Testimony by Contributing Experts on Islamic Extremism in Europe
By Andrew Cochran
Matthew Levitt and the Investigative Project's Lorenzo Vidino testified yesterday before a U.S. House International Relations subcommittee on Islamic extremism in Europe. Matthew Levitt testified about the "crossover" between al-Qaeda and Hamas oepratives. Muhammad Zouaydi, a senior al-Qaeda financier in Madrid, financed the Hamburg cell responsible for the September 11 attacks and, through other figures, Hamas. He also testified on the extent of Hezbollah operations in Europe. You can link to Matthew's "Hezbollah Finances: Funding the Party of God," in the Counterterrorism Library in the left sidebar. Lorenzo testified that the escalation of Islamist terrorist and extremist activity in Europe is due chiefly to lax immigration policies, radicalization of the continents Muslim population, and law enforcement's inability to dismantle terrorist networks. You can link to Lorenzo's "The Muslim Brotherhood's Conquest of Europe" in the Counterterrorism Library in the left sidebar. Other hearing witnesses included Peter Bergen and Claude Moniquet.
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