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Israel Blamed for Beirut Blast, but Al Qaeda Takes the Credit

By Jewish Press News Desk

A double bombing next to the Iranian embassy in Hezbollah-controlled Beirut Tuesday morning deepens the divide in Lebanon between pro and anti-Syrian parties.

Israel / Middle East / Levant / US / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Islamists / On Campus / Education

Brandeis U Severs Ties with Al Quds over Defense of Pro-Nazi Demo

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

It wasn't the Nazi-like demonstration at Al-Quds, it was Sari Nusseibeh's blaming "extremist Jews" for starting a "vilification campaign" against the Arab university that severed the bond.

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Islamists / Jordan

Al Qaeda Terrorist Planned Biological Attacks in Israel and Jordan

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

A biological attack on Israel as far back as three years ago was a lot closer than anyone had imagined. Authorities revealed Sunday the Al Qaeda organizer of a plot has been in custody for three years.

Terrorism / US / Hamas / News Briefs / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Islamists

PA Soccer Teams' Honoring Terrorists Illustrate Culture of Terror

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The PA does not need an official policy of incitement, The Arab culture does a good job at it all by itself. PA Arabs now can watch their favorite soccer teams, named after some of the most barbaric terrorists.

Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Islamists / Egypt

Egyptian Army Uncovers Gaza Fuel, Cannabis Smuggling Networks

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Egyptian army on Saturday discovered and demolished a major network used for storing and smuggling fuel through the Gaza borders in al-Barahima neighborhood of Rafah, Ma'an reported. Egyptian sources told Ma'an that secret tanks were used to store diesel before it was pumped through pipelines. Four cement tanks and three plastic tanks were uncovered. […]

Terrorism / US / Politics / News Briefs / Islamists / Religion

Pakistanis Meeting on US Ties after Drone Kills Taliban Chief

By Jewish Press News Desk

Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif will preside over a crucial meeting Sunday to discuss his country's relationship with the U.S. following the drone strike which killed Taliban Chief Hakimullah Mehsud, Xinhua reported. Pakistani officials claim the U.S. has wrecked their government's peace dialogue with the Taliban. Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar Ali Khan said meetings of […]

News Briefs / Islamists / Religion

Haredi Convert to Islam Pleads Guilty to Incitement

By JTA

A Jewish convert to Islam pleaded guilty to inciting violence, including a call to leave Chabad headquarters in New York “a message from Islam.” “Yousef Mohamid Al-Khattab (a.k.a. Joseph Cohen), 45, of Atlantic City, New Jersey, pleaded guilty Thursday to using his position as a leader of the ‘Revolution Muslim’ websites to use the Internet […]

Syria / News Briefs / Lebanon / Islamists / Hezbollah / Iraq

Syrian Rebels Kill 17 Hezbollah Fighters in Direct Hit (Video)

By Jewish Press Staff

Syrian opposition forces again prove Hezbollah is not invincible. They posted a video showing a direct hit near Damascus on a multi-story Hezbollah building, which collapsed like dominoes.

Terrorism / US / News Briefs / Islamists

Boston Bomber Implicated in 9/11/11 Triple Murder, including 2 Jews

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

The slain former friend of Tamerlan Tsarnaev, deceased suspect in the Boston Marathon Bombings, apparently told authorities Tamerlan had participated in the triple murders in Waltham, MA on Sept. 11, 2011, court documents revealed

US / News Briefs / Islamists / Saudi Arabia / Religion

American Muslims Attacked During Hajj

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

American Shia Muslims were attacked in Saudi Arabia during the hajj. Their crime? They are Shia instead of Sunni Muslims. Plus, they are Americans.

News Briefs / Islamists / Egypt / Religion

Motorcyclists Open Fire on Coptic Wedding Party in Cairo

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Long-running hostility and violence towards Egyptian Copts by Muslims continued when gun-wielding motorcyclists attacked a church wedding party on Sunday in northern Cairo

IDF & Security / Hamas / News Briefs / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Islamists

US Ambassador 'Shocked' after Touring Gaza Terror Tunnel

By Aryeh Savir, Tazpit News Agency

Shapiro tweeted: “US condemns terrorist tunnels, supports Israel’s right and ability to self-defense, and is focused on advancing negotiations for peace.”

News Briefs / Europe / Islamists / Religion

Polish Jews Say Mosque Torching Reminiscent of Kristallnacht

By JTA

Representatives of the Jewish community of Gdansk, Poland, said the torching of a mosque had “frightening connotations” of the Nazi-inspired Kristallnacht pogroms against Jews. The association was inescapable, three of the city’s Jewish leaders wrote in a statement Thursday. “On the eve of the 75th anniversary of Kristallnacht, during which synagogues were burned in the […]

Terrorism / NY / Global / News Briefs / Islamists / Saudi Arabia

Libyan Al Qaeda Terrorist to Appear in NY Court Tuesday

By Jewish Press News Desk

Al Qaeda terrorist Abu Anas al Libi, snatched off the streets in Libya last week by U.S. soldiers, is expected to appear in federal court in New York Tuesday on his way to being tried in the United States for terrorism. Al Libi’s wife has claimed that he has nothing to do with Al Qaeda […]

US / News Briefs / Islamists / Egypt

Update: Egypt Wrongly Identified US Citizen Who Hanged Himself

By Jewish Press Staff

Egypt may be in big trouble with the US, which already has suspended some military aid.Cairo held an American citizen in jail for six weeks without formal charges. Now he has committed suicide.

Terrorism / Hamas / Qatar / Iran / News Briefs / Turkey / Islamists / Gulf States / UAE

Hamas and Local Salafi Jihadist (Al Qaeda) Reconciling

By Shalom Bear

Hamas continues to reach out to fellow radical Islamists following the fall of the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt.

Global / News Briefs / Islamists

Libyan Prime Minister Released

By Jewish Press News Desk

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan, who was kidnapped on Thursday from the Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli, has been released. He is currently under the protection of the Presidential Guards and in good condition. The kidnappers are apparently connected to Al Qaida, and the kidnapping may have been a warning to the Libyan government to not […]

News Briefs / Europe / Islamists

Libyan Prime Minister Kidnapped

By Jewish Press News Desk

Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zeidan was kidnapped on Thursday from the Corinthia Hotel in Tripoli. The kidnappers are reportedly from a former rebel group.

News Briefs / Turkey / Islamists / Religion

Turkey Lifts 90-Year-Old Ban on Muslim Veil at University and Work

By Jewish Press News Desk

A new law Turkish law breaks a 90-year-old ban on Muslims wearing the veil at university or at government work offices and reflects the growing Islamic influence on the once secular government. The secular Turkish republic in 1925 banned  civil servants from wearing overt symbols of religious affiliation, That presumably includes the kippa, for those […]

Terrorism / Middle East / Levant / US / Global / News Briefs / Islamists

US to Question Al Qaeda Suspect Terrorist on Ship in Mediterranean

By Jewish Press News Desk

American authorities said Monday they will question an Al Qaeda terrorist,  re-captured in Tripoli over the weekend, while he is on a Navy ship in the Mediterranean Sea and without reading him his rights, making it impossible to use the information at a trial. If the terrorist, Abu Anas al-Libi, reveals the same information after […]

US / Politics / Iran / News Briefs / Islamists

78 Congress Members Tell Obama More Iran Sanctions Needed

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

A bipartisan group of 78 U.S. Representatives told U.S. President Barack Obama that additional Iran sanctions are needed until the Islamic Republic “takes meaningful steps to stop and reverse its illicit nuclear activities.” There is “no substantive evidence to suggest that Iran is slowing, or even considering slowing, its nuclear pursuit” since the election of […]

Terrorism / Politics / Police and Crime / News Briefs / Islamists / Egypt / Religion

51 Dead in as Egyptians Celebrate 40th Anniversary of Yom Kippur War

By Jewish Press Staff

The sound of heavy gunfire was reported, as well as army jets and F-16 fighters hovering in formations over several cities.

Politics / Eye on "Palestine" / News Briefs / Islamists / Egypt / Religion

Egypt Turns Back Palestinian Pilgrims, Mulls Gaza Military Action

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Egyptian authorities turned back more than 100 Palestinians on their way to Mecca as part of their Hajj pilgrimage, citing security reasons. Reports say that the Egyptian military is considering military action inside of Gaza if terrorism in the Sinai Peninsula continues. Egyptian aircraft have recently been conducting reconnaissance over Gaza. “The Egyptian army does […]

Israel / US / Iran / News Briefs / Islamists / United Nations (UN)

Rouhani: I Turned Down Five Requests from Obama for Meeting

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Rohani claims that he rejected five White House requests to meet with Obama which is just as well. Don’t U.S. sanctions include not picking up the tab for dinner? Or maybe Rouhani demanded that Bibi pay.

Syria / US / Qatar / Iran / News Briefs / Turkey / Islamists / Saudi Arabia / United Nations (UN)

Syrian Chutzpa: ‘Foreign Terrorists’ Invasion is Our 9/11’

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

It is chutzpa but no surprise that Syria told the U.N. the “terrorist” rebellion is its 9/11. It is a surprise that the US delegates did not throw him out of the General Assembly.

Terrorism / Syria / US / Iran / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Islamists / United Nations (UN) / Egypt / Settlements

400 Killed in Terror in 5 Days and Obama Says ‘World More Stable’

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Obama was not joking at the UN. He actually said, “The world is a more stable place today than it was five years ago.” Does he watch TV? Does he know that Islamic terrorists killed 400 people in five days?

Terrorism / Israel / Syria / Hamas / Iran / News Briefs / Turkey / Islamists / Hezbollah / Egypt

Iran, Hezbollah and Hamas, Lonely in the World, Re-Embrace

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Terrorists, like Mafia kingpins, are allies until one of them thinks he can rule the world. When they trip up over their own arrogance, they run back into each other’s self-destructive clutches.

Terrorism / Israel / Middle East / Levant / US / Global / News Briefs / Islamists

Kenya, Unlike Israel, 'Does not Negotiate with Terrorists' (Video)

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Kenya is ending the terrorist siege on the partly-owned Israeli mall in Nairobi after carrying out a policy, of “no negotiations with terrorists,” as Israel used to implement, but no more.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Global / News Briefs / Islamists

Israel to the Rescue in Kenya?

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israel security forces have joined the battle against Al Qaeda-linked terrorists, according to a report by a French news agency. Israel and the IDF have not commented on the report. The Israeli forces reportedly are involved either in logistics or in the efforts to rescue hostages and eliminate the Al Shabaab terrorists hold up in […]

Terrorism / US / Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Islamists / Egypt

Egyptian Army Saves Christians from Muslim Terrorists

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The most dramatic change in Egypt is the war on Islamic terror. Its success can be measured by the army’s rescuing Christians from Islamists. Obama should be jealous; Christians in the PA should be so lucky.

Terrorism / Hamas / News Briefs / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Islamists

Gaza Jihadist: Israel Killed Arafat for not Signing Agreement

By Jewish Press News Desk

Here is the latest jihadist history lesson: Israel killed Yasser Arafat because he refused to sign an agreement at Camp David in 2000. Islamic Jihad leader Mohammed al-Hindi, speaking during a rally in Gaza City, claimed that Arafat was put under siege after returning from the summit, before being poisoned for his unyielding position, the […]

Terrorism / Global / Islamists / Egypt

A New ‘Arab Spring’ in Egypt Aimed at Wiping out Radical Islam

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Egypt may be on the verge of doing what Israel, Europe and the United States have not been able to do – rid the country of unlicensed Islamic clerics who preach violence and rebellion.

Terrorism / Middle East / Levant / US / News Briefs / Islamists

Taliban Suicide Bomber Attacks US Consulate in Afghanistan

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

A Taliban suicide attack on a U.S. consulate in Afghanistan killed no American personnel but points to a worrisome future both for the country and for the US. The “withdrawal” will leave behind thousands of soldiers.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Islamists / Jordan

Jordanian Children Incited to Idolize Female Terrorist

By Jewish News Syndicate (JNS)

Jordanian children are taught from early ages to idolize Palestinian terrorists such as including Dalal Mughrabi, who in 1978 led a bus attack in which 37 Israeli civilians were killed, Palestinian Media Watch reported Sept. 12. Najla Sahwil, a Jordanian actress, recently told the official Palestinian Authority (PA) TV channel that she and her Jordanian […]

Terrorism / US / Politics / Global / News Briefs / Islamists

'The American' Somali Jihadist Executed for Sin of Narcissism

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

A charismatic kid from Alabama became enthralled by Islam, eventually becoming a top al Qaeda terrorist, was killed by his own former colleagues in Somalia

Op-Eds / Terrorism / Syria / US / Qatar / Iran / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Lebanon / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Islamists / Jordan / Saudi Arabia / Gulf States / UAE / Egypt / Settlements

'Sec’y of Nonsense' Kerry: PA-Israel Pact the Key to Mideast Peace

By Morton A. Klein

John Kerry says an Israeli-Peace peace pact is “important to “regional security and stability.” ZOA says he is full of nonsense: Arab wars on Israel have nothing to do with their own internal problems.

Terrorism / Israel / Syria / US / News Briefs / Europe / Islamists / Hezbollah / United Nations (UN) / Russia

New Poison Gas Attack Claimed in Syria, but Has the Clock Run Out?

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Is Assad’s mind so twisted that he used chemical weapons again? Or are the rebels equally twisted enough to gas Assad’s soldiers and then accuse the regime. And does it matter anymore?

Terrorism / Syria / US / Eye on "Palestine" / Iran / News Briefs / Turkey / Europe / Lebanon / Islamists / Saudi Arabia / Hezbollah / Egypt / Russia

9/11 Spreads in the Middle East

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Al Qaeda brought down the Twin Towers 12 years ago. With the help of other terrorists, it is bringing down Mideast regimes, banking on chaos to spread its policy of destruction of the West.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Syria / News Briefs / Lebanon / Islamists

IDF Tests Soldiers with Surprise Drill near Syrian Border

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The IDF staged a surprise drill Saturday night on Mount Hermon, and Nahal Brigade soldiers used live fire and took over a mock outpost near the border with Syria. The exercise had been planned, and the IDF said it was not necessarily connected to the current tension in the wake of a threatened American military […]

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Syria / US / Government / Iran / News Briefs / Islamists / Jerusalem

Assad Warns US and Israel to Expect Chemical Attack (Video)

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

The US, Israel and others might be hit with chemical weapons if they attack, says Assad. But would he use them? Of course not. Not him. But there always is Hezbollah. Or rebels. But not Assad. Never.

News Briefs / France / Islamists / Religion / Judaism

French City Closes Street to Traffic through Yom Kippur

By JTA

‘What’s good for the Jews is good for the Muslims,” says a French Islamic website citing the closure of a city street for Jews through the High Holidays. It demands the same for Muslim street prayers.

Middle East / Levant / US / News Briefs / Islamists

U.S. Sen Foreign Relations Comm Queued Up to Vote for Strike on Syria

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Martin Dempsey made their case for the use of military force against Syria on September 3, in a hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

Terrorism / Israel / Syria / US / News Briefs / Islamists

Obama Might Memorialize 9/11 with Attack on Syria

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

It’s a theory, but darned possible given Obama’s ego and powers of persuasion. What American would oppose a US attack to rid Syria of chemical weapons on Sept. 11 and regain the image of the almighty US?

News Briefs / Islamists / Egypt

Egyptian Gunships Attacking Islamists in Sinai

By Jewish Press News Desk

On Tuesday, Egyptian helicopter gunships attacked and killed dozens of Islamic terrorists in northern Sinai. The operation is reportedly still ongoing. Since the military coup which overthrew the elected Muslim Brotherhood president, Egypt has been stepping up operations to stamp out the Islamic terrorists who have been attacking Egyptian, and even Israeli interests. On Monday, […]

Terrorism / Middle East / Levant / US / Islamists / NATO

Taliban Suicide Bombers Attack US Base in Afghanistan

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Taliban terrorists reminded Americans what happens when the US acts in the Middle East. Suicide bombers attacked a US base in Afghanistan. No U.S. soldiers were killed, but Obama’s foreign policy in danger.

Qatar / News Briefs / Islamists / Egypt

Egypt: al Jazeera 'National Threat,' Bans Channel, Arrests Journalists

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Egypt banned the pro-Muslim Brotherhood Al Jazeera's affiliate in Egypt and arrested journalists and former politicians. In response, the Muslim Brotherhood called for increased street protests for Friday, August 30.

Terrorism / Middle East / Levant / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Islamists

PA Cancels Peace Talks - IDF Ambushed then Used Live Fire, 3 Dead

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

PA says today's 'peace' talks cancelled due to IDF killing 3 in Qalandiya, Israel says Qalandiyans attacked IDF troops, response was justified, U.S. says talks not cancelled.

News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Islamists / Jerusalem / Israeli Arabs

Israeli Sheikh Tells Arabs: Israel behind Cairo Coup (Video)

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

When Erdogan blames Israel for bringing down Morsi, the government condemns him, but it stays silent when a far more dangerous man, an Israeli preacher, says the same thing to Arab citizens of Israel.

Terrorism / US / News Briefs / Lebanon / Media / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Islamists

State Dept Press Corps Shows Israel's Safety Irrelevant

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Rockets raining down on Israel from Lebanon did not even merit a mention during the Thursday State Department briefing.

Israel / Politics / Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / Islamists / Egypt

Egypt Closes Gaza Border Crossing - No Flotillas on the Horizon

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Egypt closes Rafah border crossing, but no outrage from the defenders of Gaza. On the other hand, Hamas and Fatah are busy insulting each other.

Antisemitism / News Briefs / Europe / Islamists / Judaism

Add Brussels to the List of Where Jews Need to Hide. Again.

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

The last remaining Jewish school in central Brussels has instructed its students to remove their kippot in the school's neighborhood and wait until they are inside the building to put it back on.

Terrorism / US / News Briefs / Islamists / Egypt

Kerry, in Memory Lapse, Backs New Egyptian Elections

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

First, the US backed ousting Mubarak because of his violence. Then it urged elections, Morsi won, and the US backed his ouster. Then the army killed a few hundred, but Kerry has a solution: Elections.

US / Global / News Briefs / Islamists / Egypt

Egyptian Army, Trying to Win Civil War in One Day, Kills Hundreds

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Israel’s neighbors love civil war. Lebanon, Syria. Jordan could be next. The Egyptian army learns from Assad’s mistake and tries to win it one day. Morsi supporters’ biggest weapon is the will to die.

Police and Crime / News Briefs / Islamists / Egypt

Update: 250 Killed as Police Crush Cairo Sit-Ins

By Jewish Press Staff

Police snipers fired at protesters from the rooftop of surrounding buildings.

Terrorism / Middle East / Levant / US / Politics / News Briefs / Islamists

Shhhh Obama Released Taliban Prisoners to Encourage 'Peace' Talks

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

In late July five Taliban members who were held in the U.S. detention center in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were released. As a good will gesture. Or to show they have no will?

Terrorism / Middle East / Levant / US / News Briefs / Islamists

Al-Qaeda Leaders Vow to Release all AQ Prisoners, Including at Gitmo

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

The leaders of al Qaeda and al Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula have assured al Qaeda prisoners they will be set free - including those at Gitmo

Terrorism / Israel / News Briefs / Islamists

IDF Re-Opens Eilat Airport Departures after Scare Warning

By Jewish Press News Desk

The IDF allowed departing flights to take off from Eilat's international airport Thursday night after ordering it closed for two hours, without any explanation other than to note “an evaluation of the situation.” The temporary closure probably was connected to terrorist activity in the neighboring Sinai Peninsula, where Egyptian forces have arrested approximately 100 terrorists […]

Hamas / News Briefs / Islamists

Hamas to Celebrate End of Ramadan with Mass Public Executions

By Jewish Press News Desk

There's no better way to celebrate the end Ramadan than with mass executions, or at least that's what Hamas believes.

Middle East / Levant / Jewish / News Briefs / Islamists

Pakistani Politician to Sue Opponent Who called an Agent for Jews

By Jewish Press News Desk

A Pakistani political leader said he will sue an opponent who committed what apparently is the ultimate sin, calling him an agent for Jews. Imran Khan, chairman of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) party, told a press conference in Islamabad that Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam-Fazl (JUI-F) leader Maulana Fazlur Rehman accused him “of being a Jewish agent,” the […]

Terrorism / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Europe / Islamists / Russia

Rabbi Shot in Russia Released from Israeli Hospital

By JTA

Rabbi Artur Ovadia Isakov, the Chabad rabbi shot in a likely terrorist attack in southern Russia has been discharged from an Israeli hospital after recovering from surgery to repair his live. One or more terrorists shot him in the chest as he was getting out of his car near his home. His condition initially was […]

Terrorism / Middle East / Levant / US / News Briefs / Islamists

US Issues Urgent Travel Warning in Yemen

By Jewish Press News Desk

If there still are Americans who think that it is worth risking their lives to visit Yemen, the State Dept. popped their illusions Tuesday with an urgent warning to get out of the country ASAP. “The Department urges U.S. citizens to defer travel to Yemen and those U.S. citizens currently living in Yemen to depart […]

Terrorism / Middle East / Levant / US / News Briefs / Islamists

US Drone Kills 4 Al Qaeda Terrorists in Yemen

By Jewish Press News Desk

The fourth U.S. drone attack on eight days killed four Al Qaeda-linked terrorists in eastern Yemen Monday while the terrorist network has succeeded in making the United States appear a weakling by threats that forced it to continue a shutdown of nearly 20 embassies and consulates in the Middle East. One of the four terrorists […]

Global / News Briefs / Islamists

Palestinian Leader in Canada: Shoot Israeli Jews

By JTA

A Palestinian community leader in Toronto said Israelis should be given a two-minute warning before being shot.

Terrorism / Israel / US / Global / Qatar / News Briefs / Islamists / Jordan / Saudi Arabia / Gulf States / UAE

US Reopens Consulates in Israel, 19 in Mideast Remain Closed

By JTA

United States diplomatic missions in Israel reopened Monday after a day-long closure due to what was deemed a credible Al-Qaeda threat, but the State Department extended the closure of 19 other diplomatic missions in the Middle East through Aug. 10 “out of an abundance of caution.” “This is not an indication of a new threat […]

Israel / Hamas / News Briefs / Turkey / Islamists / Egypt

Egypt Decides Erdogan Cannot Visit Gaza

By Jewish Press News Desk

Egypt has ditched Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s latest attempt to show his love for Hamas by visiting Gaza, the Egyptian Youm7 website reported. The military that threw out and then arrested Muslim Brotherhood president Mohammed Morsi is staging an open war against the Brotherhood and its offspring Hamas, which it created decades ago. […]

Terrorism / Middle East / Levant / US / News Briefs / Europe / Islamists

Global Security Alert after Al-Qaeda Prison Escapes

By Jewish Press Staff

The international police organization Interpol has issued a global security alert, urging increased vigilance for terrorist activity, following a suspected al-Qaeda connection to prison breaks in Iraq, Libya and Pakistan, among others, AP reported. Interpol says the prison escapes have taken place in nine Interpol member countries over the past month. The organization is requesting […]

Terrorism / Middle East / Levant / US / Politics / Global / Travel / News Briefs / Islamists

al Qaeda Terrorism Threat Spurs US WorldWide Travel Alert

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

The US State Department issued a Worldwide Travel Alert warning that al Qaeda terrorists may be planning an imminent attack on US citizens abroad throughout the month of August

Terrorism / Middle East / Levant / US / Politics / News Briefs / Islamists

Al-Qaeda Threat to Shutter US MidEast Embassies Sunday

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

In response to a "specific," "credible," and "serious," threat, the U.S. will close most embassies and consulates across the Middle East and parts of Asia

Middle East / Levant / Politics / News Briefs / Islamists

Benghazi Burning: 1000+ Prisoners Escaped, Justice Bldgs Bombed

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

A weekend in Benghazi: A day after Muslim Brotherhood critic was assassinated, rioting led to massive prison break, followed by bombing of two Justice buildings

Israel / Antisemitism / News Briefs / Europe / Islamists / Russia

Rabbi in Critical Condition in Israel after Attack in Russia

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Israel’s advanced medical care may save the life of the Chabad rabbi who was shot after midnight Wednesday near the border between Russia and Chechnya. His condition is “life-threatening,” doctors say.

Terrorism / Middle East / Levant / News Briefs / Islamists

Tunisian Opposition Leader Assassinated

By Jewish Press News Desk

The leader of the Tunisian opposition party and a fierce critic of the ruling Islamist regime was assassinated by armed killers shooting from a motorbike outside of his home in the capital of Tunis on Thursday. Mohammed Brahmi, leader of the nationalist Movement of the People party, was the second opposition party leader to be […]

News Briefs / France / Islamists

Islamists Riot in Paris Suburb

By Jewish Press News Desk

Muslims torched 20 cars on Sunday in a Paris suburb, in the second day of Islamic violence in France. The rioters are protesting the French ban on Islamic face veils, according to an AP report. 50 people were involved in the riots. They also threw fire bombs at the police, as well as possibly shooting […]

US / Global / News Briefs / Islamists / Saudi Arabia

US Drone Kills Al Qaeda No. 2 ,Who Was Freed from Guantanamo

By Jewish Press News Desk

An American drone strike in Yemen has killed Al Qaeda’s number two terrorist, Said al Shehri, who was freed from Guantanamo Bay in 2007 to Saudi Arabia and later fled to Yemen. Al Shehri has been rumored several times in the past to have been killed, but this time, a senior Al Qaeda official confirmed […]

Terrorism / US / Police and Crime / News Briefs / Islamists / Religion

Pennsylvania Jihadist Gets 102 Months

By Jewish Press Staff

In the summer of 2010, Begolly urged jihadists on the AMEF to “write their legacy in blood.”

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Islamists / Jordan / Saudi Arabia / Egypt

Navy Arrested Major Weapons Smuggling Operation on High Seas

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

If there is any question why Israel has enforced a maritime cargo on the Gaza Coast, it was removed with the release of a gag order that the Navy stopped a weapons smuggling ship in the Red Sea.

Terrorism / US / Hamas / News Briefs / Palestinian Authority / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Islamists / Egypt

Egypt Crushes Hamas, Plans All-Out War on Sinai Terrorists

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Israel, for a change, can sit back, enjoy the show and watch Egypt do what the world would not let the IDF do – massive destruction of Hamas smuggling tunnels and all-out war against terror in the Sinai. Israel, for a change, can sit back, enjoy the show and watch Egypt do what the world would not let the IDF do – massive destruction of Hamas smuggling tunnels and all-out war against terror in the Sinai. The Egyptian military demolished hundreds of smuggling tunnels in and out of Hamas-controlled Gaza Sunday and is preparing for an all-our onslaught of Hamas, Al Qaeda and other terrorists in the Sinai, Egyptian media reported. The Egyptian offensive is a political and military shock to Hamas, with reverberations in Ramallah and Washington, on the eve of yet another attempt by U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry to re-ignite the “peace process.” “The reduction in smuggling will make it difficult for Hamas to maintain the level of its revenues, and therefore it will be hard pressed to contain the protests against its rule,” according to the Institute of National Security Studies (INSS). “It will also be difficult to infiltrate weapons into Gaza, mainly enhanced rockets and surface-to-surface missiles.” The Egyptian Aswat Masriya media outlet reported that 805 tunnels along the smuggling route, centered in the border city of Rafiah, were destroyed. Most of the tunnels have been used to smuggle fuel into Gaza. The Egyptian army will also close the Rafiah border crossing between Egypt and the Gaza Strip “indefinitely,” an official source told Egyptian newspaper al-Masry al-Youm. It placed a severe siege on Hamas but without a peep from the international community, which still condemns Israel for the maritime embargo that is aimed at preventing the import of terrorists and weapons from the sea. Terrorists in Rafiah targeted a military checkpoint Saturday, but no casualties were reported, and Egypt opened the Rafiah border crossing for four hours Saturday to allow humanitarian cases to cross the border. The tunnels have been a key route for terrorists to travel freely back and forth to the Sinai Peninsula and establish terrorist outposts aimed at staking out bases for attack on Egyptian tourist areas, such as El Arish, as well as urban areas. The army killed at least five terrorists on Friday, but Egyptian media reported a larger-scale offensive is in the works after an attempted assassination of Second Field Army commander Maj. Gen. Ahmed Wasfy on Wednesday. Egypt is using heavy arms and warplanes, maneuvers that are prohibited under the Egyptian-Israeli Peace Treaty of 1979 without Israel’s approval. With the unstable and radical anti-Israel Muslim Brotherhood out of power, thanks to the military “impeachment” or coup – take your pick – Israel is not blocking any offense, “Security sources confirmed that Israel does not mind that the Egyptian forces use heavy artillery and warplanes during the operation which is expected to start very soon” military sources confirmed to the official television on Saturday. Official added, “The army had decided to cleanse the Sinai of armed gangs and terrorists "The operation will continue until it reaches its objectives, which are not only military but also aim to develop the Sinai.” Meanwhile, state media have reported Friday that two Egyptian Apache helicopters hovered over olive groves south of El-Arish before they fired shells at bunkers of Jihadist gunmen who were preparing to attack army checkpoints. The Egyptian Air Force on Saturday sent in two Apache helicopters to gun down jihadists after it received intelligence information that they were hiding in olive groves and preparing to attack military checkpoints. On Friday, an Egyptian helicopter was seen in the skies over Gaza for the first time since the Six-Day War in 1967. The Hamas terrorist organization is an offspring of the Muslim Brotherhood and therefore is a natural enemy of the military that ousted Mohammed Morsi two weeks ago. Hams has denied Egyptian military statements that its soldiers jailed 32 Hamas terrorists and arrested dozens others in the Sinai Peninsula last week. Hamas figuratively shot itself in the head last August when it mounted a severe attack on the Egyptian army, killing 16 soldiers near Rafiah in a multi-pronged attack that was intended to continue into Israel but was foiled at the last minute by the IDF. Ever since, Hamas has been an undeclared enemy, and even the Morsi regime was suspicious of it. The Ramallah-based Palestinian Authority also is benefiting from Hamas’ miseries but is suppressing its joy because Hamas has widespread support among Arabs in Judea and Samaria who are fed up with chairman Mahmoud Abbas. Any moves by the Secretary of State Kerry to win some kind of a forum between Israeli and Palestinian Authority are a useless exercise without the inclusion of Gaza. Another fallout of the offensive against Hamas might be negative for Israel in the near-term. “The motivation of Hamas and jihadi elements from Sinai to launch attacks against Israel is increasing,” INSS thinks.

Politics / Global / News Briefs / Islamists / Religion

On 16th Birthday, Pakistani Girl Shot in Head Speaks at UN (VIDEO)

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

The Taliban tried to murder her for promoting education for girls, but on her 16th birthday - 9 months after being shot in the head at close range - Malala sat at the center of the world stage and continued to promote free, compulsory education. "One child, one teacher, one pen and one book can change the world. Education is the only solution."

News Briefs / Islamists / Israeli Arabs

Jew Attacked in Old City's Jewish Quarter

By Jewish Press News Desk

On Thursday evening, three Arabs attacked a young Jewish man in the Jewish Quarter of the Old City of Jerusalem. The three attackers ran, but were eventually found and captured by a Border Police unit. During Ramadan, Arab attacks on Jews always increase inside the Old City.

Terrorism / News Briefs / "Peace" Process / Normalization / Abraham Accords / Islamists / Egypt

Report: Egypt in Undeclared War on Hamas, Kills 30, Arrests 200

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Hamas is on the run. Virtually boycotted by Abbas, hated by Assad and distrusted by Iran and a diagnosed by Israel as a cancer, Egypt reportedly has killed 30 Hamas terrorists in the Sinai.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / Syria / News Briefs / Islamists / Hezbollah

Hezbollah Spying on Golan Heights from Syria

By Tzvi Ben-Gedalyahu

Hezbollah is not just a threat to Israel from Lebanon. It is spying on the Golan Heights, which Nasrallah threatened to turn into a new front. The IDF is forming a new division in the Golan.

Terrorism / IDF & Security / News Briefs / Islamists

IDF Discovers Grad Missile Fragments north of Eilat

By Jewish Press News Desk

Israeli soldiers on Tuesday found fragments of a Grad missile that was fired on the city from the Sinai Peninsula last Thursday, when residents heard at least two explosions. The military went on high alert over the weekend because of the violence in Egypt and clashes in the Sinai.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Islamists / Egypt / Israeli Arabs

Report: Terrorists Targeting Arab-Israelis in Sinai

By JTA

The London-based Al-Sharq Al-Awasat newspaper reported Tuesday that armed terror cells affiliated with the Muslim Brotherhood, as well as Hamas and al-Qaeda, are poised to attack Israeli-Arabs as part of a plan to damage Sinai’s tourism industry. The report quotes an unnamed “Israeli defense source,” according to Ynet. “The attacks will target Israeli citizens in […]

Terrorism / News Briefs / Europe / Islamists / Jordan

UK Islamist Deported to Face New Trial in Jordan

By Jewish Press News Desk

Radical Islamist cleric Abu Qatada was flown from Britain to Jordan on Sunday , after the two governments approved a treaty paving the way for his deportation ending years of litigation, AFP reported. Abu Qatada took off from a military base on a private plain to Jordan, escorted by Jordanian and British guards. The radical, […]

News Briefs / Islamists / Egypt

Copt Shot

By Jewish Press News Desk

The political violence is turning into a religious war - if it wasn't one already/

News Briefs / Islamists / Egypt

Egypt Turning Into Syria as Youths Thrown off Roof (Graphic Video)

By Jewish Press News Desk

Violence in the streets underscores the irreparable rift that is turning Egypt into Syria.

News Briefs / Islamists / Egypt

Islamic Militants Attack in Sinai as Egypt Prepares for Friday Riots

By Shalom Bear

At least one Egyptian soldier was killed and two wounded; tension before Friday prayers in the mosques, mass pro-Morsi rallies anticipated.

News Briefs / Islamists

Catholic Priest Murdered by Syrian Rebels, Possibly Beheaded

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

Catholic priest murdered by al Qaeda affiliated Syrian rebels

Islamists / News Briefs / Hamas / US

Dzokhar Tsarnaev Inspired by Hamas Founder, Indictment Reveals

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

A 30-count indictment was entered against Dzokhar Tsarnaev. Charges against him, including the use of weapons of mass destruction, carry the death penalty. Blood-scrawled confessions were found in the boat in which he hid.

Terrorism / NY / Police and Crime / The Courts / Antisemitism / News Briefs / France / Media / Islamists

France’s Soaring Antisemitism Brings Out the Jewish Defense League

By JTA

The Ligue de Defense Juive (LDJ) is doing what Rabbi Kahane did in New York City more than 40 years ago – making antisemites think twice before attacking.

Iran / News Briefs / Islamists / On Campus / Education

Writer: President Elect Rohani Plagiarized Ph.D. Thesis

By Jewish Press Staff

It's doubtful that Rouhani ever attended the British university in person.

Israel / Islamists

Unraveling Islamic Alliances Spark Attacks Against Israel

By Steve K. Walz

JERUSALEM – Hours after IDF commanders completed a surprise nationwide drill earlier this week to prepare for a possible jihadist attack against Israel, Islamic Jihad rocket squads in Gaza fired a volley of Grad and Kassam rockets at the Ashkelon and Netivot areas in southern Israel. Despite no reports of injuries or serious property damage, the attacks by radical elements in Gaza came as no surprise to the IDF or the Israeli government.

Terrorism / News Briefs / Islamists / Egypt

Terrorists Fire Missile in Sinai in Warm-Up for June 30 Protests

By Jewish Press News Desk

Jihadist terrorists fired a Grad missile in the Sinai Tuesday, causing no injuries or damage. Egyptian sources said that attack was a warm-up for Sunday when widespread violence is expected in massive demonstrations against the Muslim Brotherhood  government of Mohammed Morsi. His defense minister warned that the army will intervene is the protests turn violent on […]

Terrorism / US / Global / News Briefs / Islamists

Taliban Terrorists Kill American Tourist,10 Others in Pakistan

By Jewish Press News Desk

A dozen or more Taliban terrorists in Pakistan, disguised in police uniforms, killed 10 tourists, including an American and one Pakistani citizen in a shooting attack in a relatively peaceful mountain area. The American may have been have been a Chinese American. A local Taliban spokesman said the attack was in revenge for a May […]

Terrorism / News Briefs / Islamists / Hezbollah

Anti-Hezbollah Force Kills 4 Lebanese Soldiers in Coastal City

By Jewish Press News Desk

The Syrian civil war continued to spill over inside Lebanon Sunday when Hezbollah forces killed at least four Lebanese soldiers and two others after an attack on a military checkpoint near Sidon by Salafist anti-Hezbollah forces loyal to Sheikh Ahmed Assir. Assir’s fighters used RPGs and set on fire at least one armored personnel carrier, […]

Terrorism / Syria / News Briefs / Islamists / Hezbollah / United Nations (UN)

Syrian Rebels: Hezbollah Using Chemical Weapons

By Jewish Press News Desk

Syrian rebels for the first time have accused Hezbollah of using chemical weapons in battles with the Syrian opposition forces. According to the Rebel sources, the forces of Syrian President Assad and Hezbollah used poison gas during the Thursday morning shelling of Zamlika, near Damascus. The head of the UN team examining reports on the […]

Terrorism / US / Global / News Briefs / Islamists

Taliban Pulls a Fast One in Doha, Claiming Rebirth of Califate, Humiliating Karzai

By Lori Lowenthal Marcus

The first official effort of the US to begin peace talks with the Taliban ended in disaster when the Taliban proclaimed itself a sovereign nation, enraging Karzai, who then called off bilateral security talks with the US.

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