Subtle and Overt: Islamists Seek Advantages

April 29, 2018 Donate Featured Stories Tensions Intensify As Israel Endeavors To Keep Iran From Growing A Second Proxy State On Its Border by Yaakov Lappin  •  April 27, 2018  •  Special to IPT News Tensions between Iran and Israel have risen significantly following a military strike on an airbase in central Syria this month that targeted an Iranian military presence. Iran blames Israel for the strike and is threatening to respond. Click here to read the full story Behind The Civil Rights Masks Of The Women's March Leaders by Abigail R. Esman  •  April 24, 2018  •  Special to IPT News Chances are, if you supported the Women's March, you were duped. And if you are Jewish and supported the March, they duped you twice. Even before the event, Palestinian-American co-Chair Linda Sarsour held a questionable record as a self-proclaimed civil rights activist. Click here to read the full story Qatari Ambassador Plays Semantics With Definition of Terrorism by John Rossomando  •  April 23, 2018  •  IPT News Hamas is not a terrorist organization and his country has nothing to do with terrorism, Qatari counterterrorism envoy Ambassador Mutlaq Al-Qahtani told the Investigative Project on Terrorism (IPT). But it all depends on your definition of terrorism. Al-Qahtani spoke April 9 at the National Press Club at an event sponsored by the International Center for the Study of Violent Extremism (ICSVE) – a group that works to undermine the appeal of ISIS using counter-messaging videos. Click here to read the full story Featured Videos Watch Video Paris Attack Suspect Found Guilty In Brussels Shootout Watch Video Iran's Khamenei Urges Muslim Nations To Unite Against U.S. The IPT Blog Syrian Imam Who Endorsed Suicide Bombing Tours U.S. Mosques A Syrian imam who sanctioned Palestinian suicide bombings and who was banned from Denmark last year as a "hate preacher" is visiting several mosques in the Eastern United States. Senior Iranian Official Boasts of IRGC Presence Abroad Iran will not back down from supporting terrorist proxies in the region and spreading its Islamic ideology abroad, a senior official in Iran's Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has reiterated.   Also In The News Pompeo Said Set to Visit Israel Next Week during First Trip as Top US Diplomat April 26, 2018  •  Times of Israel Incoming US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is slated to visit Israel as early as next week as part of his first trip abroad in his new post, Channel 10 news reported Thursday. Click here to read the full story New Financial Transaction Methods Pose Challenge in Terror Fight, Officials Say April 26, 2018  •  Wall Street Journal PARIS—President Emmanuel Macron called ministers from over 70 countries to Paris on Thursday in an effort to coordinate a crackdown on new terror-financing methods that French officials say pose a growing threat to global security. Click here to read the full story More than 70 Nations Hold Talks on Terror Financing in ParisFox News April 25, 2018  •  Fox News.com PARIS – About 500 experts from more than 70 nations are holding talks in Paris on how to choke off financing for the Islamic State group and Al-Qaida. Click here to read the full story George Washington University Senate Votes to Divest from Israel, Fails to Censure Student Leader Accused of Antisemitism April 24, 2018  •  Algemeiner George Washington University's student government called on its administration on Monday to divest funds from companies accused of violating Palestinian human rights, while failing to censure a student leader accused of antisemitism. 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. The Investigative Project on Terrorism Foundation is a recognized 501(c)3 organization.   To subscribe: http://www.investigativeproject.org/list_subscribe.php The Investigative Project on Terrorism 202-363-8602 - main 202-966-5191 - fax