FBI Documents on L.A. Field Office Investigation of ISM

i . Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 06/17/2004 To: All Field Offices Attn: DT Supervisors Attn: IT Supervisors FBIHO. Manuals Desk Counterterrorism Attn: SSA IOS UC b6-1 From: Los Angeles b7C'4 b7E ?1 Contact: SA A roved Drafted By: 5k Case ID 100A-LA-238352 os/ (4 Title: INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT TERRORISM ENTERPRISE INVESTIGATION (TEI) Synopsis: To advise all field offices of the opening of captioned] by the Los Angeles field office. b7E -2 Details: The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) claims to be a "Palestinian?led movement of Palestinian and international activists working to raise awareness of the struggle for Palestinian freedom and an end to Israeli occupation" (quoted from palsolidaritv.org, ISM's official website). ISM states that it "utilizes nonviolent, direct? action methods of resistance to confront and challenge illegal Israeli occupation forces and recognize the Palestinian right to resist Israeli violence and occupation via legitimate armed struggle." "This movement aims to support and strengthen the Palestinian popular resistance by providing the Palestinian people with a resource, . My

To: All Field Offices From: Los Angeles Re: 06/17/2004 international protection and a voice, with which to resist nonviolently an overwhelmingly military occupation force." ISM was founded in 2001 I b6 -2 b7C -2 I I"The Palestinian Chronicle Weekly Journal," "The Palestinian resistance must take on a variety of characteristics both nonviolent and violent. But most importantly it must develop a strategy involving both aspects. No other successful nonviolent movement was able to achieve what it did without a concurrent violent Black Panther Movement and its earlier incarnations existed side?by?side with the Civil Rights Movement in the ISM STRUCTURE ISM claims to be a movement, not an organization, and welcomes all organizations, groups, and/or individuals who agree with ISM's principles. ISM organizes direct actions in Palestine and coordinates the travel and activities of "internationals." Internationals are simply people from any country (including U.S. citizens) who support ISM and are willing to travel to Palestine and engage in direct action such as dismantling roadblocks, intervening at Israeli checkpoints, commandeering checkpoints, and serving as a human shield for Palestinians. ISM hosts "Campaigns against the Israeli occupation of Palestine." The first campaign in Palestine was in August 2001, and a "Summer Campaign" in Palestine has been organized by ISM every summer since, and the next campaign in Palestine is being held from June 25, 2004 August 19, 2004. ISM campaigns are not limited to the summer time, others have been hosted throughout the past years. b7E -3

To: All Field Offices From: Los Angeles Re: 06/17/2004 b7E -3 ISM conSiders Palestine to be ancestral land within the State of Israel to be illegally occupied by the IDF and the Government of Israel (GOI). ISM solicits 501C donations and requests that financial contributions be sent to the following addresses: Africa Fund b6 -2 b7C ?2 (ISM) Bank Hapoalim Main Branch Tel Aviv 600 Account No. 360883 Swift HAPOALILIT Palestine Investment Bank 76?411 Account No. 78266 ISM CONTACT INFORMATION: LOCAL GROUPS: (Local support groups agree with the principles of ISM, but like individuals, do not speak for ISM). General Information: WASHINGTON, DC b6?Q b7C -2 CALIFORNIA ?Los Angeles lasolidaritv@vahoo.com American Friends Service Committee Pacific Southwest Region Middle East Education Program 980 N. Fair Oaks Avenue

All Field Offices From: 06/17/2004 To: Re: Los Angeles Pasadena, CA 91103 626?791?1978 ~San Francisco info@norcalism.com COLORADO ?Denver Colorado Campaign for Middle East Peace 901 West 14th Avenue, Suite 7 Denver, CO 80204 I FLORIDA ISM Florida flpalsolidarity@riseup.net b6'3 b7C ?3 ILLINOIS ~Chicago ISM Chicaqo ISMinChicago@aol.com MASSACHUSETTS ?Boston MICHIGAN ?Ann Arbor NEW YORK ~New York Direct Action Palestine b6 -3 b7C -3 anticaoitalist@hotmail.com 212-979-9670 WASHINGTON STATE ~Seattle ?Olympia infoGismolvaia.orG palestineiustice@a01.com

To: All Field Offices From: Los Angeles Re: 06/17/2004 An international email list exists for people that want to stay apprised of ISM activities. Subscribers get approximately one ISM post a day. In order to get on the list any interested party need only send an email to: b6 -2,3 b7C -2

All Field Offices From: Los Angeles 06/17/2004 ToBased on the above?noted information and inasmuch as "facts and circumstances reasonably indicate that two or more persons are engaged in an enterprise for the purpose of furthering political or social goals wholly, activities that involve force or violence and a violation of the criminal laws of the United States" has occurred in accordance with the Attorney General's Guidelines, requests the ADIC's approval for the initiation of' a FBIHQ concurs with this investigative action. or in part through b7E -1, 2

To: All Field Offices From: Los Angeles Re: 06/17/2004 Set Lead 1: (Action) ALL RECEIVING OFFICES Recipients are requested to provide positive information regarding the International Solidarity Movement (ISM). Set Lead 2: (Info) COUNTERTERRORISM AT WASHINGTON, DC For informational purposes, read and clear. 00 stus-w-zassys

U.S. Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation In Reply, Please Refer to EkNa December 13, 2004 THE INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT TERRORISM ENTERPRISE INVESTIGATION I . PREDICAT ION The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) states that it "utilizes nonviolent, direct?action methods of resistance to confront and challenge illegal Israeli occupation forces and recognize the Palestinian right to resist Israeli violence and occupation via legitimate armed struggle." "This movement aims to support and strengthen the Palestinian popular resistance by providing the Palestinian people with a resource, international protection and a voice, with which to resist nonviolently an overwhelmingly military occupation force." ISM considers Palestine to be ancestral land within the State of Israel to be illegally occupied by the IDF and the Government of Israel (GOI). A key element of the ISM is a network of organizations located throughout the United States that support the ISM in its mission. U.S. citizens who are members of these support groups travel to the Palestinian Territories as part of the ISM. The FBI Los Angeles Field Office I lTerrorism Enterprise Investigation (TEI) into the ISMI I Predication for this investigation is based upon the activities of the ISM and the statements of its leadership, to include: 1. planning domestically to travel to a foreign country with which the United States is at peace to destroy property in that country, a violation of neutrality laws; 2. document and identity fraud to facilitate travel to Israel; and 3. associations and support of a variety of domestic and international terrorist groups by ISM and its leadership. Inasmuch as the following facts and circumstances reasonably indicate two or more persons are engaged in an This document is the preperty of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 04? 340' en?Y 0% 5am}

i! FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA enterprise, the ISM, for the purpose of furthering political or social goals, wholly or in part, through activities that involve force or violence and violation(s) of criminal law(s) of the United States of America. it is requested that authority be granted to renewl ITEI. This TEI, conducted in accordance with the Attorney General's Guidelines, is requested to ensure a pro?active investigative approach to detect and prevent any ISM planned acts of terrorism or other TEI related criminal activity. II . BACKGROUND ISM was founded in 2001 byI and several Palestinian individuals, b6 -2,3 the primary leaders of ISM within the United States. b7c.4,3 ISM claims to be a movement, not an organization, and welcomes all organizations, groups, and/or individuals who agree with ISM's principles. According to their own brochure, is not an organization, but rather a movement which all organizations, groups and/or individuals who agree with our principles can join." "Many ISM support groups around the world assist the disseminating infOrmation, recruiting and training individuals to join us." As a result there is a large number of smaller, local groups that fall under the greater ISM umbrella of the ISM movement. ISM organizes direct actions in Palestine and coordinates the travel and activities of "internationals." This document is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distn?buted outside your agency. 2

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA Internationals for ISM's purposes are people from any country other than Israel (including U.S. citizens) who support ISM and are willing to travel to Palestine and engage in direct action such as dismantling roadblocks, intervening at Israeli checkpoints, reporting on the location and activities of Israeli forces, commandeering checkpoints, and serving as a human shields for Palestinians. goal is to take advantage of their belief that the Israeli authorities are hesitant to retaliate against the internationals out of fear of a political backlash or loss of international support. ISM hosts "Campaigns against the Israeli occupation of Palestine." The first campaign in Palestine was in August 2001, and a "Summer Campaign" in Palestine has been organized by ISM every summer since, with the most recent Summer Campaign in Palestine being held from June 25, 2004 August 19, 2004. ISM campaigns are not limited to the summer time. Others have been hosted throughout the past years, including the Fall Olive Harvest Campaign in 2004. T?l provided b7D -1 b7E -2,3 This document is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 3

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA I b7C ?2 b7E -2 reported tha? b6-2 b7C ?2 b7D ?1 The article Get Peace Activist ll stated that during the summer of 2004, seventy three (73) ISM members were caught and legally b6_3 deported at Israel's frontiers. The article stated that there b7C_8 were approximately one hundred (100) ISM members from the United States that went to Israel in 2003. The article also stated that an unidentified reporter attended an ISM training seminar held at the Faisal Internet Hostel near the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem. The training contained the following activities planned for the ISM Freedom Summer 2004: "Roadblock Removal: ISM'members were instructed to dig out piles of rocks and dirt that the IDF uses as roadblocks to stop suicide bombers. This would be done by hand, but "local coordinators" promised to arrange for a bulldozer whenever possible. The local coordinators are organized by the Palestine This document is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 4

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION LOS CALIFORNIA Liberation Organization (PLO) in each area to coordinate actions with the ISM. "Hassle Checkpoints: Groups of three to four ISM members were instructed to observe IDF checkpoints of their choosing and to distract and "hassle the soldiers," so as to allow Palestinians to bypass checkpoints whenever possible." "HUman Shields: ISM'members were asked to join Palestinians in sneaking around checkpoints, breaking curfew and protesting. ISM trainers advised that "the checkpoint watch will get more heated when ISM'members argue with soldiers in an attempt to get Palestinians throug trainers advised that when Palestinians could not get through, they should act as "human shields for Palestinians", to help them pass. In the words of one ISM trainer, "Soldiers will be less likely to shoot or use Violence when westerners are present. USually, they also carry a camera or Video camera, because filming soldiers often makes them leave." "ISM'members were also encouraged to act as human shields and stay in the family homes of terrorists, or in houses scheduled for The article went on to speculate that some of these houses might have been used for bomb making factories. "Observing Troop Movements: ISM trainers assigned some of the volunteers to engage in "Spotting and reporting IDF troops in military operations and reporting their whereabouts to armed Palestinian units."" The article stated that] IISM trainer introduced himself at I as b6 _3 that the main strategy is to use Citizens from other b7c_3 countries against the Israeli army." 180 said Palestinian terrorists distinguish ISM part1c1pants from other Westerners who could be considered threats or targets because ISM has many contacts throughout the West Bank and Gaza, and contacts in every village that inform various terrorist groups operating or living in those areas who is working with them. He said the ISM does not interfere with the actions of terrorist groups; This document is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 5

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA however, occasionally a wanted terrorist will pass by ISM meetings or outposts and ISM members are instructed to be courteous and exchange greetings. There have been multiple incidents where U.S. citizens who traveled to Israel and the Palestinian Territories as ISM activists have been arrested or detained by the Israeli Defense Force (IDF). One such arrest occurred 0d Iwhen the IDF was pursuin Iof Islamic Jihad who was alleged to be involved in the recruitment of suicide bombers, laying land mines, and sniping. 'fled to a building that served as the ISM office in Jenin. The ISM coordinator in the office Irefused to allow entry b7C'3 to the IDF. As a result the IDF entered the office and arrested bothl In addition, according to an article (Solidarity With Terrorists, Front Page Maga21ne, April 17, 200s) a search of the ISM premises following the arrests uncovered a pistol and a cache of Kalashnikov rifles. Subsequent media reporting has stated that the IDF has since recanted on the weapons discovery. However, LAFO has not yet acquired an official report on this incident from the Israeli authorities. as deported following the arrest. B. KEY ISM born from a Jewish family the ISM in the United StatesJ Iis currently living in Ihas traveled to the Palestinian Territories as an ISM member. b6 -2 b7C -2 This document is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 0 6

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA I la Palestinian?American born inl Iis alsol of the ISM in the United States along withl b6'4 b7C ?2 HI I la Palestinian, assisted in the foundinq of the ISM and 18 also the b6 ?3 b7C ?3 Iis a Palestinian who assisted in the founding of I b6 ?3 b7C -3 This document is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. ?7

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION LOS ANGELES: CALIFORNIA b6 -3 Ia Palestinian, is tha lalso assisted in the formation of the ISM. is a known ISM activist from southern California. the principal organizers forl land was one of Review of the Internet foundl I This document is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION LOS CALIFORNIA is a known ISM activist from Los Angeles, California. I la known ISM activist from Los Angeles, California, posted journal entries to the Internet Iindicating that he '1 Israel betweenl and aqain inl This document is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION LOS CALIFORNIA b6?2 b7C -2 Information posted tol I Ireported thatl I was arrested by the Israeli Defense Forces in Israel at 8:00 AM local time during a protest near the city of Qalqiliyah. bs'q is reported to have been injured during his arrest and was sai b7c'4 to be held at Ariel Settlement Prison. of the posting, which listed as Los Angeles contact, follows: b6?2 b7C -2 This document is the pr0perty of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 10

. FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA b6-2 ?2 I Iis a known ISM activist res;ding in Log Angelgs, galifornia. She posted an on? line journal 'ndicatinq that she was in Israel durinql I b6_e b7C ?2 Iof the ISM affiliated New Jersey Solidarity (NJS), wad b6 -3 b7C -3 This document is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 11

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA On 10/24/2003, FBI Newark received a complaint from a I Iwho advised that a friend in Israel had e?mailed a flyer to him which was critical of Israel and was seekin for terrorists. The flyer was for a rally to be held at I b6-8,5 advised that the flyer had a picture of su1c1de bombers on it. The flyer stated that the name of the organization was New Jersey Solidarity of the Palestinian Solidarity Movement. The organizer of the rally was listed as known ISM activist, b6-2 was arres"ed nd subsequentl de orted from Israel along with ISM activist, Iby Israeli authorities in Huwara on unspecified charges. I Iis a known ISM activist from New ort Beach CaliforniaJ I reported that she was arrested] for violati eated b7C-8 entries into country between traveled to Israel under a fake name after being deported. Rachel Corrie - Rachel Corrie was an ISM activist from the U.S. who was killed in Rafah on 03/16/2003 when she was run over by an Israeli bulldozer while acting as a human shield. The event was highly publicized and has served as a rallying point for the pro-Palestinian movement. The ISM claims that Corrie was killed deliberately as she tried to protect the home of the family of a Palestinian suicide bomber. The Israeli position is that the operator of the bulldozer did not see Corrie and the incident was an accident. Some media reports have suggested that Corrie was instructed by Palestinian terrorists to protect that home because it was also the location of one of the tunnels that are used to smuggle weapons across the Egyptian border to Hamas and Islamic Jihad ("Solidarity With Terrorists", Greg Yardley, Front Page Magazine, 04/17/2003). la known ISM activist, was arrested by the Israelis on Iwas the ISM b6_3 lat the time. I b7c_3 This document is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distn'buted outside your agency. 12 limn_

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION LOS ANGELESI CALIFORNIA Iwas Heported from Israel following the event. AlwAhram Weeklv reported onI I labout two American students who traveled to the bs-s Palestinian territories to assist resistance efforts against the Israelis. This document is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 13 FBIgis-w-mSm-zm

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION LOS CALIFORNIA the activists were b6-3 arrested by the Israeli army. I Iwere subsequently' bW3-3 held for twenty (20) days in an Israeli prison before being deported. b6?3 b7C ?3 is a known member of the Northern California ISM Support Group inl I b6_3 California is an active ISM Iwho b7c_a has travele to Palestinian Terri Ories as and ISM activist. C. FINANCES Up until October 7, 2004, ISM was soliciting 501C donations and was requesting that financial contributions be sent to the following addresses: Africa Fund b6 ?2 b7C -2 i (ISM) Bank Hapoalim Main Branch Tel Aviv 600 Account No. 360883 Swift HAPOALILIT Palestine Investment Bank 76?411 Account No. 78266 According to ISM's website, as of October 7, 2004 ISM was requesting that tax?deductible donations be sent to: Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA) This document is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 14

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION LOS CALIFORNIA 905 Parker Street Berkeley, California, 94710 Telephone: (510) 548-0542 Checks were requested to be made out to MECA with Pal" written in as the memo. ISM participates in fund?raising events, often along with other Islamic organizations. On 10/13/2004, an event was scheduled in Berkeley, California in which Palestinian and Israeli doctors were going to speak on the health effects of the occupation on civilians. Tickets for the event cost between $10 and $20 and proceeds would benefit MECA and the ISM.- It was announced at the Fourth National Conference of the PSM at Duke University in October, 2004, that scholarships for travel to Israel with ISM could be obtained from Direct Action Palestine. Direct Action Palestine in a New York based ISM Support Group. . GEOGRAPHICAL DIMENSIONS There are a variety of ISM Support Groups located throughout the United States. The following groups and contacts have been established as falling under the ISM umbrella: USA (GENERAL) b6 -2 b7C -2 WASHINGTON, DC This document is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 15

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA CALIFORNIA ?Los Angeles Stop U.S. Tax?Funded Aid to Israel Now Los Angeles (SUSTAIN-LA) 1asolidarity@yahoo.com Palestine Solidarity Committee P.O. Box 3345 South Pasadena, CA 91031 PalSolidarity@a01.com b6-3 American Friends Service Committee b7C-8 Pacific Southwest Region Middle East Education Program 980 N. Fair Oaks Avenue Pasadena, CA 91103 (626) 791?1978 -San Francisco Northern California Support Group of the International Solidarity Movement info@norcalism.com COLORADO ?Denver Colorado Campaign for Middle East Peace 901 West 14th Avenue, Suite 7 Denver, CO 80204 (720) 956?0700 b6_3 b7C -3 This document is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 16

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION LOS ANGELES. CALIFORNIA FLORIDA ISM Florida flpalsolidarity@riseup.net ILLINOIS ?Chicago ISM Chicaqo ISMinChicago@aol.com -Bridgeview Islamic Association for Palestine P.O. Box 1163 Bridgeview, IL 60455 (708) 307?2937 iapinfo@iap.org LOUISIANA ?New Orleans NOLA Palestine Solidarity MASSACHUSETTS ?Boston Boston to Palestine b6 -3 b7C -3 This document is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 17

. I FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION LOS ANGELESL CALIFORNIA MICHIGAN Michigan Peace Team michiganpeaceteam@comcast.net ?Ann Arbor b6 ?3 b7C ?3 NEW JERSEY New Jersey Solidarity NEW MEXICO b6 -3 b7C -3 NEW YORK ?New York Direct Action Palestine I b6 ?3 anticapitalistGhotmail.com b70'3 (212) 979?9670 NORTH CAROLINA b6?3 b7C ?3 This document is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 18

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION LOS CALIFORNIA WASHINGTON STATE -Seattle palestinejustice@aol.com ?Olympia info@ismolympia.org WISCONSIN b6?3 b7C ?3 E. ASSOCIATION WITH OTHER DOMESTIC TERRORISM GROUPS Ruckus Society Seattle Division reported on 4/11/2002 that: according to the Ruckus Society's own press release! land other Seattle based members of the Ruckus Society eparte Washington b6_3 state on 4/9/2002 and successfully arrived in Jerusalem where b7c_3 they intended to join ISM in order to serve as human shields to rotect the Palestinians from the IDF. As ofI I continuing his support of the ISM by traveling around United States as the principle speaker for the Stop the Wall Campaign. The Ruckus Society is a left?wing organization that carries out and instructs other protestors with a diverse range of causes how to engage in violent and non?violent civil disobedience. They describe themselves as the "nation?s boot camp for civil disobedience." Many of the techniques taught by the Ruckus Society are clearly intended to break laws. The Ruckus Society is currently the subject of a Terrorism Enterprise Investigation out of San Francisco. b7D -1 This document is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 19

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA b7D -1 I b7E -3 has reported in the New York Daily News [Lnl'm?mrlion' ublished as being a member of ISM. known to be a _3 lanarchistI lS also assoc1a Withl I b7c_6 violent b7E ?3 b7E ?3 United States citizen, was arrested and deported from Israel id was b7C ?3 with other ISM activists who were invited to set up a peace camp This document is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 20

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION LOS CALIFORNIA on the West Bank near of ISM actions, four ISM activists, including were taken into custody bv b6_8 Israeli soldiersThis document is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 21

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION LOS ANGELES: CALIFORNIA b7E ?3 T?l reoortedl b7D ?1 b7C ?2 b7D ?1 I Ihas already traveled'to Baghdad duringl . INVESTIGATIVE RESULTS b7E -2,3 Sincel I I addition, LAFO has received reporting from multiple other FBI Divisions who are also gathering information on the ISM. LAFO interviewedl I b6-3,5 b7C ?3,5 b7D -3 This document is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 22

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION LOS CALIFORNIA b6 -3,5 b7C -3,5 b7D -3 The ISM goes by many names, such as Al?Awda, Stop U.S. Tax-Funded Aid to Israel Now (SUSTAIN), Direct Action Palestine, and the Palestinian Solidarity Movement. ISM purposefully keeps itself loose?knit in order to make it more difficult to trace their activities and funding. Every year for the last four years there has been a National Student Conference of the Palestinian Solidarity Movement. The Palestinian Solidarity Movement (PSM) is another name for the ISM. The Fourth National Student Conference of the Palestinian Solidarity Movement occurred on October 15?17, 2004, b6_3 at Duke University. I b7c.3 were listed on the website for the Fourth National Conference of the PSM as spokespersons for the conference. T-1I b6 -2,3 b7C -2,3 b7D -1 This document is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 23

at," (Rsv.10-01-1999) FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 12/13/2004 b6 ?1 To: Counterterrorism Attn: bVC-i A 33 b7E -1 From: Los An eles Approved By: b6 ?1 b7C ?1 Drafted By: Case ID Title: INTERNATIONAL MOVEMENT TERRORISM ENTERPRISE INVESTIGATION (TEI) Synopsis: Request an extension of b7E-a Enclosure: Letterhead Memorandum (LHM), dated 12/13/2004. Details: Enclosed for Counterterrorism is a Letterhead Memorandum setting forth renewal predication. The following sources are referenced in the enclosed LHM: T?l b7D -2 T-2 Los Angeles seeks to continuel tow??2 further identify additional ISM members who may be conducting criminal activity. The following investigative accomplishments have occurred duringl b7E -2 LAFO has received reporting from multiple other FBI b7E -3 Divisions who are also gathering information on the ISM. . 9 34a 5M7, I . 04

To: Counterterrorlsm From: Los Angeles Re: 12/13/2004 Set Lead 1: (Adm) COUNTERTERRORI SM AT WASHINGTON, DC Read and clear. 09 b7E -1

H3136 mm: 1.U.S. Department of Justice UN: iswsiwznsu 13353173231? aim IHWTIW $233211? IS UPTELAEEIYIEBI WEE am: GWSE Federal Bureau of Investigation In Reply, Please Refer to ?kNd April 8, 2005 INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT (ISM) TERRORISM ENTERPRISE INVESTIGATION (TEI) I . PREDICATION (U) The International Solidarity Movement (ISM) states that it "utilizes nonviolent, direct?action methods of resistance to confront and challenge illegal Israeli occupation forces and recognize the Palestinian right to resist Israeli Violence and occupation Via legitimate armed struggle." "This movement aims to support and strengthen the Palestinian popular resistance by providing the Palestinian people with a resource, international protection and a voice, with which to resist nonviolently an overwhelmingly.military occupation fcrce." ISM considers Palestine to be ancestral land within the State of Israel to be illegally occupied by the IDF and the Government of Israel (GOI). A key element of the ISM is a network of organizations located throughout the United States that support the ISM in its mission. U.S. citizens who are members of these support groups travel to the Palestinian Territories as part of the ISM. b7E ?2,3 (U) The FBI Los Angeles Field Office I This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. we?, res-we; b7E -6

pl sip??w I [also was a co?founder of ISM. ea ing figures of ISM within the United States. BACKGROUND (U) ISM founded 1h 2001 by u?Tand several Palestinian indiViduals, includingl I are (U) ISM claims to be'a movement, not an organization, and welcomes all organizations, groups, and/or individuals who agree with ISM's principles. According to their own brochure, not an organization, but rather a movement which all organizations, groups and/or individuals who agree with our principles can join." "Many ISM'support groups around the world assist the disseminating"information, recruiting and training individuals to join usd" As a result there is a large number of smaller, local groups that fall under the greater ISM umbrella of the ISM movement? (U) ISM Support Groups are based throughout the US and are predominantly made up of U.S. born, Christian and even Jewish persons. Many of these individuals are anarchists who have adopted the Palestinian cause instead of (or usually in addition to) other popular anarchist causes, such as ecological and animal liberation, the anti?war movement, the anti?capitalist movement, etc. Similar to other anarchist groups, the ISM Support Groups This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. b7E -3 b6 -2,3 b7C -2,3

operate more as a movement than an organization, with no identified chain?of-command or leadership. Multiple identified ISM members are also known to be members of other Domestic Terrorism organizations or movements. (U) The ISM Support Groups go by many names, such as Stop U.S. Tax?Funded Aid to Israel Now (SUSTAIN), Direct Action Palestine, and the Palestinian Solidarity Movement. ISM purposefully keeps itself loose?knit in order to make it more difficult to trace their activities and funding. (U) ISM organizes direct actions in Palestine and coordinates the travel and activities of "internationals." Internationals for ISM's purposes are people from any country other than Israel (including U.S. citizens) who support ISM and are willing to travel to Palestine and engage in direct action such as dismantling roadblocks, intervening at Israeli checkpoints, reporting on the location and activities of Israeli forces, commandeering checkpoints, and serving as a human shields ?for Palestinians. ISM's goal is to take advantage of their belief that the Israeli authorities are hesitant to retaliate against the internationals out of fear of a political backlash or loss of international support. ISM hosts "Campaigns against the Israeli occupation of Palestine." The first campaign in Palestine was in August 2001, and a "Summer Campaign" in Palestine has been organized by ISM every summer since, with the most recent Summer Campaign in Palestine being held from June 25, 2004 - August 19, 2004. ISM campaigns are not limited to the summer time. Others have been hosted throughout the ast ears including the Fall Olive Harvest Campaign in 2004.) b7D -6 (U) The basic working groups of the campaign actions in the Palestinian Territories are "affinity groups." Affinity groups are self-reliant groups of 5?20 people who can be the basic planning and decision making bodies for an action. Affinity groups may consist of friends, co?workers, people who have a common identity or purpose, people who share a language, etc. If someone has not created their own affinity group, then they can join one before they participate in their first action. This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 3

(U) ISM leaders and members are known to liaise with Hamas, Popular Front For The Liberation Of Palestine (PFLP) and Islamic Jihad activists when in Israel. Arraf and Shapiro wrote in "The Palestinian Chronicle Weekly Journal," "The Palestinian resistance must take on a variety of characteristics both nonviolent and Violent. But most importantly it must develop a strategy involving both aspects. No other successful nonviolent movement was able to achieve what it did without a concurrent violent Black Panther.Movement and its earlier incarnations existed sideaby?side with the Civil Rights Mbvement in the A. CRIMINAL ACTS CONDUCTED BY ISM (U) LAFO opened a Neutrality investigation on 07/08/2003 in order to investigate the activities of four residents of the Los Angeles Division who are affiliated with ISM. The predicate violation of this investigation is Title 18 USC 956(b), dealing with the damage of a friendly nation's property, which in this case belonged to the Government of Israel. The four subjects had traveled to Israel with ISM, and provided assistance to Palestinians engaged in acts of resistance and prOperty destruction against the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) in the "Occupied Territories" of Palestine. The subjects of the Neutrality investigation werel I b6-2 b7C ?2 The investigation was closed on 05/06/2004 following a declination of prosecution from the U.S. Attorney's Office based on lack of prosecutive priorityThis document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 4

see: (U) The article "Frontpage Helps Get Peace Activist Deported from Israel" (Lee Kaplan and David Bedein, Front Page Magazine, September 2, 2004) stated that during the summer of 2004, seventy three (73) ISM members were caught and legally deported at Israel's frontiers. The article stated that there were approximately one hundred (100) ISM members from the United States that went to Israel in 2003. The article also stated that an unidentified reporter attended an ISM training seminar held at the Faisal Internet Hostel near the Damascus Gate in Jerusalem. The training contained the following activities planned for the ISM Freedom Summer 2004: (U) "Roadblock Removal: ISM members were instructed to dig out piles of rocks and dirt that the IDF uses as roadblocks to stop suicide bombers. This would be done by hand, but "local coordinators" promised to arrange fOr a bulldozer whenever possible. The local coordinators are organized~by the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) in each area to coordinate actions with the (U) "Hassle Checkpoints: Groups of three to four ISM members were instructed to observe IDF checkpoints of their choosing and to distract and "hassle the soldiers," so as to allow Palestinians to bypass checkpoints whenever possible." (U) "Human Shields: ISM'members were asked to join Palestinians in sneaking around checkpoints, breaking curfew and protesting. ISM trainers advised that "the checkpoint watch will get more heated when ISM'members argue with soldiers in an attempt to get Palestinians throug (U) trainers advised that when Palestinians could not get through, they should act as "human shields for Palestinians", to help them pass. In the words of one ISM trainer, "Soldiers will be less likely to shoot or use violence when westerners are present. USually, they also carry a camera or video camera, because filming soldiers often makes them leave." (U) "ISM'members were also encouraged to act as human shields and stay in the family homes of terrorists, or in houses scheduled for The article went on to speculate that some of these houses might have been used for bomb making factories. This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 5

saver (U) "Observing Troop Movements: ISM trainers assigned some of the volunteers to engage in "Spotting and reporting IDF troops in military operations and reporting their whereabouts to armed Palestinian units."" (U) The article stated that Hisham Jam Joun, the chief ISM trainer in Jerusalem, introduced himself at the Faisal Internet Hostel as a veteran fighter for the PFLP. Jam Joun "stressed that the main strategy is to use citizens from other countries against the Israeli army." "Jam JOun also said Palestinian terrorists distinguish ISprarticipants from other Westerners who could be considered threats or targets because ISM has many contacts throughout the west Bank and Gaza, and contacts in every village that inform various terrorist groups operating or living in those areas who is working with them. He said the ISM does not interfere with the actions of terrorist groups; however, occasionally a wanted terrorist will pass by ISMU meetings or outposts and ISM members are instructed to be courteous and exchange greetings." (U) There have been multiple incidents where U.S. citizens who traveled to Israel and the Palestinian Territories as ISM activists have been arrested or detained by the Israeli ?Defense Force (IDF). One such arrest occurred on 03/27/2003, when the IDF was pursuing Shadi Sukia, a member of Islamic Jihad who was alleged to be involved in the recruitment of suicide bombers, laying land mines, and sniping. Sukia fled to a building that served as the ISM office in Jenin. The ISM coordinator in the office, Susan Barclay, refused to allow entry to the IDF. As a result the IDF entered the office and arrested both Sukia and Barclay. In addition, according to an article written by Greg Yardley (Solidarity With Terrorists, Front Page Magazine, April 17, 2003) a search of the ISM premises following the arrests uncovered a pistol and a cache of Kalashnikov rifles. Subsequent media reporting has stated that the IDF has since recanted on the weapons discovery. However, LAFO has not yet acquired an official report on this incident from the Israeli authorities. Barclay was deported folloWing the arrest. FBI Dallas has identified U.S. citizer a self?admitted ISM member, who traveled to Israell b6 -2,3 b7C -2,3 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 3%1' 6

8%53 7 . . . b6 -2,3 Dallas's investi ation has . . b7C ?2,3 rl?QlQ?L?Q_Lhai_Lhe_lSM may be finanCially backing founder Of TQM ?in the Unith 91?2th b7c -2 Ihas traveled to the Palestinian Territories as an ISM member. Itraveled to both Iraq and Afghanistan. I he'4 b7C ?2 (UI b6 -2 1370 ?2 1 b3 ?2 b6 ?2,3 b'7C -2,3 b7E ?2 ?451 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the b1 _1 property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be 133 '1 distributed outside your agency. he ?2 b7C ?2

also a symbolic lea er and co?founder of the ISM in the United States along withl I b7C ?2 i (U) for the U.S. ?ampaign To End The Israeli Occupation (USCEIO). The USCEIO is a coalition of organizations whose purpose is to protest U.S. support of the Israeli Separation Barrier, to b6_Q protest the Caterpillar company for providing bulldozers to b7c_4 Israel, to promote divestment of U.S. institutions from Israel, to support the Palestinian right of return, and to link opposition to Israel's occupation to the war in Iraq. According to the USCEIO's web page, its Non?Violent Direct Action Task Force was going to begin to provide training and educational opportunities for those interested in non?violent direct action This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 3% 8

in the Fall of 2004. Several groups that are associated with ISM have also signed on to the USCEIO, including Direct Action Palestine, Boston to Palestine, Middle East Children's Alliance, Palestine Solidarity Committee, and the Palestine Right to Return Coalition (Al-Awda). (U) Iassisted in the founding of the ISMI This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 9

who a581sted in the foundinq of b6 ?2 b7C ?2 (U) also assisted in the formation of the ISM. b6 ?2 (U) FBI Portland located information reoardinc a v'sit (U) I b6 ?2 b7C ?2 ?msr( . . . aug I ,Ksi FBI Portland source reporting has indicated that b6 ?2 1 r-fg b7C ?2 b7D ?1 Portland closed their investigation into this matter on This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. f9 10

b6 -2 12/08/2004 after interviewing land CODClUding that they posed no threat to Jnited States citizens or interests. {Uimm Lyg? b6land also bs-a b7C ?2 assisted in the founding of ISM.I I the subject Of Iis a known ISM activist from b6 2 b7C ?2 b7E -2 (U) Review of the Internet foundl hile he was in Israel with ISMI b6 ?2 b7C ?2 (U) Reports from the aroundthe audience that he has been barred from entering srae based on his known affiliation with This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 11

known ISM activist from Los Angeles, California. as: ?b1-1 jb3?1 5b6?2 b7c ?2 b6-2,3 b7c -2,3 while she waC in the Palestinian Territories working with the ISM and other ISM members gathered at a gate in the Israeli Separation Barrier: b6?2,3 b7C -2,3 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 12

b6-2 b7C -2 b7E ?2 . FINANCES (U) Up until October 7, 2004, ISM was soliciting 5010 donations and was requesting that financial contributions be sent to the following addresses: Afr ca Fund b6 ?2 121; street, NW Washington, DC 20009 . This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. $5143.12 21

1 I . SE (ISM) Bank Hapoalim Main Branch Tel Aviv 600 Account No. 360883 Swift HAPOALILIT Palestine Investment Bank 76-411 Account No. 78266 (U) According to ISM's website, as of October 7, 2004 ISM was requesting that tax-deductible donations be sent to: Middle East Children's Alliance (MECA) 905 Parker Street Berkeley, California, 94710 Telephone: (510) 548-0542 (U) Checks were requested to be made out to MECA with Pal" written in as the memo. (U) ISM participates in fund?raising events, often along with other Islamic organizations. On 10/13/2004, an event was scheduled in Berkeley, California in which Palestinian and Israeli doctors were going to speak on the health effects of the occupation on civilians. Tickets for the event cost between $10 and $20 and proceeds would benefit MECA and the ISM. In October 2003 a fund?raiser was held for the Half the funds raised at the fund?raiser would go to Birzeit University's music department, in Israe', where it woul by of TQM Th turn would work both of which are being investigated by the FBI for possible ties to terrorist funding, in the Palestinian areas. (U) It was announced at the Fourth National Conference of the PSM at Duke University in October, 2004, that scholarships for travel to Israel with ISM could be obtained from Direct Action Palestine. Direct Action Palestine is a New York based ISM Support Group. This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. sgbv?tr 22 b6 -2 b7C -2

D. GEOGRAPHICAL DIMENSIONS (U) There are a variety of ISM Support Groups located throughout the United States. The following groups and contacts have been established as falling under the ISM umbrella: USA (GENERAL) b6-2 b7C ?2 WASHINGTON, DC b6-2 b7C ?2 CALIFORNIA ?Los Angeles Stop U.S. Tax?Funded Aid to Israel NOW - Los Angeles (SUSTAIN-LA) lasolidarity@yahoo.com Palestine Solidarity Committee P.O. Box 3345 South Pasadena, CA 91031 PalSolidarity@a01.com b6?3 American Friends SerVice Committee b7c'? Pacific Southwest Region Middle East Education Program 980 N. Fair Oaks Avenue Pasadena, CA 91103 (626) 791?1978 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 23

new Northern California Support Group of the International Solidarity Movement info@norcalism.com. -San Francisco COLORADO ~Denver Colorado Campaign for Middle East Peace 901 West 14th Avenue, Suite 7 Denver, CO 80204 (720) b6_3 b7C ?3 FLORIDA ISM Florida flpalsolidarity@riseup.net ILLINOIS ?Chicago ISM Chicago b6-3 b7C -3 ISMinChicagoanl.com ?Bridgeview Islamic Association for Palestine P.O. Box 1163 Bridgeview, IL 60455 (708) 307?2937 iapinfoGiap.org This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be 3 distributed outside your agency. 1 24

sgy?ET LOUISIANA ?New Orleans NOLA Palestine Solidarity adminGnola alestinesolidarit .or MASSACHUSETTS ?Boston Boston to Palestine MICHIGAN Michigan Peace Team michiganpeaceteam@comcast.net -Ann Arbor b6 -3 b7C -3 NEW JERSEY New Jersey Solidarity info@newjerseysolidarity.org NEW MEXICO b6 -3 b7C -3 NEW YORK ?New York Direct Action Palestine This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. sy?'r 25

NORTH CAROLINA b6-3 -3 WASHINGTON STATE ~Seattle palestinejustice@aol.com -Olympia info@ismolympia.org WISCONSIN b6-3 b7C ?3 E. ASSOCIATION WITH OTHER DOMESTIC TERRORISM GROUPS Ruckus Society (U) Seattle Division reported on 4/11/2002 that. according to the Ruckus Society's own press releaseJ and other Seattle based members of the Ruckus Society departed Eigfs Washington state on 4/9/2002 and successfully arrived in Jerusalem where they intended to join ISM in order to serve as human shields to protect the Palestinians from the IDF. The Ruckus Society is a left?wing organization that carries out and instructs other protestors with a diverse range of causes how to engage in civil disobedience. Many of the techniques taught by the Ruckus Society are clearly intended to break laws. The Ruckus Society is currently the subject of a Terrorism Enterprise Investigation out of the San Francisco field office. As of This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 26

. . . was continuing his support of the ISM b6g?iw I of the Austin Texas I Ialso traveled to Israel on behalf This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. SE 3:?g

ASSOCIATION WITH OTHER INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM guy GROUPS b6 -2 b7C -2 b7E -2,3 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 55%? 28 L7 7 4J

bl?l bs-i b6-3 ,iSJb7c -3 b7D ?6 3U) :ngJ Ithe ISM member who travele b6_3 to Israel an b7c-s On 04/30/2003, British citizen Asif Mohamed Hanif i?f killed himself and three bystanders and wounded forty in a suicide bombing at Mike's Place, a Tel Aviv cafe. One of those killed was William J. Baxter, a U.S. citizen. The bomb belt of a second attacker, Omar Khan Sharif, malfunctioned and he fled the scene. Sharif's body was found off a beach in Israel on 05/12/2003. The incident is the subject of a Washington Field Office investigation. Prior to the attack Hanif and Sharif Spent time ?Ui with ISM activists in GazaISM claims that any ISM events that Hanif and Sharif attended were open to the public and that the two never registered with ISM, either in London or in Gaza. hrticle "Enemy With A Human Face" (Front Page Magazine, 09/02/2003) reported that the travel arrangements for Hanif and Sh rif agency called Alternative Tourism, b6_Q,3 b7c -2,3 lwho assisted in founding the ISM. ""a?p?siaa 7" A list of email headers for Omar Kreger rom 08/05/2003 09/16/2003 revealed that Kreger had been in contact with palsolidarity@yahoogroups.com. This is the Yahoo Group listed for ISM on its webpage. Kreger is the subject of a Full Field Investigation out of Minneapolis based on his associations with Minneapolis subjects who are supporters of Ansar al Islam. This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. s?k?gm 31

s??w ism@yahoogroups.com and Both 0? these email addresses belong to the ISM. 1 i This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency

3%53 b7D -1 b7D -6 (U) There are also indications that ISM may begin to broaden their focus to include what the movement defines as the "occupation" of Iraq by the U.S., to include ISM members traveling to Iraq. This topic was also a prominent one along with the Israeli/Palestinian conflict durin Fourth National Conference of the PSM. I I b7C -2 INVESTIGATIVE RESULTS (U) Since I I In addition, LAFO has received reporting from multiple other FBI Divisions who are also gathering information on the ISM. (U) LAFO interviewedl I b6 ?3,5 b7C -3,5 b7D ?3 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. SW 33

b6 -3,5 b7C -3,5 b7D -3 (U) Every year for the last four years there has been a National Student Conference of the Palestinian Solidarity Movement. The Palestinian Solidarity Movement (PSM) is another name for the ISM. The Fourth National Student Conference of the Palestinian Solidarit Movement occurred on October 15-17 2004 b6_3 at Duke University. I I b7C-6 were listed on the weDSite for the Fourth National Conference of the PSM as spokespersons for the conference. b6 -2,3 b7C ?2,3 b7D -6 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. WT 34 ?2

b6-Q,3 b7c ?2,3 b7D ?6 I (U) The article "Activists, Palestinians break through i fence near Tul Karm" appeared on 08/02/2004 on the Haaretz news i service. The article reported that ISM and an Israeli group known as Anarchists Against the Fence (AAF) successfully broke through the separation fence in the West Bank village of Kafr Zeita. This was reportedly the first time that demonstrators have managed to break through the barrier. b7D ?6 b7D ?1 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. 35

a spa. IV. JUSTIFICATION FOR CONTINUATION OF INVESTIGATION (U) Justification for continuing to investigate the ISM is based on the following: (U) l. ISM members are committing a criminal act by domestically planning and organizing trips to Israel with the intent to damage Israeli property. (U) 2. ISM members have aligned themselves with subjects and or anizations that are associated terrorism I (U) 3. ISM members have openly aligned themselves with subjects and organizations that are associated with international terrorism, including Hamas, PFLP, and Islamic Jihad, and investigation has indicated that ISM members are providing material support to these groups. (U) 4. ISM members have made statements in support of violent terrorist acts. (U) 5. Investigation indicates that ISM members are committing other crimes in relation to these associations, such as document fraud. (U) 6. ISM has purposely interfered with Israel's efforts to confront designated terrorist organizations within its own borders. (U) 7. Investigation indicates that ISM may begin to utilize violent direct action techniques against U.S. corporations that maintain business ties with Israel. (U) 8. Members of the ISM are involved in both DT and IT matters which are inextricably interconnected, in effect creating a hybrid, third category of JTTF investigation uniquely benefitted by the TEI. I 3 This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. ?demm W:}gj Derive 0m Declas On sa?w 37

ET: b6 -1 WEDBB m; HEREIN IS EREEVT 113mg; ?s?ga?gglg WEE SW MT Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 04/14/2005 To: Counterterrorism Attn: SSAI IA Los Angeles Attn: ASAEI SSA RVRA SSA ISARA SSA SAI b6?1 From; Lo A b7c.? b7E ?1 Contact: SA -m?7 Approved By: . WI b6?1 Drafted.By: b7C'4 Case ID (U) Title: (U) INTERNATIONAL SOLIDARITY MOVEMENT TERRORISM ENTERPRISE INVESTIGATION (TEI) 00: LOS ANGELES sis: (U) Request FBIHQ approval to on the above captioned group. Derlve G-3 i Declas X1 (Ujl b7E -2 Enclosure(s): (U) Letter Head Memorandum (LHM) setting forth predication forl I I I b7E ?2 Details: Enclosed for Counterterrorism is a Letterhead Memorandum s??gm @38552?60 ~2?f

0 To: Counterterrorism From: Los Angeles Re: (U) 04/14/2005 on the International Solidarity Movement (ISM). (U) The following sources are referenced in the enclosed LHM: T-l T-2 T-3 ?is: (U) The following FBI cases are referenced in the enclosed LHM: (U) Based on the facts and circumstances which are presented in the LHM, the Los Andeles Division requests FBIHQ

Counterterrorism From: (U) SE To: Re: Los Angeles 04/14/2005 Set Lead 1: (Action) COUNTERTERRORISM AT WASHINGTON, DC (U) For SSAI I review. coordinate with DOJ for approval to Set Lead 2: (Action) COUNTERTERRORISM AT WASHINGTON, DC (U) For and coordinate with DOJ for approval to b6 -1 b7C -1 b7E -1,2 Ireview, evaluate Set Lead 3: (Info) LOS ANGELES AT LOS CA For ASAC Read and clear. (U) Set Lead 4: (Info) LOS ANGELES AT RIVERSIDE. CA (U) For SSA Set Lead 5: (Info) LOS ANGELES AT SANTA ANA, CA (U) For SSA Read and clearRead and clear. b6 -1 b7C -l

. To: Counterterrorism From: Los Angeles Re: (U) 100A-LA-238352-CD, 04/14/2005 Set Lead 6: (Info) LOS ANGELES AT LOS ANGELES, CA (U) For SSA Read and clear. No hardcopy to follow. Set Lead 7: (Info) LOS ANGELES AT LOS ANGELES, CA (U) For SA hardcopy to followRead and clear. No AQ