Israel Prepares For Hizballah's South Lebanon Military Fortress

March 23, 2018 Donate Featured Stories Israel Prepares For Hizballah's South Lebanon Military Fortress by Yaakov Lappin  •  March 23, 2018  •  Special to IPT News Throughout its deep involvement in Syria's civil war, Hizballah did not neglect its 'second' and primary front – its south Lebanese border with Israel, which today lies quiet, but could ignite into conflict at any time. Click here to read the full story Southern Libya: Terrorists' Next Frontier by Hany Ghoraba  •  March 21, 2018  •  Special to IPT News ISIS's recent battleground defeats and its loss of most of the areas in Syria and Iraq it once controlled have forced group leaders to find an alternative operating base to regroup. Libya, without a unified government or secure border, as well as vast expansive desert, remains the most alluring country for the remnants of ISIS and al-Qaida. Click here to read the full story Radicalization in The Classroom: A Continuing Problem in Europe's Schools by Abigail R. Esman  •  March 20, 2018  •  Special to IPT News On March 2, Umar Haque was found guilty of planning terror attacks at numerous sites across London, including the Parliament and Big Ben. And he'd been training his students to help him. Click here to read the full story IPT Exclusive: Government-Tied Turkish Organizations Support Global Jihadists and Islamists by Abha Shankar  •  March 19, 2018  •  IPT News Turkish organizations with close ties to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's administration are partnering with, and supplying aid to, global jihadists and Islamist groups, a study by the Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT) finds. Click here to read the full story Al-Arian Tries To Play #MeToo With Anti-Semitic Conspiracy Theorist March 16, 2018  •  IPT News When he lived in America, Sami Al-Arian was something of a media darling. Despite documents and recordings placing him on the board of directors of a terrorist group – the Palestinian Islamic Jihad – Al-Arian managed to push a narrative that he was a peaceful, "rumpled academic," and the victim of baseless suspicion. Click here to read the full story Featured Videos Watch Video "Fatah will bring back armed struggle" unless int'l peace conf. is held, says Palestinian political analyst. Watch Video Abbas: US Ambassador to Israel, David Friedman, is "son of a bitch". The IPT Blog Defiant Iran Rejects Changes to Nuclear Deal and its Missile Program Iran has flat out rejected any efforts to renegotiate the nuclear agreement, amid reports of European efforts to constrain Iran's regional expansion and ballistic missile program. Speaking in Tehran earlier this month, Ayatollah Khamenei proclaimed that Europe and the United States have no right to discuss Iran's regional posture, according Dr. Raz Zimmt's latest report for the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center. Deadly Attack Follows Palestinian Factions' Call for Violence A Palestinian terrorist drove his car into a group of Israeli soldiers on Friday, killing two and wounding two others in the northern West Bank after Palestinian representatives called for yet another "Day of Rage." Colombian Police Arrest Cuban ISIS Suspect Who Threatened U.S. Diplomats Colombian police arrested a Cuban man earlier this week, saying he plotted to attack U.S diplomats in Bogota in the name of ISIS. Raúl Gutiérrez allegedly plotted to carry out his attack this past Tuesday at a restaurant frequented by the diplomats, reports out of Colombia suggest.   Also In The News Germany at odds with US on condemning Hezbollah in Iran talks March 21, 2018  •  Fox News.com Germany's government has refused to agree to a key U.S. demand to designate the entire Lebanese Islamic militia Hezbollah -- and not just a piece of it -- a terrorist organization as part of talks to rein in the nuclear program in Iran. Click here to read the full story Terrorism Case Highlights Risk of Returning Fighters Funding ISIS March 21, 2018  •  Wall Street Journal SOFIA, Bulgaria—In spring 2016, an alleged Islamic State fighter named Ahmed Musto returned from Syria, settled into a business processing tobacco for hookah pipes in the Bulgarian capital and started a family, according to court documents and Bulgarian authorities. Click here to read the full story Charges Have Been Dropped Against Most Turkish Officers in D.C. Clash March 21, 2018  •  Wall Street Journal Federal prosecutors have dropped charges against 11 of 15 members of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's security team who were accused in connection with the beating of protesters during their visit to Washington last year, the latest twist in a case that caused a diplomatic rift between the U.S. and Turkey. Click here to read the full story After Anti-Israel Referendums, University Leaders Defend Academic Freedom, Reject BDS Campaign March 20, 2018  •  Algemeiner The leaders of universities where anti-Israel referendums were considered this month recently spoke out in defense of academic freedom and against the boycott, divestment, and sanctions (BDS) campaign. Click here to read the full story Abbas warmly greets terrorist released from Israeli prison March 19, 2018  •  Ynet News Rajaei Haddad, an accomplice in the murder of yeshiva student Gabriel Hirschberg in November 1997, welcomed by hundreds of east Jerusalem upon his release from prison, including the Palestinian president, who told him: 'the prisoners' issue holds a special place in the priorities of the Palestinian leadership.' Click here to read the full story The IPT accepts no funding from outside the United States, or from any governmental agency or political or religious institutions. Your support of The Investigative Project on Terrorism is critical in winning a battle we cannot afford to lose. All donations are tax-deductible. Click here to donate online. 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