me lay out the background that prompts the question. Last spring, back when Hamas, the Muslim-Brotherhood-linked terror group dedicated to the annihilation of Israel through jihad, endorsed the Obama's candidacy, the young Democratic candidate was still assumed to falter when it came to support for Israel, the United States' greatest and most beleaguered ally in the Middle East. Obama may well have rejected Hamas's support, but those were still the days when the Rev. Jeremiah Wright... Jewish World Review http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133699/posts#comment Mon, 17 Nov 2008 19:58:22 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133476/posts Defense Minister Ehud Barak and British Foreign Secretary David Miliband on Monday toured the southern town of Sderot, which has been pounded by Palestinian militants' rocket fire in recent days. "No country can accept long-term indiscriminate attacks from a foreign entity on its citizens, and Israel will also not accept it," said Barak. "We will act when the conditions are ripe and, when necessary, we will act with force." arak added, "I hope it will not take too long before we can once again bring tranquility to the entire region, and bring back our abducted soldier, Gilad Shalit." Barak took... Haaretz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133476/posts#comment Mon, 17 Nov 2008 14:08:07 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133308/posts PHOENIX, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- Muslim leaders in Arizona have drawn increased scrutiny from federal officials in the past year because of a string of suspicious incidents, officials say. Although no one in the state has been accused of supporting terrorists, one Mesa, Ariz., man was charged with lying to the FBI during the terror financing investigation into a Muslim charity accused of funneling money to the Palestinian group Hamas, The Arizona Republic reported Sunday. Also drawing attention to Arizona Muslims was a target-shooting episode in Phoenix that involved a large group of Muslim men and boys firing hundreds of... UPI http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2133308/posts#comment Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:42:15 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132956/posts An Israeli Air Force strike killed four Palestinian militants in northern Gaza and two Quassam rockets slammed into western Negev on Sunday, as a five-month-old ceasefire continued to unravel..... The rockets struck open areas and did not cause any casualties or property damage.... In light of the escalation, Yisrael Beitanu chairman Avigdor Lieberman urged outgoing Prime Minister Ehud Olmert to fire Defense Minister Ehud Barak. Lieberman claimed the grounds for dismissal were that the defense minister was abstaining from taking more aggressive action against Gaza militants due to political considerations........ Haaretz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2132956/posts#comment Sun, 16 Nov 2008 08:10:52 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2132935/posts "Those who don't come to Israel while they still can may be lucky to escape from the USA with a plastic bag and a pair of pajamas." Rabbi Shalom Arush made this devastating statement in his public lecture in Hebrew several hours ago. His source is impeccable - 2 of the leading Kabbalists of this generation, whose previous predictions have been right on target. Rabbi Shalom is neither partisan nor does he care about politics, whether in Israel or overseas. Yet, he said, "The near eighty percent of America's Jews who voted for Obama will soon be called upon to... lazerbrody.typepad.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2132935/posts#comment Sun, 16 Nov 2008 06:14:24 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131799/posts A conservative leader and former presidential candidate is deeply concerned about a published report that advisors to Barack Obama held a secret meeting with a leading member of the terrorist group Hamas during the last few weeks of the election campaign. OneNewsNow http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131799/posts#comment Fri, 14 Nov 2008 02:53:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131693/posts Note: The following text is a quote: http://www.treas.gov/press/releases/hp1267.htm November 12, 2008 HP-1267 Treasury Designates the Union of Good Washington, DC-The U.S. Department of the Treasury today designated the Union of Good, an organization created by Hamas leadership to transfer funds to the terrorist organization. "Terrorist groups such as Hamas continue to exploit charities to radicalize vulnerable communities and cultivate support for their violent activities," said Stuart Levey, Under Secretary for Terrorism and Financial Intelligence. "The U.S. Government will continue to expose and undermine the activities of charities working on behalf of Hamas and other terrorist groups. At the same time,... WWW.TREAS.GOV http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2131693/posts#comment Thu, 13 Nov 2008 23:47:41 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2131107/posts Click on the link to view graphic. Israel.Internet-Haganah http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2131107/posts#comment Thu, 13 Nov 2008 00:58:21 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130980/posts Israeli soldiers shot dead four Hamas fighters in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday during an incursion into the Palestinian territory, Hamas and Palestinian ambulance workers said. According to Reuters, an Israeli army spokeswoman said soldiers entered the Hamas-controlled Gaza Strip after opening fire at gunmen preparing to plant explosives along the border. Hamas said the men belonged to its armed wing. Describing Wednesday's incident, Palestinian eyewitnesses said Israeli troops entered a village near the southern Gaza town of Khan Younis and exchanged fire with the Hamas fighters. Before the latest clash, Israel's Defence Ministry issued a statement saying it would... al Bawaba http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130980/posts#comment Wed, 12 Nov 2008 21:43:13 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130924/posts Palestinian militants in the Gaza Strip on Wednesday fired a number of mortar shells and at least two Qassam rockets at the western Negev, hours after Israel Defense Forces soldiers killed four Hamas gunmen near the Gaza border. Neither the shells nor the rockets caused any damage or injuries, according to Army Radio. Earlier Wednesday, soldiers opened fire on a group of Palestinian gunmen they saw approaching the security fence. The militants were trying to lay an explosive device near the fence, the army said. The incident began when soldiers from the IDF Paratroopers Brigade saw the group of Palestinians... Haaretz http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130924/posts#comment Wed, 12 Nov 2008 20:03:43 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130559/posts Today the hot topic in the conservative blogsphere is the apparent return of Robert Malley. He was Obama’s senior foreign-policy adviser who had been caught meeting regularly with Hamas which Obama had pledged never to do and was subsequently thrown under the bus back in May of this year. Two days after the election he was dispatched by Obama to meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Syrian President Bashar al-Assad. Other reports have him leaving for the Middle East just hours after the election results. There is no confirmation from the Obama campaign on Malley but many sources are... SurvivingSocialism.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130559/posts#comment Wed, 12 Nov 2008 05:07:06 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130503/posts Ahmad Yousuf, Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh's political advisor, said that during the recent US presidential race a secret meeting between senior Islamist group figures and advisors to President-elect Barack Obama was held in Gaza. "We were in contact with a number of Obama's aides through the Internet, and later met with some of them in Gaza, but they advised us not to come out with any statements, as they may have a negative effect on his election campaign and be used by Republican candidate John McCain (to attack Obama)," Yousuf said in an interview with London-based Arabic-language newspaper Al-Hayat, published... ynetnews.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130503/posts#comment Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:54:44 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130501/posts DALLAS – Jury deliberations begin Wednesday morning in the case of five men accused of routing millions of dollars to Hamas. Closing arguments in the terror-support trial of the Holy Land Foundation for Relief and Development (HLF) and its former officers ended late Tuesday afternoon. After the second full day of hearing from attorneys, U.S. District Judge Jorge A. Solis suggested jurors select a foreperson and go home for the evening. The men are accused of routing millions of dollars to Hamas through a series of Palestinian charities prosecutors say were controlled by the terrorist group. But defense attorneys cast... IPT News http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130501/posts#comment Wed, 12 Nov 2008 02:46:38 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2130271/posts Charles Ryder has a video of Robert Malley (the Obama aide who may or may not be an Obama aide, depending on who you listen to), at the June 2007 American-Arab Anti-Discrimination Committee Conference in Washington DC, sharing the stage with radical anti-Israel academic Sarah Roy and Palestinian diplomat Alif Safieh: A Future Obama Advisor speaks at the ADC Conference. There’s some interesting stuff here ... he seems to speak highly of Arafat at times, and is anxious for Fatah and Hamas to come together under a single program and work together. Near the end he speaks somewhat darkly of... littlegreenfootballs.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-bloggers/2130271/posts#comment Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:31:54 GMT http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130412/posts News services in Israel are on fire with talk that Barack Obama has just sent a supporter of the terror group Hamas as his envoy to Syria and Egypt to relay news of his policies to come. .... ..... In September of this year, Robert Malley caused consternation among people that stand against the terror group Hamas when he went to Syria to work for a group called the International Crisis Group — a George Soros funded NGO also chaired by other doyens the far left. ... MensNewsDaily.com http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2130412/posts#comment Wed, 12 Nov 2008 00:04:51 GMT