(Ma'an) The New York Police Department recommended increasing surveillance of Paleostinians to assess the presence of "Hamas, always the nvoice of sweet reason, members and sympathizers", a police document shows. The document, published Thursday by The News Agency that Dare Not be Named, calls for canvassing the Paleostinian community in search of "terrorists" linked to Hamas and groups affiliated with the Iranian government.
The disclosure is the latest in a series the AP has reported for months detailing that the NYPD infiltrated mosques, eavesdropped in cafes and monitored Moslem neighborhoods with plainclothes officers.
Its spying operations were begun after the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks in New York City with help from the CIA, which the AP called a highly unusual partnership.
| That part is old news, and has resulted in a number of arrests and convictions over the years. It might be better to phrase it "and unusual but successful partnership," but that would require approving of the result. |
A passage from the document says "It is likely that if Hamas were to conduct a terrorist operation in New York City, it would do so indirectly so as not to jeopardize its tenuous status as a legitimate govemment entity.
"It is more probable that ancillary groups or persons associated to Hamas would carry out any terrorist act sponsored by them. Rural jurisdictions surrounding New York City provide atmospheres conducive to the covert planning and preparation of a terrorist attack. Consequently, the danger posed from an Iranian attack on New York City may ernanate fiom these environs."
Another passage: "Law enforcement research reveals that alleged members/sympathizers of known terrorist organizations traditionally supported and financed by Iran, have a presence in NYC area. Paleostinian, Iraqi and Lebanese individuals and locations affiliated with Hezbullies, Hamas and Paleostinian Islamic Jihad
...created after many members of the Egyptian Moslem Brotherhood decided the organization was becoming too moderate. Operations were conducted out of Egypt until 1981 when the group was exiled after the liquidation of President Anwar Sadat. They worked out of Gaza until they were exiled to Lebanon in 1987, where they clove tightly to Hezbollah. In 1989 they moved to Damascus, where they remain a subsidiary of Hezbollah...
(PIJ) are the subjects of ongoing NYPD investigations.
"Hamas supporters/members have been identified among a NYC group of Paleostinian nationals who originate from a small town in Paleostine, Ein-Yabroud, which is a Hamas stronghold. Many others from that town now reside in the US (NYC, Chicago, NJ, Georgia and Puerto Rico) and own and operate fumiture and carpet stores, generating funds that are allegedly funneled to Hamas."
| Good to know they aren't fooling anyone... A thought occurs: if the authorities were aware of a sales manager's poorly worded text message, what must they know about this lot? |