Hezballah Isn’t Just in Beirut. It’s in New York, Too.

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‘The conviction in New York of the Hezbollah (Party of Allah) operative Ali Kourani revealed disturbing new information about the extent of Hezbollah’s operations and activities in the United States and Canada.’ More fall-out from Obama’s magic Iranian nuclear pact.

Hezbollah Isn’t Just in Beirut. It’s in New York, Too.

The trial of a senior operative reveals the extent of the terrorist organization’s reach in the United States and Canada.

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In recent years, Hezbollah has stepped up its activities beyond Lebanon’s borders. This uptick has been clearest in the Middle East—in Iraq, Yemen, and especially Syria—but plots have also been thwarted in South America, Asia, Europe, and now, possibly, the United States.

Reports of Hezbollah activity in North America are not new, though such reporting tends to focus on the group’s fundraising, money laundering, procurement, or other logistical activities from Vancouver to Miami. But last month, the criminal prosecution and conviction in New York of the Hezbollah operative Ali Kourani revealed disturbing new information about the extent of Hezbollah’s operations and activities in the United States and Canada.

The criminal prosecution and conviction in New York of the Hezbollah operative Ali Kourani revealed disturbing new information about the extent of Hezbollah’s operations and activities in the United States and Canada.

Taken together, the arrests in 2017 of Kourani and another Hezbollah operative, Samer el-Debek, led the U.S. intelligence community to revisit its longstanding assessment that Hezbollah would be unlikely to attack the U.S. homeland unless the group perceived Washington to be taking action threatening its existence or that of its patron—Iran. Following Kourani and Debek’s arrests, the director of the U.S. National Counterterrorism Center said in October 2017, “It’s our assessment that Hezbollah is determined to give itself a potential homeland option as a critical component of its terrorism playbook.”

At the time, little of the underlying information leading to this new assessment had been made public, but on May 16, a New York jury returned guilty verdicts on all counts in the indictment against Kourani, including terrorist charges related to his surveillance of FBI and U.S. Secret Service offices, as well as a U.S. Army armory, all in New York City. (Debek has yet to stand trial.)

Kourani carried out other operational activities as a long-term sleeper agent, acting on behalf of Hezbollah’s external attack-planning component, the Islamic Jihad Organization (IJO), such as identifying Israelis in New York who could be targeted by Hezbollah and finding people from whom he could procure arms that Hezbollah could stockpile in the area.

Most of his activities occurred in the United States, but Hezbollah also sent Kourani to China, where the group had previously procured chemicals used to make bombs of the kind the group built in Bulgaria, Cyprus, and Thailand. The 2012 bombing in Burgas, Bulgaria, left seven people dead including the bomber and 32 wounded, and bomb-making chemicals of the same type were found in Thailand in 2012 and in Cyprus in 2012 and 2015, when plots were thwarted there. Hezbollah also sent Kourani on operational assignments to Canada. Kourani described himself in interviews with FBI agents as being part of a “sleeper cell.”

“While living in the United States, Kourani served as an operative of Hezbollah in order to help the foreign terrorist organization prepare for potential future attacks against the United States,” said U.S. Assistant Attorney General for National Security John Demers. These included buildings housing the FBI and U.S. Secret Service in Manhattan, as well as New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport and a U.S. Army armory.

Kourani comes from a family that’s well known in Hezbollah circles—he described them to the FBI as the “bin Ladens of Lebanon”—and he first attended a Hezbollah training camp as a teenager. But the group only recruited him into its elite IJO—Hezbollah’s external operations unit, also known at Unit 910—in January 2008, a month before the assassination of the IJO commander and longtime wanted Hezbollah terrorist Imad Mughniyeh in what was later revealed to be a joint U.S.-Israeli operation.

The timing is significant: It shows that that even before Mughniyeh’s death, Hezbollah was looking to rebuild its international terrorist networks. It is also significant because it put Kourani in the right place at the right time. In a video broadcast at Mughniyeh’s funeral, Hezbollah Secretary-General Hassan Nasrallah issued a not-so-veiled threat that attacks abroad would follow, saying, “With this murder, its timing, location and method—Zionists, if you want this kind of open war, let the whole world listen: Let this war be open.”

Shortly thereafter, Kourani’s secret work for Hezbollah’s IJO abroad began. Hezbollah was “desperate because they were looking to exact revenge for [Mughniyeh’s] death,” Kourani told the FBI.`

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Halal Bacon
Halal Bacon
4 years ago

Now I know why Santa has radar jamming kit on his sleigh – to foil rocket launchers over the middle east, and I suppose North America now

Suresh
Suresh
4 years ago
Reply to  Halal Bacon

Jihadi says in arabic “conquest of America” must for establishing islamic caliphate https://tinyurl.com/y7kuzjdw

And that group is active in EU/Australia/North America !

Dennis
Dennis
4 years ago

The bottom line of this report is clear: Islam and those groups that follow its dictates are a clear and present danger to all free societies. Since no one can determine which of those followers are accepting of the radical principals of overthrow, domination, subjugation, I respectfully believe that those who believe in the political system that is called Islam must be treated as the enemy within, no differently than we would be required to treat devote Nazi’s, Fascist’s, Communist’s. That is how I see the danger that these believers intend for and to our American way of life. Just as we have laws that forbid violent overthrow philosophy that applies to the aforementioned groups, the same should apply to those who promote or preach the radical concepts of Islam here or wherever.

John Acord
John Acord
4 years ago
Reply to  Dennis

Very well stated, Dennis. The first step in enforcing any such law is to strip away the masquerade of Islam as a religion rather than a political cult or mafia. That Is the biggest problem and one that has seemingly foiled the West for 1450 years.

VTS
VTS
4 years ago
Reply to  John Acord

Imam Obama is proud of his followers Tlaib and Omar.

Infidel
Infidel
4 years ago
Reply to  Dennis

Amen! One of the best statements, I’ve heard. Thank you.

Mohammed_Goldberg
Mohammed_Goldberg
4 years ago

Sooner or later, my hunting license will be stamped with USA. Then I can begin to hand out tickets to paradise.

Achmed Mohandjob
Achmed Mohandjob
4 years ago

I believe that moslems will be classified as vermin … Open season, year round.

MrLogical
MrLogical
4 years ago

Put a bounty on them.
That’ll do it.
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Achmed Mohandjob
Achmed Mohandjob
4 years ago
Reply to  MrLogical

Bounty shouldn’t be necessary. Declaring an open season, authorized by DNR … that should readily take care of it.

SoftwareBabeOHIO
SoftwareBabeOHIO
4 years ago

So, you are advocating the very thing you are against, MURDER?

IT IS BEST TO DEPORT MUSLIMS, EVERY SINGLE ONE OF THEM TO A MUSLIM COUNTRY OF THEIR CHOICE TO NEVER SET FOOT IN AMERICA AGAIN. ISLAM is an ideology of EVIL and that is why Muslims must be deported. When they try to come back, THEN your plan might work, since they are then INVADERS.

Achmed Mohandjob
Achmed Mohandjob
4 years ago

I have an acquaintance that owns property in Ashtabula County, NE Nohio. He had an old abandoned farmhouse, and barn, that was totally infested with raccoons. We set out my caller and a robotic decoy. It took us three days to say, “Mission Accomplished”. The first day we eradicated seventy-two of those beggars. The old Golden Malrin-cola trick doesn’t work any more, as due to may states DNR complaints … they added some “flavoring” to the crystals that raccoons find unpleasant. So, it was .22 rim fire. Three days, One Hundred Thirteen raccoons later … probably didn’t get them all, but could start on rehabbing the house and demoing the barn. Was that murder? Since a moslem is the vilest of ALL creatures, how would that be murder?

SoftwareBabeOHIO
SoftwareBabeOHIO
4 years ago

What makes our Bill of Rights and Constitution so UNIQUE and GREAT is LAW. Our laws were created/derived from them. So, we are either law-abiding citizens who do not go around murdering PEOPLE (not animals, even tho’ I understand where you are coming from) or we are just as barbaric as ISIS.

The only way I could kill someone is if I am attacked, meaning, a home invasion, attacked on the street, etc.. OR, if there is a CIVIL WAR and you KNOW you will be attacked, is CIRCUMSTANCES THAT WARRANT THE KILLING. So, you prepare yourself by arming to the gills. I DO ALL THE TIME, anyway.

Murder means you caused the death of someone without provocation or you didn’t like someone so you took justice into your own hands. THAT IS NOT JUSTIFICATION FOR MURDERING SOMEONE. Just being Muslim is NOT provocation. SO, STOP BEING LAWLESS and use common sense. God wants us to be sensible and lawful UNTIL IT IS IMPOSSIBLE TO BE SO. Understand? In other words, when Civil War breaks out and you KNOW they are coming for you, yes, you can DEFEND yourself in every way possible without judgement from God. Otherwise, God will judge you for causing or provoking an action of murder. If you do not cause or provoke someone, then it is just KILLING in self-defense and THAT is what you need to do in this case.

I have studied the Quran for many years and it is the most NEGATIVE of all ideologies with their Sharia Law, which makes it a POLITICAL ideology. We need to PUSH THEM OUT OF AMERICAN LAWFULLY, not by murdering them. ALL PEOPLE CAN BE REDEEMED and if they can’t, deport them lawfully.

A CIVIL WAR is coming against these liberals and Islamic demons. And, WE, THE PEOPLE, the smart ones, will win it IF we are smart. I will NEVER give up my Constitutional rights that GOD gave us. NEVER, not without a fight.

Achmed Mohandjob
Achmed Mohandjob
4 years ago

Left Wing-Nut Regressives abound.

MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
4 years ago

LOL.

MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
4 years ago

Do you really think you’re going to be able to deport the f’ing muslum vermin without a civil war? Aside from the dissolution of the USSR when has freedom ever been gained peacefully?

created4el
created4el
4 years ago

As appealing it may be to entertain the use of violence to defeat political Islam, fighting Islam with military force will not be able to defeat Islam. Core to Islam is the ideology. This is not just citizens of one country whose leaders are at war with another country. When those leaders are defeated, the nation accepts the defeat. Islam at its core commands Muslims to act as a whole under the “umma” but if there is no “umma” then the followers can follow the example of Mohammad on an individual basis which we usually characterize as “lone wolves” though they aren’t really acting alone.

At the end of the day, fighting against Islam is a spiritual battle and by winning the spiritual battle, you can defeat Islam without the shedding of blood… though by their actions, it is often necessary to shed their blood because of the evil nature of Islam that it necessitates using force to keep the evil in check.

They only way this battle is won is when they realize Mohammad was a false prophet and the Allah of Mohammad was just his sock puppet who loved to fulfill Mohammad’s every sexual fantasy.

Ziggy46
Ziggy46
4 years ago

Billy de Blasio is undoubtedly proud that Hezballah has set roots in NYC. He is likely an honorary member. As mentioned, the MSM is a great enabler of the never-ending Islamization of NYC and other cities under the Democratic/ISIS banner.

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AR154U☑ᵀʳᵘᵐᵖ DEPLORABLE 2020
4 years ago

Hezbollah Isn’t Just in Beirut. It’s in New York,…. Minnesota,… Michigan,….. California,…. and D.C. Too !!


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Alleged-Comment
Alleged-Comment
4 years ago

These people will do great DAMAGE when the SHTF. Best you be armed to the teeth. Every able-bodied American to be a Militia member in EVERY State per the 2nd Amendment.

Not even the NRA (Nobody Reads Amendments) tells you that. Nor does your governor of your State. All 50 of them. WORTHLESS uckers.

James Tarpley
James Tarpley
4 years ago

Of course they’re in New York and every other major city in this country. This is like the Socialism question – Let’s try it, it might work this time. But it never does.
So now when we flood the country with Muslims, we say: What could possibly go wrong? The sad part is that we do not learn from the past (mainly because we try to destroy the past). People try to justify this flood by saying that these are the ‘good’ Muslims but they tend to forget that they all work from the same manual (Quran).

John Acord
John Acord
4 years ago

The greatest failure in both Iraq and Afghanistan was the failure of not having a government to replace the Taliban or Saddam’s Baathist party. In both cases, the restoration of age-old monarchies would have been a far better solution than what has occurred. I’m not sure if the assassinated King Faisal of Iraq has a successor but one could have been found from the Hashemite family of Jordan and the same in the case of the Afghan monarchs. I think the outcome would have been far better for the USA and the Middle East. The restoration the Pahlavi’s whom I know would be welcome by the majority of the Iranian people. Prince Resa is a well-educated man who would rule well with an elected parliament and bring peace and prosperity to his people and the entire MIddle east. He certainly would have no friction with the rules of the Emirates and Saudi Arabia. One of his very first acts would be to invite Jews and Christians and others back to Iran where their roots are ancient, and see that their property and possessions are restored. Christian evangelism would be allowed and Christian converts protected. Shah Resa would bring a new dawn to Iran and the Middle East.

MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
4 years ago
Reply to  John Acord

What kind of kuffar retard would voluntarily move to a muslum state regardless of how “moderate” it is? The Shah was named mohammad and he did go on hajj. I have yet to find out if the Shah’s regime enforced islamic blasphemy and heresy laws.

John Acord
John Acord
4 years ago

Fair question. In Iran prior to 1979 the Shah was the law not Sharia. The Shah protected his Jewish and Christian citizens, his government and military were open to them and there was no persecution of the Christian and Jewish minorities. Prince Resa has pledged to not only continue his father’s policies but to expand them. Also,he has stated that Christians would be able to evangelize and converts would be protected. After 40 years of Islamic tyranny,murder and slavery I would expect there are many who will freely convert to Christianity.

MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
MuhamMUDTheFakeProphet
4 years ago
Reply to  John Acord

But Prince Resa is STILL a f’ing muslum so why would I trust him? While Iran never attacked Israel during the Arab-Israeli wars they never supported Israel either, despite the fact their military had the capability of doing so. AFAIK the Shah never even publicly supported the right of the state of Israel to exist. I wouldn’t voluntarily wish to live under any muslum despot — regardless of how “moderate” he claims to be.

SoftwareBabeOHIO
SoftwareBabeOHIO
4 years ago

Anywhere there is ISLAM or Sharia Law, THERE IS EVIL AND HATRED.

ISLAM is in direct violation of our U.S. Constitution. ISLAM AND OUR CONSTITUTION CANNOT COINCIDE TOGETHER. IT IS AN IMPOSSIBILITY and this is why there continues chaos, and evil in America or any other country that promotes or allows ISLAM inside its borders.
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Donna Garland
Donna Garland
4 years ago

The problem is clear. Anyone of Islamic background cannot be trusted on our homeland as in my opinion they are all the enemy. You cannot judge a bad egg from a good on the outside and unless it cracks and the smells starts to escape, you are unaware of its rotting. These lot are the eggs we need to throw out before they are all contaminated with the viral disease that is Islam!
If we are at war, then there should be no more Islamic immigrants from any nation that follows it.
We should deport them back after their birth nation is safe again to return and any children born during their remission period, classed as the parents nationality not ours.
I’m sick of Islam taking up our resources that could be used for other issues. I’m sick of Muslims whining about being victims of everything against islam. I’m sick of Islam bullying other religions, cultures and nations into submission and in general..I’m sick of Islam, Muslims and it’s cowardice, pathetic regime. It’s time the infidels, Christians, Jews, atheists, homosexuals and any other enemy of Islam, to unite together and defeat this cluster of psychotic imbred’s!

Mike Kevins
Mike Kevins
4 years ago

To even think that Hezbollah is not in the United States and short-sighted, stupid and dangerous. I’m sure the government knows they are here, but they’re just not telling us so they can protect us from them.

R. Arandas
R. Arandas
4 years ago

More of that religion’s radical influence in the West. And it is growing.

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