According to the over 300-page report released by Germany’s domestic intelligence service, there are currently 300 Hamas members and supporters and 950 Hizbullah members and supporters living in the country. According to a J. Post report on the intelligence agency data, Germany’s intelligence service Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution continues to monitor the activities of these 1,250 individuals.

The Post quotes the report saying, “The followers of Islamist- terrorist groups like Hamas and Hezbollah striving for the abolition of the Jewish State of Israel are focused on their regions of origin, which is where they commit most of their terrorist acts of violence”.

The Post explains that according to Bar Ilan Political Studies expert Prof. Gerald Steinberg, Hamas and Hizbullah cells in Europe stand ready and await the green light for activation. In the interim he explains, they are raising money and recruiting.

(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)