4 August 2024

Hamas, Muslim Brotherhood network feared; report finds groups engage in ideological attacks on U.S.

Bill Gertz

The Palestinian militant group Hamas operates an extensive network of supporters in the U.S. linked to the international Muslim Brotherhood jihadist group, according to a report by a former federal counterterrorism expert.

John D. Guandolo, a former FBI agent and former Pentagon counterterrorism strategist who has studied the global Islamist movement extensively, stated in a new report that both Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood (MB) are engaged in ideological attacks on the U.S. system and pose major internal security threats.

Hamas influence operations can be seen throughout the U.S. in the spate of anti-Israel protests following the group’s Oct. 7 terrorist attack in Israel that killed some 1,200 people and ignited a war in the Gaza Strip.

One key feature of the Hamas-Muslim Brotherhood activities is a close alliance with Marxist and communist groups in the U.S., the report contends. It report said recent pro-Palestinian and anti-Israeli demonstrations in cities and on college campuses across the country should serve as a warning.

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