Tag: Terror Groups
US designates Tehran-aligned militia in Iraq as terror group
The U.S. State Department designated the group Harakat Ansar Allah al-Awfiya, and Haydar Muzhir Ma’lak al-Sa’idi, 46, the Iraq-based militia’s secretary general, as “specially designated global terrorists” on Monday.
Aligned with Iran, the entity is “part of the...
Peace now?
The unbearable images of the war in Gaza have shaken the world, prompting urgent calls for an end to the suffering. However, neither calls for an immediate unilateral ceasefire, nor incantations, nor grand speeches,...
Knesset to vote on bill designating UNRWA a terror group, another stripping its immunities
Israel’s Knesset is set to hold a preliminary vote on Wednesday on two bills targeting the United Nations Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) over its ties to terrorism.
One of the bills, proposed by Knesset...
Erdoğan invites Hamas chief Haniyeh, accuses Israel in speech
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan announced on Wednesday that he will host Ismail Haniyeh, political leader of Hamas, during a speech to parliament in Ankara rife with anti-Israel tropes.
Erdoğan praised the terrorist group, which...
Argentina court names Iran responsible for 1994 AMIA bombing
The top criminal court in Argentina has named the alleged perpetrators of an act of terrorism it called a “crime against humanity.”
The Court of Cassation in Buenos Aires issued a ruling on April 11 blaming Iran...
New Zealand declares entire Hamas organization a terror group
New Zealand has designated the entire Hamas organization as a terrorist group, its prime minister, Christopher Luxon, announced on Feb. 29.
While the armed wing of Hamas, known as the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, was declared...
Lakewood Church shooter praised Hamas, Hezbollah, Osama bin Laden
Reports have revealed that the shooter who attacked televangelist Joel Osteen’s Lakewood Church in Houston on Feb. 11 had “Palestine” written on her rifle. Police also found antisemitic writings.
Analysts associated with the Anti-Defamation League have...
ISIS: Kill Jews ‘wherever you find them’
Islamic State spokesman Abu Huthaifa al-Ansari, in a speech published by the terror group’s media arm Al-Furqan on Thursday evening, called on ISIS supporters around the world to attack Jews and avenge the killing by the...
Hamas claims to have 35,000 fighters in Gaza
Hamas says it has 35,000 armed supporters in the Gaza Strip, the TASS Russian News Agency reported on Tuesday, citing the Al-Hadath television channel.
"We have 35,000 supporters amassed in Gaza and we are ready ," the channel...
‘Examiner’ report: State Department funds group with ties to terror in Gaza
The Phoenix Center for Research and Field Studies—affiliated with the Islamic University of Gaza and which received a $90,000 grant from the U.S. State Department—has ties to two entities designed by the United States...