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April 11, 2024 | Seth J. Frantzman |

Iran has ten ways to attack Israel; which one will it choose?

Iran's vowed punishment of Israel might manifest either through proxies or direct means, including ballistic missiles and drones.

January 14, 2024 | Joe Truzman, Bill Roggio

Hezbollah front group likely behind attack in northern Israel

An unknown organization calling itself the Islamic Azz Brigades claimed responsibility for infiltrating the border fence in northern Israel at Shebaa Farms and attacking Israeli troops on Sunday...

January 12, 2024 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Beware Hezbollah’s Dual-Nationals

Without stigmatizing diaspora communities or profiling their members, Western intelligence services must work against radicalization and incitement by targeting Hezbollah agents.

June 1, 2021 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Underwriting Hezbollah Inc.

By funding the failed Lebanese state and lifting sanctions on Iran, the United States is partnering with the world’s deadliest crime syndicate

January 8, 2021 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

Hezbollah: Narco-Terror and Crime in Latin America

Will the Biden administration go after Hezbollah’s drug trafficking and money laundering networks? Hezbollah’s direct involvement in the drug trade is well documented, ongoing, and a threat to U.S national...

December 16, 2020 | Toby Dershowitz, Dylan Gresik

Bulgaria should designate Hezbollah in its entirety as a terrorist organization

When Mustafa Kyosov arrived at work on 18 July 2012, he did not expect it to be his last day on the job. Originally from Yurukovo in southwestern Bulgaria, Kyosov worked as a tour bus driver around the...

September 25, 2020 | Toby Dershowitz, Dylan Gresik

Hezbollah’s History with Ammonium Nitrate: The Danger to Europe

Ambassador Nathan Sales, U.S. coordinator for counterterrorism at the Department of State, announced last week that Hezbollah has transported and stored ammonium nitrate throughout Europe. While the disclosure...

September 19, 2020 | Toby Dershowitz, Dylan Gresik

Bombing in Bulgaria: Turning the Tide on Hezbollah

At 5:23 p.m. on July 18, 2012, a deadly explosion rocked Bulgaria’s Sarafavo airport near the Black Sea town of Burgas, killing five Jewish Israeli tourists and their Muslim Bulgarian bus driver....

September 25, 2019 | Emanuele Ottolenghi |

New Indictment Adds to Evidence of Hezbollah Terrorist Activities in the U.S.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Southern District of New York announced the indictment last week of U.S. citizen Ali Hassan Saab, a resident of Morristown, New Jersey, and suspected Hezbollah agent....

August 31, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

After ‘Post’ expose, Germany investigates terror in pro-Hezbollah center

Prosecutor opens probes but states pro-terrorism pledge is not criminal

May 28, 2019 | |

German Jews Demand Ban on Hezbollah After Kippah Warning

Merkel's gov't has refused to outlaw the terrorist entity

May 20, 2019 | Thomas Joscelyn |

Hizballah operative convicted of terror charges after surveilling targets in New York City

On May 16, a jury in Manhattan found Ali Kourani guilty of committing various crimes on behalf of Hizballah’s Islamic Jihad Organization (IJO), which plans terrorist operations around the world. The...

April 29, 2019 | Benjamin Weinthal |

U.S. Called on to Boycott German Cars Until Hezbollah Banned from Germany

Merkel’s administration is vehemently opposed to banning Hezbollah’s entire organization in Germany, where at least 950 Hezbollah members operate.

November 19, 2018 | Toby Dershowitz, Serena Frechter

Hezbollah on Trial in Europe

Fifteen Hezbollah-linked defendants accused of laundering millions of euros in South American drug money to Europe and Lebanon...

July 10, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Austrian Jewish community leader slams chancellor for courting Iran

The president of the Jewish community in Vienna blasted Austria’s Chancellor S...

June 14, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

Hezbollah to be Outlawed in Britain

UK Home Secretary Sajid Javid plans later this year to outlaw Hezbollah in Britain, according to a report in the London-based Jewish Chronicle. Javid pledged to take “decisive acti...

February 26, 2018 | Emanuele Ottolenghi

The Mystery Martyr

Death came suddenly for Samer Ibrahim Atoui, a 48-year-old native of the southern Lebanese village of Khiyam. On October 2, 2017, a Syrian opposition social media account posted photographs showi...

February 23, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

EU Parliament Politicians Call for a Full Ban of Hezbollah

Members of the European Union parliament sent a letter on Thursday to EU High Representative Federica Mogherini, urging her to classify all of the Lebanese organization Hezbollah as a terrorist e...

January 31, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

Hezbollah Role Unmentioned in Charges for 2012 Bulgaria Terrorist Attack

The Bulgarian state prosecution has decided not to charge Hezbollah with involvement in the 2012 bomb attack at the Burgas airport that killed five Israelis and their Bulgarian bus driver and wou...

January 18, 2018 | Benjamin Weinthal

Hezbollah Terrorist Trial in Bulgaria Starts

The trial of two Hezbollah operatives, who allegedly blew up an Israeli tour bus in 2012, killing five Israelis and their Bulgarian bus driver, started on Wednesday in Sofia, Bulgaria. T...