Tag: Terrorism
State Department continues to see Saudis as player in Mideast peace process
Despite the criticism that the Trump administration has gotten over its reaction to last month’s killing of Washington Post journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the State Department stood by U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s response.
“It’s a mean, nasty world...
Tragedy and resolve: 10 years after Mumbai terror
Ten years ago, on a cold, overcast Friday morning in Brooklyn, N.Y., reporters filled the lobby of the Jewish Children’s Museum for a hastily arranged press conference. The previous 48 tense, unsettling hours had jumped...
Imam declares at Rafah Friday sermon: ‘Tie me to a missile and fire it...
On Nov. 16, 2018, Sheikh Hussein Abu Ayada, head of the Tribes and Reconciliation Department at Hamas Ministry of Interior, delivered a Friday sermon in Rafah, dressed in military fatigues. Addressing Hamas and Islamic...
State Department to reward up to $5 million for key Hamas, Hezbollah leaders
The U.S. Department of State announced on Tuesday rewards of up to $5 million each for information or identification leading to the capture of the following terrorist figures: Hamas leader Saleh al-Aruri, and Hezbollah...
Alarm in the United States for a wave of bomb packages
With each bomb intercepted, panic spread from New York to Washington, Florida and Los Angeles, as reported by CNN. The devices were stored in Manila envelopes and mailed to the leading Democrats across the...
Be’ersheva home destroyed by powerful Gaza rocket, family miraculously saved
A medium-range grad rocket fired by terrorists in the Gaza Strip destroyed a home in Be’ersheva, Israel’s third largest city, deep inside Israeli territory.
The Red Alert warning system was activated at 3:39am in Be’ersheva...
Iran has spent $16 billion to destabilize Middle East, finds US State Department report
The U.S. State Department recently published an unprecedented report detailing the financial resources Iran invests in destabilizing the Middle East.
The report estimated that over the past six years, the Islamic republic has spent some...
German police accuse Syrian refugee of plotting chemical attack in Israel
German police have arrested a Syrian refugee on suspicion of plotting a chemical attack in Israel, local media reported on Friday.
The suspect, 21, was allegedly actively recruiting members for a cell that was to...
Terrorism and Psychopathology: Understanding the Vital Differences
Nowadays, too-little analytic effort in Jerusalem and Washington distinguishes between genuine terrorism – which is always connected to some conspicuous elements of the political – and violence animated by psychiatric disorder. In essence, this...
The Seductive Appeal of Jihadist Terror in Israel — and Around the World
While the professional literature on terrorism and counter-terrorism devotes considerable attention to martyrdom and jihad, not much has pertained to critically underlying promises of immortality. Nonetheless, it is precisely the cumulative appeal of these...