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News of Terrorism and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict (May 14 – 21, 2013)
This past week one rocket hit was identified in Israeli territory, landing in the western Negev. Violent confrontations and friction continued in Judea and and Samaria. Following the abduction of seven Egyptian soldiers and policemen, the Egyptian security forces took steps on the ground making contact difficult between the Sinai Peninsula and the Gaza Strip.
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Spotlight on Iran - Politics and modesty: the debate on Rafsanjani’s Mercedes
The launch of Ali-Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani’s presidential bid has his political opponents stepping up their efforts to paint him as a corrupt politician, being part of a campaign to undermine his legitimacy in the eyes of the public.
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Hezbollah as a case study of the battle for hearts and minds

Issued on 06/05/2007 Type Article
Hezbollah, “the party of Allah,” is a Lebanese Muslim terrorist organization, established with Syrian support in 1982 during the first Lebanon war (Operation Peace for the Galilee). Hezbollah’s ideology is radical Shi’ite Islam, and the organization serves as a tool to promote the goals of Iran and Syria, while at the same time it is an integral part of the Lebanon’s political and social fabric.
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On Israel’s Independence Day, the IDF thwarted a terrorist attack (possibly an abduction attempt) by Hamas against a military target in the southern Gaza Strip, under the cover of massive mortar and rocket fire.

Issued on 25/04/2007 Type Article
In the morning of April 24, Israel’s Independence Day, Hamas operatives launched a large-scale mortar attack in the southern part of the security road surrounding the Gaza Strip. The IDF identified a total of some 25-30 mortar shells fired on IDF forces in the southern Gaza Strip
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Interrogations of Hamas terrorists detained in Qalqilya revealed that the organization’s infrastructure there has been planning mass attacks against Israel.

Issued on 11/04/2007 Type Article
Interrogations of Hamas terrorists detained in Qalqilya revealed that the organization’s infrastructure there has been planning mass attacks against Israel. A suicide bombing attack using a car bomb was supposed to be carried out in the Tel Aviv region during the Passover holiday.
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Attempts to abduct Israelis continue: at the ‘Eli junction, north of Ramallah, a Hamas squad’s attempt to abduct Israelis was prevented

Issued on 12/03/2007 Type Article
On the evening of February 4, 2007, an attempt was made to abduct an Israeli civilian at the ‘Eli junction, north of Ramallah. The civilian, who was waiting at a bus stop, was suspicious of the three Palestinians who drove up and refused to enter their vehicle. The three then fled and the civilian alerted the Israeli security forces. The IDF deployed to search the area and near Bir Zeit (north of Ramallah) stopped the vehicle. Weapons were found in the car.
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Prevention of Palestinian Islamic Jihad suicide bombing attack in Tel Aviv

Issued on 22/02/2007 Type Article
On February 20 a suicide bombing attack, which apparently was supposed to be carried out in Tel Aviv, was prevented. Information reached the Israeli security forces that a suicide bomber had left the village Jalboun (near Jenin in northern Samaria) in the early morning hours on his way to the center of the country. He was carrying a backpack with a large quantity of explosives and intended to blow himself up in a crowded location (Central Bus Station or shopping mall). The suicide bomber and a number of other suspects were detained in an apartment in Bat Yam (a southern suburb of Tel Aviv).
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A chain of explosive charges disguised as rocks laid the area of Avivim on the Israeli-Lebanese border: a Hezbollah test case for Israel, the first time since the second Lebanon war

Issued on 06/02/2007 Type Article
On the morning of February 5 IDF soldiers discovered 4-5 explosive charges disguised as rocks on the Israeli-Lebanese border in the area of the settlement of Avivim. They were observed in Lebanese territory close to the blue line, north of the security fence. Apparently Hezbollah put them there.
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One of the global challenges today is the war on terrorism. There are a variety of means and methods available to the war on terrorism, one of which is conventional military force.
There are other approaches to the war on terrorism beyond the military, such as preventing financing, enforcing laws, using political and economic measures to cut organizations off from their supporters, and infiltrating counterterrorism agents into terrorist organizations in order to expose them.
There are a variety of entities involved in the war on terrorism, among them military, internal security, judicial and economic bodies. Many states have established units especially to fight terrorism, whose duties include counterterrorism and fighting in real time.
Science and technology can also help in the war on terrorism because the global terrorism environment is constantly changing and the terrorist organizations become more sophisticated as they exploit technical innovations to increase their threat.
     
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