New NEFA Report: “The 1993 Philadelphia Meeting: A Roadmap for Future Muslim Brotherhood Actions in the U.S.”
By Evan Kohlmann
A new report is available for download from the Nine Eleven Finding Answers (NEFA) Foundation website authored by NEFA Senior Analyst Josh Lefkowitz and titled “The 1993 Philadelphia Meeting: A Roadmap for Future Muslim Brotherhood Actions in the U.S.” In October 1993, key members of the Muslim Brotherhood’s U.S. Palestine Committee - primarily representing the Islamic Association for Palestine (IAP) and the Holy Land Foundation (HLF) - came together in Philadelphia for a conference carefully monitored by the FBI. Wiretaps, entered into evidence at the 2007 Holy Land Foundation (HLF) trial, reveal an extremely savvy group committed to exploiting American freedoms in order to turn the U.S. into a “safe place for the Movement” (a.k.a. Hamas). The wiretaps also provide evidence of the deeply duplicitous nature of the attendees and their organizations. From referring to Hamas as “Samah” throughout the meeting to advising that “War is deception," the attendees exhibit an acute awareness of the language they must use and the institutions they must infiltrate to achieve their goals.
The report is accompanied by a chart produced by NEFA Director of Research Ron Sandee.