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American killed fighting alongside Hamas during recent war - report
Jerusalem Post ^ | 25 May 2021 | Seth Frantzman

Posted on 05/25/2021 2:40:42 PM PDT by Rummyfan

An American citizen was reportedly killed fighting for Hamas in the recent conflict with Israel. Joe Truzman, a contributor to Foundation for Defense of Democracies Long War Journal (FDD), wrote on Saturday that “an American citizen known as Osama al-Zebda was fighting with the Hamas’ Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades during the recent conflict.

The report notes that al-Zebda was on a US terrorist watch list. His son was featured in videos with Hamas commander Yahya Sinwar on Monday, in which the Hamas commander puts a rifle in the toddler’s hand. His death and the death of his father, a well-known Hamas engineer, have been featured on Palestinian media.

The FDD article by Truzman notes that it is unclear if Osama was born in the US or was a naturalized citizen. Jamal al-Zebda, the man’s father, was also killed in the May 12 airstrike. Nasser Atta, a journalist and expert notes that “professor Jamal Al Zebda, 64 years old, was the head of the Rockets development department within Hamas… he graduated from US universities and his eldest son Osama, 33 years old, is a US citizen who was an engineer at the rockets department; both were killed by an Israeli airstrike in Gaza 10 days ago.”

(Excerpt) Read more at jpost.com ...


TOPICS: Israel; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: 202105; gaza; hamas; israel; jamalalzebda; joetruzman; nasseratta; osamaalzebda; qatar; sethfrantzman; sinwar; waronterror; yahyasinwar
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Good riddance to bad rubbish. Can we convince Omar and Tlib to go over and take up arms with Hamas? With the desired for result....
1 posted on 05/25/2021 2:40:42 PM PDT by Rummyfan
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Good. May he rot in hell.


2 posted on 05/25/2021 2:42:05 PM PDT by ConservativeInPA (“When injustice becomes law, resistance becomes duty.” ― Thomas Jefferson)
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To: Rummyfan

Stop calling them Americans.


3 posted on 05/25/2021 2:47:57 PM PDT by Seruzawa (The political Left is the Garden of Eden of Incompetence - Marx the Smarter (Groucho))
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To: Rummyfan

Another John Walker Lindh.


4 posted on 05/25/2021 2:49:46 PM PDT by libh8er
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So how did this “American” Osama al-Zebda become a citizen?

Once upon a time you had to be in good standing to be eligible for USA citizenship. Not any more.


5 posted on 05/25/2021 2:51:48 PM PDT by Flavious_Maximus
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“an American citizen known as Osama al-Zebda “

That’s not an American. Period.


6 posted on 05/25/2021 2:52:00 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dog is man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up. ....)
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I wonder how many ANTIFA militants are over there training to bring small unit tactics/weapons knowledge back to their ilk in the States?


7 posted on 05/25/2021 2:52:18 PM PDT by farming pharmer (fork you :(){ :|:& };:)
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Democrat no doubt.


8 posted on 05/25/2021 2:53:19 PM PDT by rrrod (6)
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Osama al-Zebda? Obviously his ancestors came over on the Mayflower.


9 posted on 05/25/2021 2:53:58 PM PDT by EvilCapitalist (I voted for prosperity, and I got poverty.)
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“Jamal al-Zebda, the man’s father, was also killed in the May 12 airstrike”

That’s what we call a “twofer”.


10 posted on 05/25/2021 2:54:56 PM PDT by Boogieman
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It’s always nice when a story has a happy ending.


11 posted on 05/25/2021 2:59:23 PM PDT by EvilCapitalist (I voted for prosperity, and I got poverty.)
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American citizen known as Osama al-Zebda

BLM? ANTIFA?

12 posted on 05/25/2021 3:08:20 PM PDT by FatherofFive (We support Trump. Not the GOP)
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13 posted on 05/25/2021 3:09:11 PM PDT by simpson96
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To: Rummyfan

He chose poorly


14 posted on 05/25/2021 3:09:12 PM PDT by xp38
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To: Flavious_Maximus

He’s a 33 Year old engineer. If we work backward, he graduated college, likely in the US, around 2010. He becomes a Refugee during the Gaza last occupation or when the Syrian war pops off, he becomes a “refugee” and Obama makes him a citizen.


15 posted on 05/25/2021 3:10:29 PM PDT by UNGN
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He and His father both graduated Summa Cum Boom.


16 posted on 05/25/2021 3:11:35 PM PDT by bunkerhill7 (That`s 464 people per square foot! Is this corrrect?? It was NYC.)
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One less democrat voter. Well given the last election, let’s hope so.


17 posted on 05/25/2021 3:13:30 PM PDT by McGruff
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He and his father graduated Summa Cum Loud Boom.
There fixed it.


18 posted on 05/25/2021 3:13:31 PM PDT by bunkerhill7 (That`s 464 people per square foot! Is this corrrect?? It was NYC.)
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Hope it was very painful


19 posted on 05/25/2021 3:19:10 PM PDT by butlerweave
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The report notes that al-Zebda was on a US terrorist watch list.

Was being the operative word there. No need to watch him now. :)

20 posted on 05/25/2021 3:33:02 PM PDT by TigersEye (Will the Younger Dryas Impact you? )
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