Hearing on Israel-Hamas War and Terrorism Financing
2023-10-26T15:17:37-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvNDYzXC8wMDJcLzE2OTgzNTIzMDlfMDAyLmpwZyIsImVkaXRzIjp7InJlc2l6ZSI6eyJmaXQiOiJjb3ZlciIsImhlaWdodCI6NTA2fX19The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing on how to better combat financing for terrorism. This occurred amid Hamas' recent attack on Israel and Iran’s long-standing support for Hamas. One of the witnesses included counterterrorism expert Matthew Levitt, who testified that Hamas raises $300-450 million per year by various means through its de facto control of Gaza, in addition to receiving $70-100 million per year from Iran. He also called for more robust surveillance regarding the transfer of money and resources via Syria and Gaza’s maritime areas, saying, “All of us failed here when you look at the weapons that got in.” Also, senators and witnesses examined the way in which cryptocurrency is used to finance terrorism and the Biden administration’s sanction policies toward Iran.
The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing on how to better combat financing for terrorism. This occurred amid H… read more
The Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee held a hearing on how to better combat financing for terrorism. This occurred amid Hamas' recent attack on Israel and Iran’s long-standing support for Hamas. One of the witnesses included counterterrorism expert Matthew Levitt, who testified that Hamas raises $300-450 million per year by various means through its de facto control of Gaza, in addition to receiving $70-100 million per year from Iran. He also called for more robust surveillance regarding the transfer of money and resources via Syria and Gaza’s maritime areas, saying, “All of us failed here when you look at the weapons that got in.” Also, senators and witnesses examined the way in which cryptocurrency is used to finance terrorism and the Biden administration’s sanction policies toward Iran. close
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Matthew Levitt Senior Fellow and Director Washington Institute for Near East Policy->Counterterrorism and Intelligence Program
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Shlomit Wagman Research Fellow Kennedy School of Government (Harvard University)->Center for Business and Government
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