Posts Tagged: ISIS
Why Islamists Attack on Holidays
On Palm Sunday, nearly 50 people were murdered when Islamic State terrorists bombed two Coptic churches in an Easter celebration-nightmare. The next day, on the eve of Passover, the...
French Jewish Leader Says Paris Terror Attack ‘Unfortunately’ Ensures Far-Right Candidate Le Pen Will Advance to Second Round of Presidential Election
Thursday’s terrorist attack in central Paris -- in which one police officer was killed and two others were seriously wounded -- will bolster far-right candidate...
FBI Sting Nets Two Chicago-Area ISIS Supporters
Two men from the Chicago area face up to 20 years in prison if convicted of providing material support to ISIS. Joseph D. Jones and Edward Schimenti,...
WhatsApp Message Links German Bus Bombing to ISIS
A note left at the scene of the recent bombing of a bus carrying the German Borussa Dortmund soccer team -- which was circulated among ISIS supporters via WhatsApp --...
Palm Sunday Bombings Underscore Depth of Egypt’s Anti-Christian Bigotry
The suicide bombings of two Coptic churches in Egypt on Sunday that were carried out by ISIS terrorists should not be viewed in isolation. These bombings, which killed 44...
US Drops Largest Non-Nuclear Bomb on ISIS Complex in Afghanistan
The US military has dropped an enormous bomb in Afghanistan, according to four US military officials with direct knowledge of the mission. A GBU-43/B Massive Ordnance...
Israeli President Rivlin Sends Condolences to Egypt After Church Attacks
President Reuven Rivlin sent a letter on Monday to Egyptian President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi to express his condolences over Sunday’s twin church bombings claimed the Islamic...
The Horrors at Hand
"The action of discouraging an action or event through instilling doubt or fear of the consequences." --The Oxford English Dictionary entry on the word "Deterrence." "...the Arab...
Netanyahu Tells AIPAC: For the Security of Both Israel and the US, We Must Defeat the Forces of Militant Islam
Israel and the United States will “stand together, shoulder to shoulder, to ensure that light triumphs over darkness and hope triumphs over despair,” Prime Minister...
Are Syrian Kurds the Key to Defeating ISIS?
JNS.org - What steps can the West take to defeat the Islamic State? According to leading experts, the US and Israel should work to push the Syrian...
Westminster Carnage, Turkish Delight
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan didn’t know he was going to get so lucky on Wednesday, when a threat he issued instantly materialized. Indeed, the Islamist...
Despite Setbacks for ISIS, Egypt’s Coptic Christians Remain at Risk
JNS.org - Even as the Islamic State faces setbacks in Syria and Iraq, its affiliate in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula has turned its sights on the region’s...
Netanyahu References Purim at Meeting With Putin in Moscow: Persia’s Heir, Iran, Trying to Destroy Jewish State
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flew to Moscow on Thursday for a meeting with Russian President Vladmir Putin -- their fifth in the past year...
Kurdish Factions Turn Guns on Each Other in Yazidi Homeland
Yazidis living in Iraq's Sinjar region are on edge, due to fighting last week between rival Kurdish factions -- forces aligned with the Kurdistan Regional Government...
