Tag: International Terrorism

Haras Rafiq, Part II – “Islamic State: In and Out of Extremism”

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Haras Rafiq, Managing Director, Quilliam Foundation Part II – “Islamic State: In and Out of Extremism” ISGAP-Oxford Summer Institute 2016 St. Antony’s College, Oxford, United Kingdom Friday, August 5, 2016

The Terror Attack in the Tel Aviv Sarona Market

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By now there is wide coverage in various media outlets of the terror attack in Tel Aviv close to IDF Headquarters.  The Atlanta Journal & Constitution – which did not report on the shooting – reported today on a few reactive measures enacted by Israel. The confusion of the first moments was understandable and initially […]

Islamist Terrorism and Antisemitism

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Combating Islamist ideology and understanding the Islamism-Antisemitism nexus will be key in the battle against terrorism and antisemitism A review of terrorist acts over the last 15 years shows a sharp rise of Islamist terrorism–[1] that is, terrorist acts justified by an Islamist-Jihadist ideology, the perpetrators’ interpretation of “true” Islam. Most indications suggest that Jihadist […]

Israel and Europe After Brussels: What Insights Can We Share?

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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY: Israel, which unfortunately has had a great deal of experience with terrorist violence, has much to offer Europe in its own confrontation with Islamist terror. Once Europe has internalized the reality that it is fighting a war, Israel can advise it regarding strategies like effective intelligence collection, disruption of enemy money supply, and […]

Mimesis, Antisemitism, Terror

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How can we explain the virulence and brutality—the gratuitous barbarity—of Islamist mass-murder terrorism? More than ideology, more than neurosis, we should consider mimesis, rivalry and mimetic contagion. Some ten days before the attacks in Paris last November, the immortel René Girard died, bringing to an end a long and uniquely productive intellectual career. For decades, […]

Executive Director, Dr. Charles Asher Small Speaks at Counter-Terrorism Conference

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ISGAP’s Executive Director, Dr. Charles Asher Small spoke on Wednesday, September 9th, 2015 in Herzliya, Israel at the International Institute for Counter Terrorism (ICT) 15th International Conference: World Summit on Counter-Terrorism at the Interdisciplinary Center. Fellow panelists included Co-Chair Mr. Dan Diker, Research Fellow, ICT, IDC Herzliya, Israel, Co-Chair Lt. Col. (Res.) Avital Leibovich, Director, […]

Dr. Shalem Coulibaly, “Acephalic Terrorism, Antisemitism and Afro-Europeans”

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Feb. 4 “Acephalic Terrorism, Antisemitism and Afro-Europeans” Dr. Shalem Coulibaly, Senior Research Fellow ISGAP, New York Discussant: Nicole Lapierre, Research Director Emerita, CNRS, Edgar Morin Center Location: EPHE, Room 115 Time: 6:00-8:00 PM

Benjamin Weinthal, “Is Europe Safe for Jews? The Role of ISIS, al-Qaeda, Hezbollah/Iran in Imposing Lethal Antisemitism on Jews in Europe”

https://isgap.org/media/2015/05/benjamin-weinthal-is-europe-safe-for-jews-the-role-of-isis-al-qaeda-hezbollahiran-in-imposing-lethal-antisemitism-on-jews-in-europe/

Seminar Series: Antisemitism in Comparative Perspective “Is Europe Safe for Jews? The Role of ISIS, al-Qaeda, Hezbollah/Iran in Imposing Lethal Antisemitism on Jews in Europe” Benjamin Weinthal European Affairs Correspondent for The Jerusalem Post Fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies Tuesday, April 28, 2015, 5:30PM ISGAP Center, 3rd Floor

Dr. Matthew Levitt – Antisemitism in the Public and Private Discourse of Hezbollah

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Title: Antisemitism in the Public and Private Discourse of Hezbollah Speaker: Matthew Levitt, Senior Fellow and Director of The Washington Institute of Near East Policy’s Stein Program on Counter-terrorism and Intelligence Date: March 10, 2014 Location: McGill University, Leacock 738

Dr. Matthew Levitt- “Antisemitism in the Public and Private Discourse of Hezbollah” Part 2

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Title: “Antisemitism in the Public and Private Discourse of Hezbollah” Speaker: Dr. Matthew Levitt, Fromer-Wexler Fellow; Director, Stein Program on Counterterrorism and Intelligence, The Washington Institute for Near East Policy Date: Monday, March 10, 2014 Location: McGill University, as part of the ISGAP seminar series “Antisemitism in Comparative Perspective”