Posts Tagged: counterterrorism

IDF Seizes Assault Rifles, Arrests 14 Palestinian Suspects in Counterterror Raids
Fourteen suspects were apprehended during Israeli counter-terrorism raids in the West Bank overnight Tuesday, along with several assault rifles and ammunition. Israeli forces — including the...

Israel Police Apprehend Palestinian Suspected of Planning Terror Attack Using Axe
Israeli police said Monday a Palestinian man armed with an axe was arrested as he planned to carry out a terror attack in the West...

IDF Develops New ‘Psychological Profiling’ Techniques for ‘Mapping’ Lone Wolf Terrorists
The Israel Defense Forces is developing new sophisticated techniques, including extensive psychological profiling, in an effort to prevent “lone wolf” terror attacks, the Hebrew language...

Sebastian Gorka: A True Friend to Israel and the Jewish People
It’s well known in Washington that politics is a lethal sport. Personal attacks, smear campaigns and character assassinations are too often the order of the...

In Wake of Minnesota, New York, New Jersey Terrorist Attacks, Trump Hails Israel for Profiling, Says US Law Enforcement ‘Afraid’ of Being Accused of Targeting Muslims
Amidst the ongoing manhunt for the perpetrators of Saturday’s bomb attack in New York City, Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump on Monday praised Israel’s "unbelievable job"...

On 9/11 Anniversary, US Envoy Praises ‘Close’ Counterterrorism Cooperation With Jewish State
The US and Israel enjoy “multi-layered” coordination in the fight against terrorism, America’s envoy to the Jewish state said on Sunday, on the 15th anniversary...

Israeli Defense Official Offers Dark Security Assessment
Israel is entering an "Era of Fire" in which it is threatened by 170,000 rockets and missiles and in which the Syrian civil war has...

Middle East Could Turn Into ‘One Islamic Caliphate,’ Israeli Minister Warns
The Middle East may one day turn into "one Islamic caliphate," Israeli Homefront Defense Minister Avi Dichter said on Monday at a conference of the...

U.S. Led Counterterrorism Forum Excludes Israel From Participation
The State Department confirmed to members of Congress that Israel was not included in the 29-country Global Counterterrorism Forum (GCTF), which was organized...

North Carolina Report on Homegrown American Terrorism Lacks Merit
Federal law enforcement has amassed an impressive record identifying and interdicting would-be jihadists bent on waging terrorist attacks before they can acquire the means to...

“Are We Safer?”
Three weeks after 9/11, I wrote an article titled "Why This American Feels Safer" in which I noted that, unlike the 2/3s of my fellow...