Tag: Terrorism
Smotrich freezes $26m transfer to PA for its ‘wild incitement’
Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich on Sunday ordered the seizure of 100 million shekels ($26 million) in tax funds slated for the Palestinian Authority.
“The fight against terrorism is not only a military fight but a...
Avoiding death penalty, 9/11 mastermind agrees to plea deal
Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the architect of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks, and two fellow plotters have entered into a plea agreement with the government, the U.S. Department of Defense announced on Wednesday.
The plea terms...
Israel and Hezbollah: A Legal Assessment of Israel’s ‘War in the North’
The author, Professor Emeritus of International Law, explores the complex legal and strategic considerations underpinning Israel's ongoing conflicts with Hamas and Hezbollah...
“An intentional act of injustice is an injury. A Nation has therefore the...
Jerusalem warns Paris of Iran-backed plan to strike Israeli Olympians
Israeli Foreign Minister Israel Katz sent a message to French Foreign Minister Stéphane Séjourné on Thursday, one day prior to the launch of the Olympic Games in Paris, warning of an Iranian threat to...
Inflation Reduction Act to fund $100 million for anti-Israel, anti-US activists
A report issued by Sen. Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) reveals how a Biden administration law aimed at reducing inflation plans to provide millions in taxpayer dollars to radical nonprofit entities.
“Investment in Radical Activists: A Case Study...
Israel warns citizens attending Paris Olympics
Israel’s National Security Council warned citizens planning to attend the Olympic Games (July 26-Aug. 11) and Paralympic Games (Aug. 28-Sept. 8) in Paris to avoid “areas of friction” for their safety.
“International events like these...
NJ man, who allegedly encouraged anti-Jewish violence, arrested for targeting energy facility
Law enforcement authorities arrested an 18-year-old man from East Brunswick, N.J., on Wednesday for “allegedly soliciting another individual to destroy energy facilities,” the U.S. Justice Department said.
“Andrew Takhistov was allegedly on his way to Ukraine...
Human foundations of Jihad terrorism
Everything in the social world begins with the individual human being. This includes terrorism. Ultimately, Israeli security planners will need to acknowledge that the jihadist adversary, Sunni or Shiite, whether in Gaza or Lebanon,...
Rescued hostage sues US nonprofit for ties to Gaza journalist who held him
Almog Meir Jan, one of four hostages rescued in a daring IDF raid, filed suit on Tuesday against a U.S. nonprofit for employing the Arab journalist who held him captive, thereby aiding and abetting...
Lethal connections: Terrorism, ecstasy and primal fear
Louis René Beres (Ph.D., Princeton, 1971)
Emeritus Professor of International Law
Purdue University
lberes@purdue.edu
ABSTRACT: In its escalating war against terror crimes, Israel’s ultimate challenge is intellectual, not tactical. To proceed successfully in this protracted conflict, Jerusalem’s policies...