{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/61eaf12e89ed4e00120321a1/653bff8704ed9500127e29f7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Sleeper Cells and Surveillance in the U.S.","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/61eaf12e89ed4e00120321a1/1698430586136-819782261391197e46e4c317c8aefa9f.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>In 2017, two Hezbollah operatives were arrested on the same day for conducting independent surveillance operations on U.S. targets across the country. A third was arrested in July 2019 for taking pictures of a number of high-profile U.S. landmarks and communicating this information back to Beirut through his Hezbollah handlers. These three cases received a lot of media attention. A fourth didn’t, despite one operative’s efforts to stockpile bomb-making materials…in Houston, Texas.</p><p><br></p><p>Guests:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Russell Rosenthal, former FBI special agent and former FBI Legal Attaché and senior representative to Israel</li><li>Seamus Hughes, senior research faculty member, National Counterterrorism Innovation, Technology, and Education Center (NCITE) at the University of Nebraska</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Breaking Hezbollah’s Golden Rule is hosted by Dr. Matthew Levitt from the Washington Institute for Near East Policy.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>It is produced by Anouk Millet from Earshot Strategies, and written by Dr. Levitt, Lauren von Thaden, Camille Jablonski, and Delaney Soliday, research assistants at The Washington Institute.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Explore my map and timeline of <a href=\"https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/hezbollahinteractivemap/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Hezbollah’s Worldwide activities</a>.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>For a full transcript of the episode, a list of sources, recommended reading, and information on our guests, visit our <a href=\"https://www.washingtoninstitute.org/policy-analysis/podcast-breaking-hezbollahs-golden-rule-season-2\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">website</a>.</p><p><br></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Washington Institute"}