Hans-Peter Friedrich

June 24, 2013 | Benjamin Weinthal |

German Mosque Groups Raising Funds for Hezbollah

The head of Germany’s federal agency for domestic intelligence and the country’s Interior Ministry have recently presented a report showing Hezbollah’s use of German based mosqu...

June 19, 2013 | Benjamin Weinthal

Is Obama a Berliner?

BERLIN — Obama: Ist er ein Berliner? The German weekly Die Zeit posed this question...

May 28, 2013 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Israel Key to Berlin Hezbollah Terror Label

Israeli diplomats traveled recently to Berlin and presented court documents showing Hezbollah’s role in terrorism within the European Union. The meticulous documentation coll...

May 22, 2013 | Thomas Joscelyn

Assessing the Threat to the Homeland from al Qaeda Operations in Iran and Syria

Chairman King, Ranking Member Higgins and members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me here today to discuss the threat posed by al Qaeda’s operations inside Iran and Syria. These ar...

May 22, 2013 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Germany Backs Blacklisting Hezbollah Military Wing

German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle decided Wednesday to support listing Hezbollah's military wing as a terrorist organization in the European Union, according to German diplomatic sou...

April 29, 2013 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Connecting the Dots: Hezbollah, Iran’s Web of Plots

As the European Union grapples with a ban of the Lebanese Shi’ite organization Hezbollah within its territory, reports emerged last week of foiled Iranian and Hezbollah terror and criminal...

April 22, 2013 | Benjamin Weinthal The Tower |

Europe Has a Serious Hezbollah Problem

After decades of denial, Europe’s leaders may have to face the grim truth about the world’s most sophisticated terror group.

April 17, 2013 | Benjamin Weinthal The Atlantic |

In Europe, a Growing Case for Banning Hezbollah

There's new evidence that the group's jihadist and political branches are intertwined.

August 2, 2012 | Benjamin Weinthal Jüdische Allgemeine |

Den Terror Beim Namen Nennen

Seit ihrer Gründung 1982 führt die radikalislamische Hisbollah einen Terrorkrieg gegen Israel und den Westen. Erst wieder am 18. Juli tötete einer ihrer Selbstmordattentäter i...

June 20, 2012 | Benjamin Weinthal The Long War Journal

Germany Starts to Clamp Down on Salafists

BERLIN, Germany - Last week the German interior ministry stepped up its efforts against a growing Salafist network in the Federal Republic, stating that "[t]he organization acts in opposition to...

March 20, 2011 | The Daily Progress

U.S. Deaths in Germany Point to Lax Security

The killing of two U.S. airmen — and the severe wounding of two other servicemen — at the Frankfurt airport have cast doubt on German authorities’ ability to protect thousands o...