Episode 25 summarizes a multi-episode investigation tracing the origins and evolution of Hamas and its links to the Muslim Brotherhood in the United States. The episode outlines the creation of Hamas, the establishment of U.S.-based front organizations (HLF, IAP, UASR), and key moments such as the 1993 Philadelphia meeting and the HLF prosecutions.

It also explains the network’s strategies for fundraising, propaganda, and campus influence, the legal actions taken against key actors, and the later rise of student and advocacy groups connected to these movements. The episode concludes by connecting these developments to recent events and the broader impact on U.S. campuses and public discourse.

In Episode 24, We Are the Future, we turn our focus to what happened after October 7 - how Hamas’ violence was reframed, justified, and normalized inside the United States. After tracing Hamas’ evolution and infrastructure in America, and after hearing directly from victims, survivors, and witnesses of the October 7 massacre, this episode confronts the narrative battle that followed: the repackaging of mass murder, rape, torture, and kidnapping as “resistance” and “self-defense” for Western audiences.

Head of Terrorism Research Lara Burns spoke with Dr. Cochav Elkayem-Levy who heads a Civil Commission that investigates and documents the sexual torture and atrocities committed by Hamas on October 7, 2023. In that investigative and archiving process, Dr. Elkayem-Levy and her team, along with other scholars around the world, discovered a new form of torture being used by Hamas that targets family units.