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Germany: Berlin court imprisons four Muslims for Europe-wide Hamas weapons-stockpiling network
Jihad Watch ^ | 31 Mar, 2026 | Christine Douglass-Williams

Posted on 04/01/2026 6:23:31 AM PDT by MtnClimber

They are preparing for large-scale violent jihad in Europe against Jewish targets. And there are likely to be more attempts, as Stephan Weh, Berlin police union chief, suggested when he said: “As a Western metropolis, Berlin remains a focal point for radical Islamist networks, which today primarily recruit new members and supporters via social media.”

Nonetheless, Weh states that this Berlin court ruling was important, given the precedent it establishes, and especially since Hamas is not a designated terror group under German law. As Western authorities become more knowledgeable about organized jihad groups, they still lag too far behind. They are still reckless about immigration and Islam itself, while jihad terror is regularly committed in its name. It is important to remember in this connection that Hamas (Harakat al-Muqawama al-Islamiyya) means Islamic Resistance Movement.

“Berlin Court Jails 4 Men in Landmark Hamas Weapons Case, First German Ruling Treating Membership as Terror Offense,” by Ailin Vilches Arguello, Algemeiner, March 26, 2026:

Four men were sentenced to prison in Berlin on Wednesday for operating a covert Hamas weapons-stockpiling network across Europe in preparation for potential terrorist attacks — a landmark ruling marking the first time a German court convicted members of the Palestinian terrorist group under the country’s terrorism laws.

The Berlin State Protection Senate — a special national-security chamber within the Berlin Court of Appeal — convicted the defendants of stockpiling weapons for future attacks in Europe, including possible targets in Germany, sentencing them to four and a half to six years in prison for membership in a foreign terrorist organization and related charges.

The court determined the men, aged 36 to 58, had acted as foreign operatives for Hamas’s military wing, the al-Qassam Brigades, and had already helped establish several firearms caches across Europe.

According to official records, the defendants helped build weapons depots as part of “preparations to carry out attacks on Jewish and Israeli targets in European countries,” with possible targets including the Israeli Embassy in Berlin, the US Ramstein Air Base in southwestern Germany, and Berlin’s former Tempelhof airport.

German authorities also found the stockpiles were meant for attacks on Israeli, Jewish, or other targets across Europe over an extended period, with sites discovered in multiple countries including Poland, Bulgaria, and Denmark….

Hamas, long supported by the Iranian regime as well as Qatar and Turkey, is designated as a terrorist organization by the European Union and several other Western countries, including the United States.

However, the terrorist group has not been officially classified as such under German law, making Wednesday’s ruling especially important because it sets a legal precedent allowing membership in the group to be treated as a criminal offense.

“It’s a clear and important ruling by the Berlin Court of Appeal, even though we know that it does not in itself reduce the danger of terrorist attacks,” Stephan Weh, Berlin police union chief, said in a statement.

“As a Western metropolis, Berlin remains a focal point for radical Islamist networks, which today primarily recruit new members and supporters via social media,” he continued….


TOPICS: Society
KEYWORDS: jihad

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1 posted on 04/01/2026 6:23:31 AM PDT by MtnClimber
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To: MtnClimber

It may be too late to start a New Crusade.


2 posted on 04/01/2026 6:23:40 AM PDT by MtnClimber (For photos of scenery, wildlife and climbing, click on my screen name for my FR home page.)
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To: MtnClimber

I’m sure it was with much regret that Germany jailed this scum. No worries, in another decade Germany will be under sharia and this type of behavior will be encouraged.


3 posted on 04/01/2026 6:33:11 AM PDT by brownsfan (We are already on the slippery slope.)
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To: MtnClimber

Sadly.


4 posted on 04/01/2026 6:33:16 AM PDT by No name given ( Anonymous is who you’ll know me as )
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To: MtnClimber

April fools?


5 posted on 04/01/2026 6:36:28 AM PDT by FatherofFive (We mutually pledge to each other our lives, our fortunes, and our sacred honor)
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To: MtnClimber

Reminder: Iran will likely find it difficult to further fund these terror groups.

The Western world had gotten way too accepting of Iranian-funded terror.


6 posted on 04/01/2026 6:37:01 AM PDT by Jacquerie (ArticleVBlog.com)
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To: MtnClimber

https://www.dw.com/en/berlin-court-jails-4-men-over-hamas-weapon-stockpiles/a-76522073

Per the above...

“...All four men were born in Lebanon, with one being an Egyptian citizen and the other a Dutch national. Three had lived primarily in Germany, and one mainly in the Netherlands...”

Not just a German problem, is it...


7 posted on 04/01/2026 6:37:02 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
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To: Jacquerie

Not the Western world.

Its Deep States.


8 posted on 04/01/2026 6:37:40 AM PDT by mewzilla (Swing away, Mr. President, swing away! 🇺🇸 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿)
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To: MtnClimber

They don’t say where the weapons are.


9 posted on 04/01/2026 6:39:24 AM PDT by rxh4n1
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To: MtnClimber

The mosque or the muslim’s armory


10 posted on 04/01/2026 6:53:50 AM PDT by butlerweave (Fateh)
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To: MtnClimber

Soon to be released with profound written apology from the court.


11 posted on 04/01/2026 7:05:56 AM PDT by The Louiswu (USA FIRST...USA FOREVER)
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To: MtnClimber

A Berlin court cannot stop sharia law.


12 posted on 04/01/2026 8:11:50 AM PDT by PGalt (Past Peak Civilization?)
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Shocker. Islamists stockpiling weapons.

Europe/UK are incredibly naive. It’s one thing to be politically correct to get votes, it’s another to actually believe it....like “Islam means ‘peace’”.

They’re making sure they’re the only ones with guns....just waiting until they have enough, across Europe, to enact their own “D-Day”, the biggest terrorist event ever. They think they’ll be able to take over, or die for Allah in the process.


13 posted on 04/01/2026 9:17:20 AM PDT by fuzzylogic (welfare state = sharing of poor moral choices among everybody)
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To: Jacquerie

European terror groups don’t need Iranian funding. The European governments fund them through welfare


14 posted on 04/01/2026 11:18:01 AM PDT by Organic Panic ('Was I molested. I think so' - Ashley Biden)
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To: MtnClimber

Hey, Germany: this stuff is financed and encouraged by Iran. Just in case you’re having trouble understanding why we’re fighting them.


15 posted on 04/01/2026 11:23:06 AM PDT by Campion (Everything is a grace, everything is the direct effect of our Father's love - Little Flower)
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