Interior minister

August 31, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal

Germany To Permit Palestinian Terror Group To Run For Parliament

The German Interior Ministry declined on Tuesday to bar the Popular Front for the Liber...

August 29, 2017 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Palestinian Terrorist Group Campaigns For Bundestag

The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine, an EU and US classified terrorist entity responsible the murders of scores of Israelis, seeks to enter the German Bundestag in the September 24...

February 16, 2016 | David Weinberg

The Problem With Saudi Arabia’s ‘Terrorist’ Re-education

Co-written by Eric Eikenberry and James Suzano On Jan. 2, Saudi Arabia conducted a mass execution of 47 individuals convicted on...

January 22, 2016 | Oren Kessler

Dissent likely to be muted on Egyptian revolution’s fifth anniversary

Monday is the fifth anniversary of Egypt's Jan. 25 revolution, but you'd be forgiven for not noticing. The government is waging the ...

July 9, 2015 |

The Gulf Cooperation Council Camp David Summit: Any Results?

Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, Ranking Member Deutch, and distinguished Members of the Subcommittee: thank you on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies for the opportunity to testify before...

May 5, 2015 |

Preaching Hate and Sectarianism in the Gulf

As Saudi Arabia expands its involvement in wars across the Middle East, the kingdom has given a platform to an extremist cleric who seems to believe this struggle is not...

September 12, 2014 | Jonathan Schanzer

Hamas’s Benefactors: A Network of Terror

Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman Poe, Ranking Member Deutch, Ranking Member Sherman, and distinguished members of these subcommittees, on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, I tha...

September 9, 2014 | |

Hamas’s Benefactors: A Network of Terror

Chairman Ros-Lehtinen, Chairman Poe, Ranking Member Deutch, Ranking Member Sherman, and distinguished members of these subcommittees, on behalf of the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, I thank yo...

April 15, 2014 | Benjamin Weinthal |

No Charity

On April 8, German police officers raided the offices of the innocuously named Lebanon Orphan Children Project (Waisenkinderprojekt Libanon e.V.) across six states in the Federal Republic. They&n...

February 25, 2014 | |

These Aren’t the Terrorists You’re Looking For

On Feb. 16, a bus full of South Korean tourists was idling near the Taba border crossing in Sou...

January 6, 2014 | David Barnett Quoted by Nadine Marroushi, The Independent - UK

Crackdown By Security Forces ‘Alienating Many Young Egyptians’

Sitting on a large wooden chair with a green leafy plant by his side, the bearded man looked down to the ground and confessed to his alleged crimes. "My name is Yahia al-Mongi Saad Husse...

July 29, 2013 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Hezbollah Suspect Behind Burgas Attack Active on Facebook

The Lebanese-Australian Hezbollah suspect Meliad Farah, who is sought...

July 22, 2013 | Benjamin Weinthal |

For a Total Ban on Hezbollah

On Monday, the European Union foreign ministers discussed in the context of their meeting in Brussels on an EU-wide ban on the military wing of Hezbollah. And for good reason: In the sum...

June 27, 2013 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Germany Permits Hezbollah ‘Suicide Bomber’ Charity to Operate

German authorities remained largely mum on Tuesday about the continued operation of a reportedly Hezbollah-controlled NGO in the state of Lower Saxony. According to reports, the organiza...

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...

April 22, 2013 | Benjamin Weinthal The Jerusalem Post |

Iran Agent Monitoring Chabad Arrested in Bulgaria

Bulgarian police officers last summer arrested a Canadian citizen linked to the Iranian government who engaged in surveillance of the local Chabad center in the capital of Sofia, a well-placed an...

April 9, 2013 | The Long War Journal |

Salafi Jihadist Supporters Protest Hamas’ Arrest Campaign

By David Barnett Supporters of Salafi jihadists in the Gaza Strip are increasing their protests against Hamas both online and in public as some Salafi jihadists...

April 1, 2013 | Benjamin Weinthal The Jerusalem Post |

‘Iranian Militia Monitored Bulgarian Synagogue’

US think tank: Qods Forces monitored synagogue in Sofia suggesting it's a possible target for terror attack.

February 7, 2013 | Benjamin Weinthal |

Europe’s Hezbollah Problem

In the wake of the Bulgarian bombing investigation, will the European Union finally designate Hezbollah a terrorist group?

January 21, 2013 | Bill Roggio The Long War Journal

Taliban Suicide Assault Team Attacks Police Headquarters in Kabul

The Taliban launched their second suicide assault against a security installation in the capital of Kabul in six days. The suicide assault team targeted the traffic police head...