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...

• Kindle

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...

• Kindle

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...

• Kindle

Why was Hamas leader Khaled Meshaal’s visit to Tehran unexpectedly postponed until further notice? This question is the focus of a new position paper (Arabic link) written by the Iranian Institute for Diplomacy think tank. The answer, according to them, is that “there are still a lack of confidence and...

• Kindle

“Terrorism” is not the term the Turkish government prefers to use when it refers to the groups that it supports across the Middle East. But when terrorists affiliated with these groups staged attacks in France, a key ally, Turkey rushed to condemn them and tried to parlay its support for France into...

• Kindle

Israeli President Reuven Rivlin delivered a eulogy today in Jerusalem for Yoav Hattab, Yohan Cohen, Francois-Michel Saada, and Philippe Braham, the four French Jews who were killed at a Paris kosher supermarket last Friday: Dear families, Yoav, Yohan, Philippe, Francois-Michel, this is not how we wanted to welcome you to Israel. This...

• Kindle

The terrorist organization Hamas has launched a strategic plan to attempt to strengthen its popularity among Muslim-majority countries in Southeast Asia, particularly Indonesia and Malaysia. The aim of this strategy is to expand the number of countries that support the Palestinian terror group financially and militarily as an alternative to...

• Kindle

In the wake of last week’s terror attacks in Paris that left seventeen people dead, French authorities have decided on the largest “military force in France has … used in civilian protection” to date, The Washington Post reported today. The extraordinary measures marked the first time such a large military force in...

• Kindle

The Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, a paramilitary group run by the terrorist organization Hamas, announced the opening of military youth camps throughout the Gaza Strip under the name “Pioneers of Independence.” The Al-Qassam Brigades’ Twitter account issued a statement (Arabic link) declaring that the camps are designated for youth aged 15-21. The camps...

• Kindle

French Prime Minister Manuel Valls has claimed that if the Jews leave France, France “will be judged a failure.” Valls made those remarks in an interview with Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic on Saturday. The choice was made by the French Revolution in 1789 to recognize Jews as full citizens,” Valls told me....

• Kindle