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SUBJECT: VISAS VIPER: OCTOBER 2009 MONTHLY ACTIVITY REPORT 
 
¶1. Visas Viper 
 
¶2. The following information is provided for watch-listing purposes 
as the Department and the National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) 
deem appropriate. 
 
¶3. The source for all Visas Viper submissions includes Jerusalem RSO 
sources, to include both Israeli and Palestinian security contacts, 
government officials and publications. 
 
¶4. COMMENT: According to United Press International (UPI), Legal 
Permanent Resident (LPR) Ismail Algawasmi living in Richfield, 
Minnesota, was arrested at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on 
or about October 23, 2009 after a U.S. customs official learned 
Alqawasmi was wanted in Minnesota for allegedly making "terroristic 
threats."  Specifics about the alleged threats were not reported. 
Algawasmi arrived at Chicago's O'Hare International Airport on a 
Royal Jordanian Airlines flight from Amman, Jordan. 
 
NAME:    Algawasmi, Ismail Hashem 
DOB:       10 JUL 1973 
GENDER:    Male 
POB:       XWB 
NATIONALITY:  PAL 
CLASS HITS:   Yes 
 
¶5. COMMENT: PA security services arrested five Palestine Liberation 
Jihad (PIJ) members in the Jenin area in the northern West Bank on 
or about October 28, 2009.  According to PA security services, the 
arrests came after an investigation of an active PIJ cell in the 
northern West Bank areas.  The group was said to be making pipe 
bombs and preparing to destabilize the security situation in the 
Jenin area. One of those arrested was named as Sharif Tahayna, who 
was subsequently released on October 30, 2009. Palestine Liberation 
Jihad is a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization. 
 
NAME:    Tahayna, Sharif Mohye Al-Dein 
DOB:       1969 (e) 
GENDER:    Male 
POB:       JORD 
NATIONALITY:  PAL 
POSITION:     PIJ member 
CLASS HITS:   Yes 
 
¶6. COMMENT: According to a statement released by Hamas, several 
Hamas members were released from an Israeli prison on November 2, 
2009, including four Palestinian Legislative Council members.  Those 
Hamas members released following their 42-month terms in prison 
include: Hatem Qafisha, Khalil Raba'i, Samir Al-Qadi, Mahmoud Dawod 
Mahmoud Al-Khatib, Wael Al Husseni (Abu Khaled), Mohammad Ismail 
Othman Al Tul, and Mahir Badir.  Hamas is a designated Foreign 
Terrorist Organization.  Pictures of these individuals are available 
upon request. 
 
NAME:    Qafisha, Hatem Rabah Rashed 
DOB:          12 DEC 1960 
GENDER:       Male 
POB:          JORD 
NATIONALITY:  PAL 
POSITION:     Member of Hamas 
CLASS HITS:    Yes 
 
NAME:    Al-Qadi, Samir Saleh Ibrahim 
DOB:          1956 (e) 
GENDER:       Male 
POB:          JORD 
NATIONALITY:  PAL 
POSITION:     Member of Hamas 
CLASS HITS:    Yes 
 
NAME:    Raba'I, Khalil Mousa 
DOB:          1952 (e) 
GENDER:       Male 
POB:          JORD 
NATIONALITY:  PAL 
POSITION:     Member of Hamas 
CLASS HITS:    Yes 
 
NAME:    Bader, Mohammad Maher Yossef 
DOB:          1956 (e) 
GENDER:       Male 
POB:          JORD 
NATIONALITY:  PAL 
POSITION:     Member of Hamas 
CLASS HITS:    Yes 
 
NAME:    Al-Khatib, Mahmoud Dawod Mahmoud 
DOB:          1972 (e) 
GENDER:       Male 
POB:          XWB 
NATIONALITY:  PAL 
POSITION:     Member of Hamas 
CLASS HITS:    Yes 
 
NAME:    Al Husseni (Abu Khaled), Wael 
DOB:          25 SEP 1962 
GENDER:       Male 
POB:          JORD 
NATIONALITY:  PAL 
POSITION:     Member of Hamas 
CLASS HITS:  Yes 
 
NAME:    Al Tul (Abu Ismail), Mohammad Ismail Othman 
DOB:          06 JUN 1966 
GENDER:       Male 
POB:          XWB 
NATIONALITY:  JORD 
POSITION:     Member of Hamas 
CLASS HITS:    Yes 
 
¶7. COMMENT: Israeli Defense Force Central Command ordered Eliav 
Eliyahu from Yitzhar settlement to stay out of the West bank for six 
months.  According to press reports, the order was issued in October 
2009 in response to Eliyahu's harassment of Palestinians, including 
preventing olive harvests and torching Palestinian agricultural 
fields.  According to press reports, the order is based on Shin Bet 
information, since Israeli National Police could not provide 
evidence that would stand up in court. 
 
NAME:    Eliyahu, Eliav 
DOB:          1990 (e) 
GENDER:       Male 
POB:          Unknown 
NATIONALITY:  Israeli 
CLASS HITS:    No 
 
¶8. COMMENT: Mohammed Harwish, head of Hamas' military wing in the 
West Bank town of Tulkarm, was arrested around October 8, 2009 in 
the village of Surif in the Hebron hills on suspicion of being 
related to a 2002 bombing in Netanya.  The operation also captured 
his deputy, Adnan Samara.  Hamas is a designated Foreign Terrorist 
Organization. 
 
NAME:    Harwish, Mohammed 
DOB:          1983 (e) 
GENDER:       Male 
POB:          XWB 
NATIONALITY:  PAL 
POSITION:     Member of Hamas 
CLASS HITS:   Yes 
 
NAME:    Samara, Adnan 
DOB:          1984 (e) 
GENDER:       Male 
POB:          XWB 
NATIONALITY:  PAL 
POSITION:     Member of Hamas 
CLASS HITS:   Yes 
 
¶9. COMMENT: According to Israeli Police reports, Amjad M.J. Okal was 
arrested and sentenced by Israeli Defense Forces for offenses in 
Gaza between December 1987 and February 1989 including: placing 
explosives with the intention to cause death, illegal membership in 
the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), 
incitement, stone throwing, and multiple assaults.  These incidents 
took place.  Okal served 77 months in prison for these offenses. 
The Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine is a designated 
Foreign Terrorist Organization.  Okal is now an employee of the 
Palestinian Authority. 
 
NAME:       Okal, Amjad M.J. 
DOB:             19 JUN 1971 
GENDER:          Male 
POB:             XGZ 
NATIONALITY:     PAL 
National ID:    909521320 
POSITION:        Membership in the PFLP 
CLASS HITS:       Yes 
 
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