Wednesday, October 15, 2014

IPT News Weekly Digest for the week ending October 15, 2014




Steven Emerson, Executive Director
October 15, 2014
IPT News Weekly Digest
October 15, 2014
Articles by IPT
Israel Prepares For When Syrian Jihadis Turn Their Guns South
by Yaakov Lappin  •  October 13, 2014  •  Special to IPT News FacebookTwitter
If you ask Israeli defense officials today about Islamic State (IS) and Al-Nusra Front members in Syria, and the risk they pose to Israel, expect one answer with two layers.
At present, the officials estimate, these radical Sunni jihadi elements do not pose an immediate threat to the Israeli border or to national security.
They are too busy fighting the army of Basher Assad, Shi'ite militias, and Hizballah, which has intervened on Assad's side – not to mention other Syrian rebel groups.
Eventually, however, these organizations will pose a very real threat to Israel, and the smart thing to do is to prepare for it now, the officials say.
Analysis: Does the Islamic State Really Have 'Nothing to Do with Islam'?
by Jeffrey M. Bale  •  October 10, 2014  •  Special to IPT News FacebookTwitter
Note: This analysis has been excerpted, with the approval of the author, from a much longer scholarly article that will be published in an academic journal.
"Which will come first, flying cars and vacations to Mars, or a simple acknowledgement that beliefs guide behavior and that certain religious ideas – jihad, martyrdom, blasphemy, apostasy – reliably lead to oppression and murder?"
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Emerson with Judge Pirro on U.S. Counter-Terrorism Strategy
by Steven Emerson  •  October 11, 2014  •  Interview on Fox News FacebookTwitter
Clip from 60 Minutes: Ultimately an American citizen unless the passport is revoked is entitled to come back. So if someone who has fought with ISIL with an American passport wants to come back, we'll track them very carefully.
Judge Jeanine: That's FBI director Jim Comey saying they'll track any Americans returning here after fighting alongside ISIS. Really, track them, that's it? Why are these guys even allowed back into the country? With me now founder of the Investigative Project, Steve Emerson, and National Review columnist Tom Rogan. Good evening gentlemen. You know Tom, Prime Minister Cameron faced with the same issue on the return of ISIS fighters returning to the UK is trying to actually prevent them from coming in. How is he trying to do this?
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Russian Spy Outpost in Syria Targeting Israel Uncovered
by IPT News  •  October 10, 2014 at 2:51 pm FacebookTwitter
British Watchdog Freezes Galloway's Hamas-Supporting Charity
by IPT News  •  October 9, 2014 at 12:15 pm FacebookTwitter
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