INTIFADA: Hamas in the US, Then and Now
INTIFADA: HAMAS in the US, Then and Now is a documentary about the creation and evolution of the HAMAS terrorist organization in the Middle East and the concurrent development and growth of the HAMAS infrastructure in the United States. On October 7, 2023, HAMAS brutally raped, tortured, and murdered 1200 people and kidnapped more than 200 others. In the wake of these atrocities, individuals and groups took to the streets in the US to vow support for HAMAS, espousing false narratives about the terrorist organization and the events of October 7. These false narratives and terrorist rhetoric are echoes of a strategy put in place more than three decades ago by Hamas leaders living in America, and this podcast seeks to explain the truth about HAMAS and how it has long used the United States to serve its purposes.
INTIFADA: HAMAS in the US, Then and Now is a detailed investigation into Hamas's 37-year presence in the United States. Led by Lara Burns, a retired FBI agent and the current head of terrorism research at George Washington University's Program on Extremism, this podcast explores the group's growth, influence, and its ties to the US, particularly in the wake of the October 7, 2023 attacks. Burns unpacks the facts to provide a clear and informed understanding of Hamas's role and strategies in America.
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Lara Burns
Lara Burns is a distinguished attorney and retired federal agent with more than 23 years of experience leading teams in complex international terrorism investigations. At the outset of her career as an FBI Special Agent, she led the Department of Justice’s largest terrorism financing investigation and prosecution, United States v. Holy Land Foundation, et al, which led to the conviction of some of Hamas’ top fundraisers in America. She was later hand-selected to serve as an FBI Special Assistant United States Attorney in the NDTX-Dallas office, assigned to the National Security Section, where she litigated a variety of federal criminal cases. She was then appointed as an FBI Supervisory Special Agent and the International Terrorism Program Coordinator for the FBI Dallas office’s counterterrorism program in 2015. In that capacity, she led investigations and prosecutions in various terrorism matters that spanned the globe. She was also an FBI instructor for the majority of her career, teaching federal, state, local, and foreign governments about terrorism financing, money laundering, and interview techniques. She retired from the FBI in April 2023, and worked as a Cyber Security researcher in the private sector until she joined the Program on Extremism in May 2024.