Posts Tagged: Jihad
Lebanon Army Arrests 18 Lebanese, Syrians Linked to Islamic State
Lebanon's army said on Monday it had arrested 18 people, some Lebanese and others Syrian, with links to Islamic State. The arrests came in "field operations"...
US Army Vet Charged With Plotting to Bomb Los Angeles-Area White Nationalist Rally
A US combat veteran of the war in Afghanistan who prosecutors say plotted to detonate multiple nail bombs at a Los Angeles-area white nationalist rally, seeking to...
Democracy and Righteousness Are Not Guaranteed
JNS.org - It’s been observed -- and variously attributed to Mark Twain, Will Rogers, and Ronald Reagan, among others -- that what gets us into...
Radical Islam: Terrorism as Power Over Death
Opposing terrorism, especially jihadist terror, has become a continuous security obligation for the US, Europe, and of course Israel. Still, too little serious analytic attention...
Jihadism, the Eastern Mediterranean, and the ‘Frontier-States’
Many analysts, in their eagerness to trace the origins of the radicalization of Islam, look to the rise of the theocratic Shiite regime in Iran...
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....
Danish Imam Defends Himself Against Hate Speech Charges by Calling for Jihad Against Israel
Danish imam Mundhir Abdallah recently defended himself against hate speech charges pending against him by calling for jihad against Israel. Abdallah, imam of the Al-Faruq Mosque...
Palestinian Mothers: A Heartbreaking Obstacle to Peace
A mother’s love for her child is an emotion unlike anything else in the world. In any functional society, a mother’s guidance and love are...
In Wake of Westminster Attack, Probe Reveals Jewish Schools Among ‘Perfect Targets’ Identified by ISIS on Impenetrable Internet Platform
ISIS called for attacks on key British targets – among them Jewish schools, museums, pubs and political leaders -- mere weeks before "lone wolf" terrorist...
New Study Emphasizes Islamism as Terrorist Foreign Fighters’ Main Motivation
Some prominent public figures and officials often claim that Islam has nothing to do with the jihadist terrorist violence spreading throughout the world. A recent...
The 10th of Tevet Strikes Again
This year, we added one more tragic event to the 10th of Tevet: a horrific terrorist attack, committed at the pastoral Haas Promenade, overlooking the...
A New Year in a Broken World
Those who have the healthy habit of working out at a gym several times a week will soon be complaining about the massive – and...
Plot to Bomb Amsterdam Synagogue — Revealed in Leaked Intelligence Reports — Latest Evidence of Unsafe Environment for Jews, Says Dutch Political Activist
A plot to bomb an Amsterdam synagogue, planned by a Muslim terrorist cell based in the Netherlands -- revealed on Thursday in leaked intelligence documents...
Pope: Murder in God’s Name ‘Satanic’
Pope Francis on Wednesday denounced killing in God's name as "satanic" as he held a mass to honor Jacques Hamel, the French priest whose throat...
