Anti-Jewish attacks in Europe: Keep it in perspective
I was visiting from Europe, where terrorism was a fact of life, and I was scared. Throughout the 1970s and 1980s in Europe, and even beyond, far-left and far-right extremists,…
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Online, American Helps Fuel Attacks in Egypt
Writing from an online perch in Istanbul, he calls on Egyptians to start off-hour attacks against KFC restaurants, banks, mobile phone shops and other corporate outposts. He urges assaults on…
Obscure Group Says It Set Off Blasts in Egypt, Raising Alarm
CAIRO — A wave of explosions killed a passer-by and wounded at least nine other people early Thursday morning across the Nile from Cairo, raising alarms about a pattern of…
Jerusalem seminary defaced with anti-Christian slurs, torched
In both cases, the buildings were defaced with anti-Christian and anti-Arab slurs. – Officials suspect the acts may be “price tag” attacks, a term frequently used by radical Israeli settlers…
Blast at Nigeria bus station kills at least 13
The cause of the explosion wasn’t immediately known, NEMA representative Mohammed Kanar said. Northeastern Nigeria has seen regular attacks on police and civilians by Islamist terrorist group Boko Haram since…
US Jury Finds Palestinian Groups Liable For Terror Attacks
The Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority backed a series of terrorist attacks in the early 2000s in Israel that killed or wounded Americans, a U.S. jury found Monday…
U.S. staged mock mall attacks to test readiness after Kenya siege, official says
The terror group released a video Saturday calling for similar attacks in malls in the United States, Canada and the UK. Although Homeland Security and the FBI say they are…
U.S. staged mock mall attacks to test readiness after Kenya siege, official says
The terror group released a video Saturday calling for similar attacks in malls in the United States, Canada and the UK. Although Homeland Security and the FBI say they are…
Al-Shabaab releases video calling for attacks on malls in Canada, UK, U.S.
In its new video, the terror group calls for similar attacks on malls in the three countries. Al-Shabaab identified specific malls, but CNN will not name them. – Last year,…
After Attacks, Denmark Hesitates to Blame Islam
COPENHAGEN — Arrested for stabbing a 19-year-old passenger on a commuter train in November 2013, Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein blamed his brutal, random and nearly fatal attack on the effects…
United Nations investigates claim of ISIS organ theft
But Britain’s ambassador to the U.N., Mark Lyall Grant, said the issue has not been officially discussed. Grant said there was no proof or evidence of the claim made by…
Jury will be first to see evidence seized in bin Laden raid, prosecutor says
Abid Naseer, 28, who was arrested in 2009 in Manchester, England, where he had been living on a student visa, was described by Brooklyn federal prosecutor Celia Cohen as a…
Europe confronts wave of anti-Semitism
Even if there’s the suspicion of an impending attack, classes can be canceled and people are told to stay away from noticeably Jewish institutions. After the recent attacks in Paris,…
Terror groups take advantage of power vacuums, insecurity to thrive at home
For all the well-founded worries in the West and elsewhere around the developed world, these kinds of locales are more likely stopping points than long-term homes for terror groups. Such…
Who was Copenhagen gunman Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein?
So said Aydin Soei, an author and sociologist who met Omar Abdel Hamid El-Hussein as a troubled teenager in 2011. Police have still not formally named El-Hussein as the suspect…
Why the flawed ‘War on Terror’ needs a reboot
Barack Obama is convening a landmark White House Summit on Countering Violent Extremism with key international leaders in an attempt to develop an urgently needed plan to tackle terrorism and…
Up to speed: The latest developments in the aftermath of the Denmark attacks
Denmark is still coming to terms with the weekend’s deadly terrorist attacks in Copenhagen. On Monday, residents gathered for a vigil at the site of the attack. On Tuesday, the…
Religion’s week from hell
The causes of violence are complex, and reducing them to talking points only adds to the problem, scholars say. But if you want to rally troops to your side, few…
Denmark Arrests 2 Suspected Of Helping Gunman
Two men suspected of helping the gunman behind the deadly attacks in Copenhagen were jailed for 10 days Monday as Danes mourned the victims of a shooting spree that authorities…
Denmark attacks underscore links between criminal gangs and extremism
The combination is lethal and becoming all too familiar: a long criminal record, easy access to weapons, a loathing of the countries where they were born and deep-seated anti-Semitism. So…
Israel Eyes European Jewish Immigration After Denmark Attack
JERUSALEM, Feb 15 (Reuters) – After a deadly shooting at a Denmark synagogue, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Sunday such attacks will likely continue and Israel would welcome…
Hundreds Of Jewish Tombs Damaged In Northern France
Hundreds of graves have been vandalized at a Jewish cemetery in eastern France, in what the president called an “odious and barbaric” anti-Semitic act against French values. The vandalism comes…
Police Kill Man Believed Behind 2 Shootings In Copenhagen
Danish police shot and killed a man early Sunday suspected of carrying out shooting attacks at a free speech event and then at a Copenhagen synagogue, killing two men, including…
Boko Haram Carries Out First Attack in Chad
DAKAR, Senegal — Boko Haram widened its attacks to a fourth country early on Friday, striking a village in Chad for the first time. Members of the Islamist militant group…
The Media’s Obsession With ‘Gaffes’ Makes It Impossible To Have Interesting Politicians
violent terrorist attacks are both scary and morally wrong: Read the whole story at Vox.com
Ex-UNLV coach Jerry Tarkanian, ‘Tark the Shark,’ dies at 84
UNLV confirmed on its website the passing of the former Runnin’ Rebels head coach. Tarkanian had been hospitalized since Monday with respiratory problems and had been hospitalized three times in…
Bob Graham Fast Facts
Birthplace: Coral Gables, Florida Birth name: Daniel Robert Graham Father: Ernest “Cap” Graham, a Florida state senator, dairy farmer and cattle rancher Mother: Hilda (Simmons) Graham, teacher Marriage: Adele (Khoury)…
Charlie Hebdo Attack Puts Schools Under Scrutiny
SAINT-OUEN-L’AUMÔNE, France — On a recent morning at the Lycée Edmond Rostand in this largely middle-class suburb of Paris, Céline Cauvin, a history and geography teacher, was leading high school…
Niger Sending Troops to Fight Boko Haram
DAKAR, Senegal — With the regional war against the Boko Haram militant group widening, Niger’s parliament has agreed to send troops across the border to join the fight. The vote…
Schoolgirls Are Facing More Threats, U.N. Reports
Attacks against girls attending school or seeking access to education appear to be increasing around the world despite legal protections of gender equality, the United Nations said in a report…