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PHILADELPHIA (Press Release)–Ten individuals were indicted Tuesday, charged with, among other things, conspiring to export weapons from Philadelphia to the Port of Latakia, Syria. According to the indictment, Hassan Hodroj and Dib Hani Harb attempted to provide material support to Hizballah in the form of approximately 1,200 Colt M4 Carbines (machine guns). Harb and other defendants […]

WASHINGTON, D.C (Press Release)–The following is the text of a joint Rewards For Justice – Federal Bureau of Investigation statement on a reward offer for information about terrorist suspect Husayn Muhammed al-Umari: The U.S. Department of State has authorized a reward of up to $5 million for information leading to the arrest and/or conviction of

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release)—Statistics released Monday by the Federal Bureau of Investigation revealed that 7,783 criminal incidents involving 9,168 offenses were reported in 2008 as a result of bias toward a particular race, religion, sexual orientation, ethnicity/national origin, or disability. Published by the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reporting Program, Hate Crime Statistics, 2008, includes data about

PHILADELPHIA (Press Release)—Arrests were made Monday in a case involving a conspiracy to procure weapons, including anti-aircraft missiles. A criminal complaint, unsealed Monday, charged Dani Nemr Tarraf with conspiring to acquire anti-aircraft missiles (FIM-92 Stingers) and conspiring to possess machine guns (approximately 10,000 Colt M4 Carbines). In addition, Tarraf and other defendants — including Douri

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Press Release) – The Defense Security Cooperation Agency notified Congress Nov. 20 of a possible Foreign Military Sale to Kuwait for the design and construction of facilities and infrastructure for Al Mubarak Air Base and the Kuwait Air Force Headquarters Complex for an estimated cost of $700 million. The Government of Kuwait has

NEW YORK (Press Release)— The Anti-Defamation League (ADL)  on Monday urged the nation’s highest court to uphold laws prohibiting the supply of material support or resources to foreign terrorist organizations.   The League submitted an amicus brief to the U.S. Supreme Court in Holder, et al. v. Humanitarian Law Project, et al. arguing that all

NEW YORK (Press Release)–The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Monday welcomed Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s appointment of Hannah Rosenthal to serve as the State Department’s Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism.               Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement:             “This appointment signals the continued seriousness of America’s resolve to

By Bruce S. Ticker PHILADELPHIA–With plans to visit two vibrant Jewish communities, I had jarring reminders of the condition of public transit in early November, simultaneously: the week-long strike in Philadelphia and the shocker that Boston is faced with imminent safety hazards which might cost $500 million to repair. Not to mention news elsewhere of

EW YORK (Press Release)–Reacting to the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) annual report documenting hate crimes in America, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) on Monday called for “a coordinated campaign to prevent, deter, and respond effectively to criminal violence motivated by bigotry and prejudice.” The FBI statistics revealed that reported hate crimes are at their highest