Terrorism

A trial to determine the civil liability of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and Palestinian Authority (PA) in terror attacks in Israel between 2001 and 2004 opened in New York on Wednesday. According to the New York Post: The PLO and PA are accused of plotting and funding seven terrorism attacks...

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President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner of Argentina was accused by a state prosecutor Wednesday of covering up Iran’s involvement in 1994 bombing of the AMIA building, the deadliest anti-Semitic attack since the Holocaust, in order to strengthen ties between Buenos Aires and Tehran. Special prosecutor Alberto Nisman cited phone taps as...

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Police in France, Belgium, and Germany arrested more than two dozen suspects in anti-terror sweeps yesterday, the Associated Press (AP) reported today. French and German authorities arrested at least 14 other people Friday suspected of links to the Islamic State group. Thirteen more were detained in Belgium and two arrested in...

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About 19,000 French websites have faced cyberattacks since the attack on the offices of the satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo, the Associated Press (AP) reported Thursday. The attacks were first revealed by Adm. Arnaud Coustilliere, head of cyberdefense for the French military. The attacks, mostly relatively minor denial-of-service attacks, hit sites as varied as...

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Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah has increased his public appearances and interviews in a step that reflects the crisis confronting his terror organization. During his most recent interview, Nasrallah discussed Hezbollah’s arsenal in an attempt to calm his supporters, some of whom have already begun to demand the withdrawal from Syria of troops...

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The terrorist organization Hamas has warned that the Gaza Strip could become a breeding ground for extremism unless the world delivers more funds for reconstruction to repair the damage from last summer’s war against Israel. In an apparent attempt to capitalize on last week’s terror attacks in Paris, Hamas official...

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