A Palestinian smuggling ring that includes a supporter of convicted terrorists made millions selling tax-free cigarettes in the city and upstate, the Daily News has learned. By Greg B. Smith Hamas/Reuters Sixteen people were busted in a Palestinian-run, multimillion-dollar cigarette smuggling ring that may be connected to Hamas. A Palestinian smuggling ring with possible ties … Continue reading »
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The imminent Hezbollah-Nusra war
Lebanon will become al-Nusra’s alternative battlefield The Syrian Salafist group Jabhat Al-Nusra declared in Jordan that it has set the confrontation with Hezbollah militants in Syria as a top priority. Jordan-based al-Qaeda-affiliate Mohammad Al Shalabi, alias Abi Sayyaf, said that Jabhat al-Nusra has taken a decision to fight Hezbollah militants, who have become “our Jihadists’ main target” … Continue reading »
Sunni-Shiite divide looms over region
Syria may spill over in more ways than one by Mona Alami Syria’s protracted conflict has turned into a proxy war between President Bashar al-Assad’s Shiite ally Iran and Sunni Arab Gulf countries, threatening neighboring countries with large Muslim communities, such as Lebanon and Iraq, with sectarian spillover, something that experts believe plays in favor … Continue reading »
The United Nations Hezbollah Protection Force (@UN Thats you)
By Joseph Klein The United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1701 in August 2006, which brought about an end to the 34-day war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon. The resolution called on the Lebanese government to “secure its borders and other entry points to prevent the entry in Lebanon without its consent of arms … Continue reading »
Arab dictators can no longer monopolize resistance
Interesting piece.. I Hit the bold button on a couple highlights..by H.A. Hellyer “Last night’s Israeli attack against an Assad regime research facility in Damascus has brought out of the woodwork all sorts of individuals who, silent in the face of the massacre in the coastal city of Banyas for the past three days, have … Continue reading »
Israel’s strategic clarity in Syria
It was perhaps fitting that the multiple Israeli strikes in Damascus last week followed Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah’s address from Tehran. Nasrallah had warned last Tuesday that the “resistance” was ready to face any Israeli assault and would emerge victorious in any confrontation. Instead, Nasrallah returned from Tehran just in time to witness Israel destroy … Continue reading »
Iran/Hizballah’s Global Shi’ite Terror Network
Terrorist attack aftermath in Burgas, Bulgaria. Photo: Dano Monkotovic/FLASH90 A deadly bus explosion in Bulgaria targeting Israeli tourists, a bomb plot to kill the Saudi ambassador in Washington, and a ship carrying large quantities of arms to terrorists – what do these have in common? They are all examples of hostile action by a global … Continue reading »
Two TV Stations in US Broadcast Hamas and Hezbollah Incitement
The US outlaws the Hamas and Hezbollah terrorist groups. That has not stopped two TV stations, one on each coast, to air their programs urging suicide bombings. The Muslim Mideast comes to the USA. By: Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu[[ Israeli bus after suicide bombing. Coming soon to the United States? Photo Credit: Flash90 Two television stations, one … Continue reading »
The Shiite split
Lebanon is still trying to come to terms with the latest turn of events on its northern border. More and more reports claim that Hezbollah fighters are involved in Syria, and the party’s leader Hassan Nasrallah said in a Tuesday speech that the party will not allow Syria to fall into the hands of western … Continue reading »
Hezbollah inciting strife in Bahrain
Bahrain’s Minister of State for Information Affairs Samira Rajab accused the Lebanese militant group Hezbollah of encouraging terrorism and inciting strife in her country. “Hezbollah is fanning the flame of conflict in Bahrain and training terrorists,” Rajab was quoted as saying by Kuwaiti daily Al-Rai on Tuesday during a press conference at an Arab media … Continue reading »
Obama, West in Denial over Syria Chemical Weapons Use
By Michael Weiss Following allegations from Britain, France, Israel, and Qatar that the Syrian regime had deployed chemical weapons in Aleppo and Damascus, the Obama administration yesterday confirmed that U.S. intelligence, “with varying degrees of confidence,” shared the same view. In a letter sent to Senators Carl Levin and John McCain, the White House’s Congressional … Continue reading »
How Hezbollah Trained an Operative to Spy on Israeli Tourists
by Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica AP A rare inside look at Hezbollah during a recent terror trial in Cyprus portrayed a militant group with the prowess of an intelligence service: meticulous overseas reconnaissance, Western operatives with elaborate covers, training at secret bases where recruits and instructors wear masks for maximum security. And the conviction last month … Continue reading »
Hezbollah in trouble..
A Hezbollah flag flutters in the background as Lebanese army soldiers patrol in Sidon, southern Lebanon, Nov. 12, 2012. (photo by REUTERS/Ali Hashisho) By: An Al-Monitor Correspondent in Beirut for Al-Monitor Lebanon Pulse Posted on April 26. إقرأ باللغة العربية The latest statement released by Jabhat al-Nusra threatening to launch harsh strikes against … Continue reading »
Australia: Hezbollah ‘has sleeper cells here’
Cleric Sheikh Bilal Radwan says as many as 50 Australians have gone to Syria to join the rebels. Picture: Sylvie le Clezio. Source: Supplied HEZBOLLAH is operating three different sleeper cells in Australia, a leading religious leader in Lebanon has warned. Sheik Bilal Radwan, an influential Sunni cleric in Tripol, also told The Weekend Australian he … Continue reading »
Al Qaeda threaten to set Beirut on fire over Hezbollah fighters in Syria
Add this too the Sunni call to war, its getting interesting now.. The al-Qaeda affiliated Al Nusra Front on Wednesday warned Lebanese President Michel Suleiman to withdraw Hezbollah forces from Syria or Beirut will be attacked. “He must take immediate measures to prevent Hezbollah interference in the internal affairs of Syria, or Beirut will be … Continue reading »
Hundreds of Sunni youth in Lebanon signed up for Jihad against Syria and Hezbollah
Hundreds of Lebanese Sunni Muslim men have signed up for Jihad (holy war) against the Shiite Muslim Hezbollah in Syria. (Al Arabiya) Lebanese youth from the city of Saida, south of Beirut, began Wednesday signing up for armed Jihad in Syria, responding to a call yesterday by firebrand Sunni cleric Ahmad Assir. Individuals in charge … Continue reading »