Hamas, and Palestinian terrorist groups such as Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), have each been designated by the US Department of State as Foreign Terrorist Organizations since October 1997. NY Post writes today; Officials at Stanford University submitted a photo of someone on campus wearing a green headband worn by Hamas terrorist fighters to the FBI as the school struggles to reign in anti-Israel protesters camping overnight on school property. Like at other universities across the country, anti-Israel students at Stanford have created an encampment in the White Plaza portion of the northern California college campus to protest Israel’s military offensive in the Gaza Strip. A photo of someone at the encampment wearing a green headband, a face covering and glasses eventually came to the attention of school administrators. “We have received many expressions of concern about a photo circulating on social media of an individual on White Plaza who appeared to be wearing a green headband similar to those worn by members of Hamas,” the school said in a Wednesday statement. “We find this deeply disturbing, as Hamas is designated a terrorist organization by the United States government. We have not been able to identify the individual but have forwarded the photo to the FBI.”
HAMAS
has been the de facto governing body in the Gaza Strip since 2007, when
it ousted the Palestinian Authority from power. Primarily in Gaza; also
maintains a presence in the West Bank over the PFLP in Ramallah. NYP
writes: Florida political influencer and former NYPD cop John Cardillo
was asked to leave a Fort Lauderdale restaurant Sunday after arguing
with pro-Palestinian staffers. In a tweet, Cardillo said he was dining
at the Voodoo Bayou Cajun eatery when things turned spicy. The ex-police
officer and prominent backer of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis said two
waitresses began cheering as a truck drove by carrying people waving
Palestinian flags. “When I told them it was disgusting and asked for a
manager, the manager John came out, asked me to leave, and sided with
the terror sympathizers,” he wrote, along with a picture of the passing
vehicle. see link https://nypost.com/2023/10/30/news/john-cardillo-asked-to-leave-restaurant-over-hamas-flap/
Newsflash for all you fans and flag wavers for Palestine. If you are a Palestinian you just might be a terrorist. HAMAS the acronym for Harakat
al-Muqawama al-Islamiya (Islamic Resistance Movement) is the largest and
most capable militant terrorist group in the Palestinian territories
and one of the territories' two major political parties, they run the
show, 'Hamas is the Boss'. Palestine is based on terrorism. What are the differences between
the flags of nationalist and Islamist groups like Hamas, Fatah, Islamic Jihad, People Front for Liberation Palestine, the al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigades, Jihad Jibril Brigades, Palestinian
Liberation Organization (PLO) and Hezbollah, and jihadist groups like
Al Qaeda, its offshoots, and the Islamic State in Iraq and al-Sham?
Nothing, they are all terrorists who seek to force their political or
religious beliefs by violence on others. While Hezbollah is Shiite and Hamas
is Sunni, those sectarian differences have mattered little in their
shared nationalist, Islamic, and anti-Israeli, anti-American narratives. Both groups
have a military wing that has committed acts of terrorism, and both
participate significantly in local politics in a big way. Palestinian
political violence has targeted Israelis, Palestinians, Lebanese,
Jordanians, Egyptians, Americans and citizens of many other other
countries since November 1918 after WWI. Any and all Palestinians is/are
a terrorists.
Iran had supported Hamas terrorism
covertly for years, and after the West cut off aid Tehran publicly
pledged fifty million dollars a year to the Hamas-led government in
Gaza. “Without this Iranian money, we never would have been able to pay
the 45,000 government workers in Gaza,” one Hamas politburo member told
the Arabic newspaper Asharq Al-Awsat. Palestinian Media Watch reported
that the Palestinian Authority spent more than $5 million a month paying
salaries to Palestinians and Israeli Arabs imprisoned in Israel for
terror crimes. They also stated that groups in a summer camp for
children sponsored by PA Prime Minister Salam Fayyad were named after
militants: Dalal Mughrabi, who led the Coastal Road Massacre; Salah
Khalaf, head of Black September that carried out the Munich massacre;
and Abu Ali Mustafa, the general secretary of the Popular Front for the
Liberation of Palestine who perpetrated many attacks. Saddam Hussein,
the leader of Iraq, donated $25,000 to the families of suicide bombers,
and $10,000 to the families of Palestinian civilians killed by the
Israeli military.
As part of the Arab–Israeli conflict,
especially during the Second Intifada from 2000 to 2005, Palestinian
militant groups used children for suicide bombings. Minors were
recruited to attack Israeli targets, both military and civilian. This
deliberate involvement of children in armed conflict was condemned by
international human rights organizations. According to Amnesty
International: "Palestinian armed groups have repeatedly shown total
disregard for the most fundamental human rights, notably the right to
life, by deliberately targeting Israeli civilians and by using
Palestinian children in armed attacks. Children are susceptible to
recruitment by manipulation or may be driven to join armed groups for a
variety of reasons, including a desire to avenge relatives or friends
killed by the Israeli army.
PALESTINIAN TERRORISM
OVER THE YEARS TARGETS AMERICAN SOLDIERS AND CITIZENS. US Dept of State
Significant Terrorist Incidents, 1961-2003: A Brief Chronology of
Palestinian terrorism.
Munich Olympic Massacre, September 5, 1972: Eight Palestinian "Black
September" terrorists seized eleven Israeli athletes in the Olympic
Village in Munich, West Germany. In a bungled rescue attempt by West
German authorities, nine of the hostages and five terrorists were
killed.
Ambassador to Sudan Assassinated, March 2, 1973: U.S. Ambassador
to Sudan Cleo A. Noel and other diplomats were assassinated at the
Saudi Arabian Embassy in Khartoum by members of the Palestinian Black
September organization.
Entebbe Hostage Crisis, June 27, 1976:
Members of the Baader-Meinhof Group and the Popular Front for the
Liberation of Palestine (PFLP)
seized an Air France airliner and its 258 passengers. The group linked
to Tampa's Osama Sam Mustafa a high ranking member of PFLP now in
Federal prison. They forced the plane to land in Uganda. On July 3
Israeli commandos successfully rescued the passengers.
Bombing of U.S. Embassy in Beirut, April 18, 1983: Sixty-three people, including the CIA’s Middle
East director, were killed and 120 were injured in a 400-pound suicide
truck-bomb attack on the U.S. Embassy in Beirut, Lebanon. The Palestine
Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.
Bombing of Marine Barracks, Beirut, October 23, 1983: Simultaneous suicide truck-bomb attacks were made on American and French compounds in Beirut, Lebanon. A 12,000-pound bomb destroyed the U.S. compound, killing 242 Americans,
while 58 French troops were killed when a 400-pound device destroyed a
French base. Palestine Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.
TWA
Hijacking, June 14, 1985: A Trans-World Airlines flight was hijacked en
route to Rome from Athens by two Lebanese Hizballah terrorists and
forced to fly to Beirut. The eight crew members and 145 passengers were
held for seventeen days, during which one American hostage, a U.S. Navy sailor,
was murdered. After being flown twice to Algiers, the aircraft was
returned to Beirut after Israel released 435 Lebanese and Palestinian
prisoners.
Achille Lauro Hijacking, October 7, 1985: Four
Palestinian Liberation Front terrorists seized the Italian cruise liner
in the eastern Mediterranean Sea, taking more than 700 hostages. The
group linked to Tampa's Osama Sam Mustafa a high ranking member of PFLP
now in Federal prison. One U.S. passenger
was murdered, (crippled man in wheelchair thrown overboard), before the
Egyptian government offered the terrorists safe haven in return for the
hostages’ freedom.
Aircraft Bombing in Greece, March 30, 1986: A
Palestinian splinter group detonated a bomb as TWA Flight 840
approached Athens airport, killing four U.S. citizens.
Bus Attack, April 24, 1987: Sixteen U.S. servicemen riding
in a Greek Air Force bus near Athens were injured in an apparent
bombing attack, carried out by the Palestinian revolutionary
organization known as November 17.
Pan Am 103 Bombing, December
21, 1988: Pan American Airlines Flight 103 was blown up over Lockerbie,
Scotland, by a bomb believed to have been placed on the aircraft by
Palestinian Libyan terrorists in Frankfurt, West Germany. All 259 people on board were killed including 30 college students from Syracuse Univ NY.
Bombing
of UTA Flight 772, September 19, 1989: A bomb explosion destroyed UTA
Flight 772 over the Sahara Desert in southern Niger during a flight from
Brazzaville to Paris. All 170 persons aboard were killed. Six Palestinian terrorists from Libya were later found guilty in absentia and sentenced to life imprisonment.
World Trade Center
Bombing, February 26, 1993: The World Trade Center in New York City was
badly damaged when a car bomb planted by Islamic terrorists exploded in
an underground garage. The bomb left 6 people dead and 1,000 injured.
The men carrying out the attack were followers of Umar Abd al-Rahman, an
Egyptian cleric who preached in the New York City area. Mohammed A.
Salameh is a Palestinian
convicted terrorist and perpetrator of the 1993 World Trade Center
bombing. He is currently serving an 100 year sentence as an inmate at
FCI Terre Haute in Terre Haute, Indiana for taking part in the attack on
New York City WTC.
Jerusalem Bus Attack, August 21, 1995: HAMAS
claimed responsibility for the detonation of a bomb that killed 6 and
injured over 100 persons, including several U.S. citizens.
HAMAS Bus Attack, February 26, 1996: In Jerusalem, a suicide bomber blew up a bus, killing 26 persons, including three U.S. citizens, and injuring some 80 persons, including three other US citizens.
Empire State Building NYC, Sniper Attack, February 23, 1997: A Palestinian gunman
opened fire on tourists at an observation deck atop the Empire State
Building in New York City, killing a Danish national and wounding
visitors from the United States, Argentina, Switzerland, and France
before turning the gun on himself. A handwritten note carried by the
gunman claimed this was a punishment attack against the "enemies of
Palestine." Ali Hassan Abu Kamal, a 69-year-old Palestinian teacher, opened fire on the observation deck of the Empire State Building in Manhattan, New York City.
Israeli
Shopping Mall Bombing, September 4, 1997: Three suicide bombers of
HAMAS detonated bombs in the Ben Yehuda shopping mall in Jerusalem,
killing eight persons, including the bombers, and wounding nearly 200
others. A dual U.S./Israeli citizen was among the dead, and 7 U.S. citizens were wounded.
Tel-Aviv
Nightclub Bombing, June 1, 2001: HAMAS claimed responsibility for the
suicide bombing of a popular Israeli nightclub that caused over 140
casualties including Americans.
HAMAS
Restaurant Bombing, August 9, 2001: A HAMAS-planted bomb detonated in a
Jerusalem pizza restaurant, killing 15 people and wounding more than 90
including Americans.
The Israeli response included occupation of Orient House, the Palestine
Liberation Organization’s political headquarters in East Jerusalem.
Suicide Bombing in Israel, September 9, 2001: The first suicide bombing
carried out by an Israeli Arab killed 3 persons in Nahariya. HAMAS
claimed responsibility.
Assassination of an Israeli Cabinet Minister, October 17, 2001: A Palestinian gunman
assassinated Israeli Minister of Tourism Rehavam Zeevi in the Jerusalem
hotel where he was staying. The Popular Front for the Liberation of
Palestine (PFLP) claimed to have avenged the death of PFLP Mustafa
Zubari,the group linked to Tampa's Osama Sam Mustafa a high ranking
member of PFLP now in Federal prison .
Ambush on the West Bank,
January 15, 2002: Palestinian militants fired on a vehicle in Beit
Sahur, killing one passenger and wounding the other. The dead passenger claimed U.S. and Israeli citizenship. The al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Battalion claimed responsibility.
Suicide
Bombing in the West Bank, February 16, 2002: A suicide bombing in an
outdoor food court in Karmei Shomron killed 4 persons and wounded 27.
Two of the dead and two of the wounded were U.S. citizens.
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) claimed
responsibility, the group linked to Tampa's Osama Sam Mustafa a high
ranking member of PFLP now in Federal prison.
Suicide Bombing in
the West Bank, March 7, 2002: A suicide bombing in a supermarket in the
settlement of Ariel wounded 10 persons, one of whom was a U.S. citizen.
The PFLP claimed responsibility. The group linked to Tampa's Osama Sam Mustafa a high ranking member of PFLP now in Federal prison.
Suicide
Bombing in Jerusalem, March 9, 2002: A suicide bombing in a Jerusalem
restaurant killed 11 persons and wounded 52, one of whom was a U.S. citizen. The al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades claimed responsibility.
Suicide Bombing in Jerusalem, March 21, 2002: A suicide bombing in Jerusalem killed 3 persons and wounded 86 more, including 2 U.S. citizens. The Palestinian Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility.
Suicide
Bombing in Israel, March 27, 2002: A suicide bombing in a noted
restaurant in Netanya, Israel, killed 22 persons and wounded 140. One of
the dead was a U.S. citizen. The Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS) claimed responsibility.
Suicide
Bombing in the West Bank, March 31, 2002: A suicide bombing near an
ambulance station in Efrat wounded four persons, including a U.S. citizen. The al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades claimed responsibility.
Suicide
Bombing in Jerusalem, June 19, 2002: A suicide bombing at a bus stop in
Jerusalem killed 6 persons and wounded 43, including 2 U.S. citizens. The al-Aqsa Martyrs’ Brigades claimed responsibility.
Bombing
at the Hebrew University, July 31, 2002: A bomb hidden in a bag in the
Frank Sinatra International Student Center of Jerusalem’s Hebrew
University killed 9 persons and wounded 87. The dead included 5 U.S. citizens
and 4 Israelis. The wounded included 4 U.S. citizens, 2 Japanese, and 3
South Koreans. The Islamic Resistance Movement (HAMAS) claimed
responsibility.
Suicide Bombing in Jerusalem, August 19, 2003: A
suicide bombing aboard a bus in Jerusalem killed 20 persons and injured
at least 100, one of whom died later. Five of the dead were American citizens.
HAMAS and Islamic Jihad claimed responsibility, although HAMAS leader
al-Rantisi said that his organization remained committed to the truce
while reserving the right to respond to Israeli military actions.
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