http://www.terrorism-info.org.il Terrorism Information Center en On March 8, the US administration announced that Israel and the PA had agreed to resume the political process through proximity talks. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e076.htm Wed, 10 Mar 2010 23:21:00 +0200 Iran accuses US of supporting terrorism following Rigi’s arrest http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e056.htm Sun, 07 Mar 2010 13:10:00 +0200 The leaders of Hezbollah and Hamas met with top-ranking Iranian and Syrian figures during Iranian President Ahmadinejad’s visit to Damascus and during the Palestinian solidarity conference held in Tehran. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e075.htm Wed, 03 Mar 2010 17:05:00 +0200 a Rare Expression of Internal Discourse about Nuclear-Related Issues among the Iranian Elite http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e055.htm Tue, 02 Mar 2010 17:34:00 +0200 Strong criticism in Iran over IAEA report http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e054.htm Sun, 28 Feb 2010 15:55:00 +0200 This past week the western Negev was quiet. In Judea and Samaria there was an increase in the number of Israeli vehicles attacked with stones and Molotov cocktails. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e074.htm Tue, 24 Feb 2010 17:15:00 +0200 For more than a decade, Britain (especially London) has been a focus for Hamas’ political, propaganda and even legal activities in Europe. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e097.htm Tue, 23 Feb 2010 21:30:00 +0200 Conservatives increasingly confident, reformists soul-searching after Revolution Day http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e053.htm Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:02:00 +0200 It can now be revealed that in December 2009 the Israeli security forces prevented an attempt by Hamas to place IEDs in crowded locations in Israel http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e073.htm Wed, 17 Feb 2010 17:25:00 +0200 Conservative press criticizes president’s willingness to agree to Western uranium enrichment proposal http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e052.htm Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:21:00 +0200 Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas will respond positively to the American suggestion to indirect negotiations with Israel by means of proximity talks. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e072.htm Wed, 10 Feb 2010 17:12:00 +0200 Muhammad Faraj al-Ghoul, the justice minister of the Hamas administration in the Gaza Strip, recently announced that Hamas would “very soon” submit its response to the Goldstone Report, a 52-page document containing the findings of a “committee of experts” established by Hamas for that purpose. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e096.htm Wed, 10 Feb 2010 13:16:00 +0200 Opposition leader Mir-Hossein Mousavi in an interview marking the Islamic revolution’s 31st anniversary: the revolution failed to abolish dictatorship in Iran http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e051.htm Sun, 07 Feb 2010 18:21:00 +0200 This week barrels of explosives were discovered on the Ashqelon and Ashdod beaches. Apparently the terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip were planning to blow them up near an Israeli Navy boat. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e071.htm Wed, 03 Feb 2010 18:12:00 +0200 Has the opposition reconsidered its stance and now recognizes the legitimacy of Ahmadinejad’s government? http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e050.htm Mon, 01 Feb 2010 15:23:00 +0200 Muhammad Kazem Sawalha is a Hamas activist living in Britain who in the past was involved in operational activities in Judea and Samaria. He is personally involved in preparations to dispatch another aid convoy to the Gaza Strip by sea to confront Israel. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e095.htm Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:07:00 +0200 The Palestinian Authority maintained its refusal to re-launch negotiations, lowered its expectations and focused its efforts on trying to convince the Europeans to exert pressure on Israel. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e070.htm Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:15:00 +0200 Iran satisfied with failure of sanction talks in the West http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e049.htm Sun, 24 Jan 2010 16:29:00 +0200 This week terrorist events focused on the attempted attack on a convoy of Israeli diplomats in Jordan, employing an IED detonated along their route. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e069.htm Thu, 21 Jan 2010 04:40:00 +0200 About six months ago, Egypt began the construction of an underground barrier along its border with the Gaza Strip, designed to help combat smuggling. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e094.htm Tue, 19 Jan 2010 17:43:00 +0200 Assassination of Iranian nuclear scientist employed for internal power struggles http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e047.htm Sun, 17 Jan 2010 12:59:00 +0200 The Islamic University is a Hamas stronghold, a terrorist base and a center for manufacturing weapons. It is also an important center for radical Islamic indoctrination. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e093.htm Fri, 15 Jan 2010 05:04:00 +0200 The tension between Hamas and Egypt continued following Egypt’s refusal to allow most of the Lifeline-3 convoy into the Gaza Strip, and its continuing construction of the barrier along the Egypt-Gaza Strip border. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e068.htm Thu, 14 Jan 2010 17:38:00 +0200 In the wake of the Ashura riots, Mir Hossein Mousavi proposes a plan to solve the crisis; the conservatives’ approach is still as aggressive and non-compromising as ever http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e046.htm Sun, 10 Jan 2010 19:02:00 +0200 It also demonstrates the limitations of Prime Minister Saad Hariri and his supporters in dealing with Hezbollah, which has reinforced its internal Lebanese legitimacy. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/lebanon_e003.htm Sun, 10 Jan 2010 17:08:00 +0200 Explosive pits containing dozens of advanced, standard IEDs recently found near the main road to the village of Al-Khiyam in south Lebanon. It is a gross violation of Security Council Resolution 1701, endangering the civilian population and UNIFIL forces operating in the area. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hezbollah_e016.htm Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:19:00 +0200 The reinforcing and institutionalizing of the protest against the Iranian regime, as exemplified by the riots during Ashura, have made it necessary for the regime to assign increasing blame to foreign countries. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e045.htm Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:50:00 +0200 This past week sporadic rocket and mortar shell fire from the Gaza Strip continued targeting Israeli territory. On January 4, 2010, Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak in Sharm el-Sheikh. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e067.htm Wed, 06 Jan 2010 13:22:00 +0200 The riots of Ashura 2009: yet another expression of the ongoing conflict between government supporters and the reformist opposition http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e044.htm Sun, 03 Jan 2010 16:03:00 +0200 This past week events focused on the shooting attack in which an Israeli civilian was killed. Two days later an IDF force entered the Kasbah (old city) in Nablus to detain the terrorists who had carried out the attack in Samaria. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e066.htm Wed, 30 Dec 2009 16:22:00 +0200 Iran grieves the death of top reformist cleric Ayatollah Hossein Ali Montazeri http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e043.htm Sun, 27 Dec 2009 15:36:00 +0200 On December 13-15, Khaled Mashaal, chief of Hamas’ political bureau in Damascus, headed a delegation to Tehran and met with the Iranian leadership, including Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the president and other top figures of the regime. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e092.htm Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:29:00 +0200 This past week two rockets fell in the western Negev. Hamas continued its policy of terrorist activity restraint. The negotiations for the release of abducted Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit are at a crossroads. Hamas expects to be informed of the Israeli position to make its own decisions. The PLO’s Central Council voted to continue Mahmoud Abbas’ term as “president” of the Palestinian Authority. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e065.htm Wed, 23 Dec 2009 16:25:00 +0200 The confrontation with Al Qaeda is first and foremost-a battle of ideas. Ideas are one of the most important exports of Saudi Arabia in its quest for Islamic dominance as it regards itself as the spearhead of the Muslim world as the Guardian of the two Holy Places committed to taking care of Muslim communities and minorities around the world. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/pdf/s_a_001.pdf Tue, 22 Dec 2009 10:00:00 +0200 It is part of the Hamas campaign to pursue Israelis in Europe in the name of the victims of Operation Cast Lead. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e091.htm Sun, 20 Dec 2009 19:10:00 +0200 Uproar over footage of burning Ayatollah Khomeini's picture shown on Iranian TV http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e041.htm Sun, 20 Dec 2009 13:15:00 +0200 Last week Hamas celebrated its 22nd anniversary. Hamas promoted various events, among them rallies, marches and ceremonies. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e090.htm Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:41:00 +0200 The focus of the week’s events was the torching of the mosque in the village of Yasuf (south of Nablus), apparently by right-wing extremists from Samaria. It was strongly denounced by both Israel’s prime minister and president. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e064.htm Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:10:00 +0200 Iran marks Student Day as political crisis continues. Rafsanjani breaks his silence; complains about the lack of tolerance for criticism, calls for unity. Iran outraged over Swiss ban on minarets. Tighter Islamic enforcement on Iran Broadcasting: less music, women without make-up. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e040.htm Sun, 13 Dec 2009 18:81:00 +0200 This past week one rocket hit was identified in the western Negev. An IDF patrol was attacked with RPG and light arms fire near the security fence in the central Gaza Strip. There was intensive activity in Judea and Samaria of stone- and Molotov cocktail-throwing. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e063.htm Wed, 09 Dec 2009 15:36:00 +0200 Strong anti-Semitic propaganda employing the The Protocols of the Elders of Zion in a recent radio broadcast from Damascus. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/sy_e003.htm Mon, 07 Dec 2009 22:05:00 +0200 An attempt to cross the Israeli-Egyptian border was prevented. The infiltrator fled but left behind a bag with a 15-kilogram (33-pound) IED, apparently intended to be used in a terrorist attack in Israel. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e62.htm Thu, 03 Dec 2009 13:02:00 +0200 Iranian press reacts to President Ahmadinejad’s trip to Africa and Latin America: a political achievement or a waste of government funds? http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e039.htm Sun, 29 Nov 2009 16:25:00 +0200 Rocket and mortar shell fire into Israeli territory from the Gaza Strip increased this past week, with four rocket and two mortar shell hits. In response, on three separate occasions the Israeli Air Force attacked sites A delegation of senior Hamas figures arrived in Cairo for meetings with the Egyptians and the German mediator regarding the release of Gilad Shalit. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e61.htm Wed, 25 Nov 2009 15:01:00 +0200 Strong reactions in Iran to Russia’s announcement of yet another delay in the completion of the Bushehr nuclear reactor http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e038.htm Sun, 22 Nov 2009 15:58:00 +0200 Khaled Mashaal makes it clear that Hamas is determined to continue the path of “resistance” (i.e., terrorism) and that “other statements are political maneuvers.” He reveals that Hamas uses most of its financial resources in the Gaza Strip for military purposes rather than rebuilding. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e089.htm Wed, 19 Nov 2009 06:57:00 +0200 Recently several statements have been made by senior members of Fatah and the Palestinian Authority regarding plans to unilaterally declare the establishment of a Palestinian state with the 1967 borders and East Jerusalem as its capital, and to that end to appeal to the the Security Council. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e60.htm Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:25:00 +0200 A Hollywood production designed to divert attention from the Goldstone Report: Iranian reactions to the interception of the “Francop” cargo ship http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e037.htm Sun, 15 Nov 2009 13:38:00 +0200 This past week one rocket was fired into the western Negev from the Gaza Strip, as Hamas maintains its policy of restraint and enforces it on the rogue organizations. Events this week focused on the seizure of the MV Franco, carrying a large quantity of arms. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e059.htm Wed, 11 Nov 2009 15:35:00 +0200 Hamas spokesman were quick to praise the UN General Assembly decision to endorse the Arab countries’ draft proposal of the Goldstone Report on November 5. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e088.htm Mon, 09 Nov 2009 17:51:00 +0200 The student vs. the ayatollah: a math student stood up to the Supreme Leader, criticizing him during a meeting in Tehran http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e034.htm Mon, 09 Nov 2009 15:38:00 +0200 On October 26, 2009, Yemen announced that it seized an Iranian ship named Mahan-1, loaded with mostly anti-tank weaponry. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e036.htm Sun, 08 Nov 2009 18:31:00 +0200 The Israeli Navy captures a ship carrying a large shipment of weapons (including rockets, mortar shells and anti-tank weapons) from Iran. The shipment was apparently on its way to Hezbollah in Lebanon. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e035.htm Sun, 08 Nov 2009 15:20:00 +0200 American Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu held a joint press conference. Secretary Clinton said that the United States accepted the Israeli position regarding the renewal of negotiations with the Palestinians without preconditions. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e058.htm Wed, 04 Nov 2009 17:25:00 +0200 The uranium enrichment draft agreement between Iran and the West creates internal disagreements in Iran http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e033.htm Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:35:00 +0200 At 18:50 on the evening of October 27 a rocket, apparently 107mm, was fired into Israeli territory from the area of Wadi Jamal near the Shi’ite village of Houla in the central sector of south Lebanon. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/lebanon_e002.htm Mon, 02 Nov 2009 08:14:00 +0200 His description contradicts the claim the Hamas administration made to the Goldstone Committee, according to which it had no direct or indirect links to the terrorist organizations. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e087.htm Sun, 01 Nov 2009 18:26:00 +0200 The most prominent political event was an announcement by Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas that presidential and Palestinian Legislative Council elections would be held on January 24, 2010, throughout “Palestine” (Judea, including East Jerusalem, Samaria and the Gaza Strip). http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e057.htm Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:31:00 +0200 Ayatollah Montazeri issues a fatwa against developing and using nuclear weapons. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e032.htm Thu, 22 Oct 2009 15:05:00 +0200 Iranian criticism and reservations regarding decision to award Nobel Peace Prize to Barack Obama http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e031.htm Thu, 22 Oct 2009 09:48:00 +0200 This week a small number rockets were fired into Israel from the Gaza Strip. Hamas continues its policy of restraint and the Palestinian media again reported that its security forces took action against the rocket launching squads. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e056.htm Wed, 21 Oct 2009 16:10:00 +0200 After two days of deliberations (October 15-16), the Human Rights Council in Geneva endorsed the Palestinian proposal to adopt the Goldstone Report and its conclusions. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e086.htm Tue, 20 Oct 2009 18:14:00 +0200 UNIFIL and the Lebanese army are helpless to prevent Hezbollah’s military buildup, which is a gross violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hezbollah_e014.htm Fri, 16 Oct 2009 05:25:00 +0200 This past week there was a decrease in the amount of rocket fire from the Gaza Strip into Israeli territory. The situation in Jerusalem calmed down as well. The Palestinian Authority and Mahmoud Abbas, the objectives of a vicious incitement campaign undertaken by Hamas, are actively working to bring the Goldstone Report before the UN Council for Human Rights in Geneva and before the General Assembly in New York. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e055.htm Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:30:00 +0200 Iranian websites expose additional evidence of the regime’s ideological and religious influence on the Shi’ite rebels in north Yemen and the rebellion’s importance for Iran in supporting the Shi’ite minority in the Arab-Muslim world http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e030.htm Tue, 13 Oct 2009 14:49:00 +0200 Following the Geneva talks: conservatives say talks are a “victory”; the government’s opponents emphasize reports on Iran’s willingness to compromise http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e029.htm Sun, 11 Oct 2009 14:38:00 +0200 Hamas thus continues brainwashing the children of the Gaza Strip with hatred and the use of violence against Israel and the Jewish people, contradicting the moderate image it tries to market to the West. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e085.htm Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:14:00 +0200 During the past week five rockets were fired at the western Negev, a continuation of the increase in attacks carried out by the rogue terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip. In response the Israeli Air Force struck smuggling tunnels and a lathe for manufacturing weapons. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e054.htm Wed, 07 Oct 2009 16:15:00 +0200 Public reactions in Iran to the exposure of the nuclear plant: the exposure of the enrichment facility is an ace up Iran’s sleeve on the eve of the commencement of talks with the West http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e028.htm Mon, 05 Oct 2009 13:35:00 +0200 On August 14, 2009, Hamas used military force to suppress the global jihad-affiliated Jund Ansar Allah (The Army of Allah’s Supporters) network. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e084.htm Mon, 05 Oct 2009 11:53:00 +0200 The Yemeni government accuses Iran of supporting Zaydi-Shi’ite (Houthi) rebels in the northern part of the country with weapons, money and propaganda. Subverting local Shi’ite populations in the Middle East is a frequent Iranian modus operandi. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e025.htm Thu, 01 Oct 2009 14:58:00 +0200 This week the increase in rocket, mortar shell and light arms attacks from the Gaza Strip continued, carried out by “rogue” terrorist networks. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e053.htm Wed, 30 Sep 2009 15:29:00 +0200 There were demonstrations in Iran, the Arab-Muslim world and Western Europe. As opposed to previous years, the reformist camp used it for Green protest demonstrations against the regime. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e027.htm Wed, 30 Sep 2009 06:53:00 +0200 International Qods Day in Iran: demonstrators express support for the Palestinian cause while the opposition puts on a show of strength http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e026.htm Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:16:00 +0200 Khaled Mashaal, head of the Hamas political bureau in Damascus, was recently (September 17, 2009) interviewed by Ken Livingstone for the New Statesman. The interview, laced with vicious anti-Israel propaganda, represented the Palestinians as the victims of Israeli oppression, and aimed at Western readers, it evaded clarification of Hamas’ extremist ideology. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e083.htm Thu, 24 Sep 2009 18:50:00 +0200 Attacks continued in the western Negev, including rocket fire and shooting at IDF soldiers and civilians near the security fence. After lengthy contacts between the United States, Israel and the Palestinians through American envoy George Mitchell, the United States announced there would be a tripartite meeting at the UN Building in New York http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e052.htm Wed, 23 Sep 2009 18:15:00 +0200 The Supreme Leader takes advantage of the Friday sermon to issue yet another threat to the opposition and the regime’s opponents http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e024.htm Tue, 22 Sep 2009 16:52:00 +0200 This year the reformist movement is trying to turn it into a popular protest against the regime, which has warned against using the day for “evil purposes.” http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e023.htm Thu, 17 Sep 2009 12:45:00 +0200 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is expected to meet with George Mitchell, the American envoy to the Middle East, on September 15 in an effort to make it possible for the President of the United States, the Israeli Prime Minister and the Chairman of the Palestinian Authority to hold a trilateral summit meeting in New York. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e051.htm wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:53:00 +0200 On September 11 three rockets were fired into Israel from south Lebanon. As in the past, the attack was launched by a network affiliated with the global jihad and not by Hezbollah. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/lebanon_e001.htm Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:13:00 +0200 Yet another expression of the Revolutionary Guards’ increasing involvement in the political system: the Revolutionary Guards chief lashes out against reformist bloc leaders, provoking strong reactions. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e022.htm Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:55:00 +0200 The increasing regional and international interest in the renewed Israeli-Palestinian peace process led to an outburst of criticism in the Iranian media, which condemned any political agreement with Israel and emphasized the “resistance” [i.e., terrorism] (“until Israel is wiped off the face of the earth and the cancerous growth is excised from the Middle East”). http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e021.htm Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:13:00 +0200 Attacks continued along the Gaza Strip border this past week. Terrorist networks launched rockets and mortar shells into Israeli territory and shot at IDF forces and civilians operating near the security fence. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak authorized the building of 445 new living units in settlement blocks in Judea and Samaria. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e050.htm Wed, 09 Sep 2009 17:25:00 +0200 Hamas attacks UNRWA for planning to teach the Holocaust in its schools. The attack reflects Hamas’ ambition for absolute control over education in the Gaza Strip and to inculcate students with its radical Islamic ideology, including hatred and terrorism against Israel. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e082.htm Mon, 07 Sep 2009 17:51:00 +0200 The Majles approves 18 out of the president’s 21 ministerial candidates for his new government. The nominations of two women (the education minister and the welfare minister) as well as the nomination of the energy minister have not been approved. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e020.htm Mon, 07 Sep 2009 14:45:00 +0200 The Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades executed jihadists, wounded nearby civilians, fired RPGs at the Ibn Taymiyyah mosque and searched ambulances evacuating casualties. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e081.htm Sun, 06 Sep 2009 21:36:00 +0200 Hamas recently used extreme force to suppress global jihad operatives, one of whose leaders proclaimed the establishment of an Islamic emirate in the Ibn Taymiyyah mosque in Rafah. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e080.htm Wed, 02 Sep 2009 12:04:00 +0200 Hamas’ internal security apparatus, which includes the police force and the elite rapid intervention unit, serves as Hamas’ main instrument for suppressing its opponents in the Gaza Strip. Many of its operatives serve as policemen but routinely and in emergency situations also in the Izz al-Din al-Qassam Brigades, Hamas’ military-terrorist wing. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e079.htm Wed, 02 Sep 2009 06:43:00 +0200 The report issued by the Argentinean Attorney General regarding the suicide bombing attack at the AMIA building in Buenos Aires in 1994 in which Ahmad Vahidi, Iran’s new designated defense minister, played a central role http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/pdf/iran_e019.pdf Mon, 31 Aug 2009 17:55:00 +0200 Political battle begins for approval of the president’s cabinet nominees http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e018.html Mon, 31 Aug 2009 11:47:00 +0200 ? In the northern Gaza Strip the IDF opened fire at three suspicious Palestinians who were apparently trying to plant an IED near the security fence, killing one. Following the incident two mortar shells were fired into Israeli territory. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e048.htm Thu, 27 Aug 2009 16:46:00 +0200 His nomination signals the increasing strength of the Revolutionary Guards and Ahmadinejad’s intention to continue defying the West and subverting the Middle East. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e017.htm Thu, 27 Aug 2009 13:11:00 +0200 The president introduces his ministerial candidates: women named to cabinet for the first time since the Islamic revolution http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e016.htm Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:10:00 +0200 The camps’ goal is to foster the next generation of Hamas terrorist operatives. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e078.htm Mon, 24 Aug 2009 06:08:00 +0200 This week the sixth Fatah conference ended with the election of the Central Committee and the Revolutionary Council, Fatah’s two most important institutions. On the ground, relative quiet continued in the western Negev. On August 14 inside the Gaza Strip an exceptional event occurred in Rafah when Hamas’ security forces confronted operatives of an Islamist network affiliated with Al-Qaeda called Jund Ansar Allah. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e047.htm Thu, 20 Aug 2009 18:27:00 +0200 Ali Akbar Velayati, advisor to the Supreme Leader Khamenei, admits Iran fully supports Hezbollah. Sheikh Naim Qassem, Hezbollah’s deputy secretary general, says Hezbollah derives legitimacy for its activities from Khamenei. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hezbollah_e013.htm Wed, 19 Aug 2009 07:31:00 +0200 In July and early August Israel maintained its prominent place on the Iranian political agenda despite the continuing internal struggle following the June elections and the prolonged popular protests. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e014.htm Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:11:00 +0200 In his first post-election political defeat, President Ahmadinejad was forced to back down on the issue of appointing his deputy http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e012.htm Tue, 18 Aug 2009 10:29:00 +0200 Ever since it took over the Gaza Strip in June 2007, Hamas has been promoting a process of gradual Islamization, designed to further its vision of establishing a Palestinian state based on Islamic religious law (shari’ah). http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e076.htm Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:22:00 +0200 The Fatah conference which opened on August 4 ended on August 9 with elections for the movement’s the central committee and revolutionary council. Before the elections there were interpersonal struggles between the old guard, the middle generation and the younger generation. The middle generation gained strength at the expense of the old guard. Mahmoud Abbas was reelected as movement chairman; there were no other candidates. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e046.htm Wed, 12 Aug 2009 19:31:00 +0200 Its main objectives are to ease its political isolation, improve its position vis-a-vis the Palestinian Authority and get funds to rebuild the Gaza Strip. For the Palestinians, it stresses that its fundamental anti-Israeli pro-terrorism strategy remains unchanged. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e077.htm Sun, 09 Aug 2009 17:21:00 +0200 UNIFIL and the Lebanese army are shown helpless and unable to prevent Hezbollah’s military buildup, a gross and flagrant violation of UN Security Council Resolution 1701. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hezbollah_e012.htm Thu, 06 Aug 2009 16:28:00 +0200 This week’s events focused on the sixth general Fatah convention which began on August 4. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/pdf/ipc_e045.pdf Wed, 05 Aug 2009 16:17:00 +0200 Africa is an important target for Iranian President Ahmadinejad’s ambitious foreign policy. In recent months Iran has shown increasing interest in Africa, following its efforts to establish its presence in Latin America, the United States’ back yard. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/pdf/iran_e011.pdf Wed, 05 Aug 2009 05:46:00 +0200 FACTUAL AND LEGAL ASPECTS http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/pdf/ipc_e044.pdf Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:41:00 +0200 The calm in the western Negev continues. Hamas refrains from firing rockets into Israel and its senior figures emphasize for Western ears its policy of restraint. This past week the American Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and American special envoy to the Middle East George Mitchell both visited Israel. There has been an increasing number of reports that the measures taken by the IDF in Judea and Samaria to ease daily life of the Palestinians. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e043.htm Wed, 29 Jul 2009 20:31:00 +0200 Hamas gives priority and invests resources in rehabilitating, reinforcing and expanding its media empire, damaged during Operation Cast Lead. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e075.htm Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:30:00 +0200 Iranian media and spokesmen continue to demonize Israel, accusing it of complicity with the West in plotting against Iran. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e010.htm Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:19:00 +0200 The relative calm in the western Negev continued this past week. Two notable events occurred: Palestinians terrorist operatives opened fire on an IDF force patrolling along the border security fence (a frequent occurrence these past weeks) and a rocket fell south of Kibbutz Nahal Oz (without causing casualties or damage). http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e042.htm Wed, 22 Jul 2009 16:34:00 +0200 It also strives to moderate the tension with its neighbors and to prevent them from being used as a launching pad for attacks against Iran. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e009.htm Sun, 19 Jul 2009 21:15:00 +0200 This past week quiet in the western Negev continued. Mortar shell fire continued against IDF soldiers on routine patrol activities along the border security fence. At an Israeli government meeting, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu appealed to Palestinian Authority Chairman Mahmoud Abbas for a meeting to discuss “political and economic peace.” http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e041.htm Wed, 15 Jul 2009 16:45:00 +0200 The Palestinian Authority and Fatah have recently launched two new media outlets geared towards two distinct target audiences http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/pa_e004.htm Fri, 10 Jul 2009 14:31:00 +0200 Bitter dispute within Al-Quds TV, Hamas’s satellite TV channel, which began broadcasting from Beirut seven months ago, led to the dismissal of an Algerian journalist. He criticized the channel’s triviality and exposed its Iranian financing, also used for the directors’ life of luxury. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/mt_e007.htm Thu, 09 Jul 2009 23:15:00 +0200 This past week as well neither rockets nor mortar shells were fired into the western Negev from the Gaza Strip. There were more frequent shooting attacks targeting IDF patrols along the border security fence than in past weeks. In the internal Palestinian arena, another round of talks ended in Cairo without making progress in the Fatah-Hamas dialogue. Both sides continue detaining the other’s operatives. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e040.htm Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:25:00 +0200 He was dispatched into Israel through Sinai to establish a network to carry out attacks. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ct_e016.htm Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:20:00 +0200 Quiet in the western Negev continued this past week, and no rockets or mortar shells were fired into Israel. June 25 marked the third anniversary of the abduction of Israeli soldier Gilad Shalit. Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak said that the news items regarding Gilad Shalit were incorrect and might even be harmful. Fatah and Hamas reported progress in the reconciliation talks being held in Cairo http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e039.htm Wed, 01 Jul 2009 18:59:00 +0200 Hamas’s policy of restraint regarding rocket and mortar shell fire continued this past week as well, and no attacks were carried out against the western Negev. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e038.htm Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:52:00 +0200 The rebuilding of the civilian and military infrastructure in the Gaza Strip carried out by Hamas. At the same time, Hamas continues entrenching its control of the Gaza Strip. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e074.htm Thu, 18 Jun 2009 18:40:00 +0200 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s speech at Bar-Ilan University and a selection of initial reactions http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e037.htm Wed, 17 Jun 2009 11:35:00 +0200 We would like to inform our readers that on June 15 the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center launched its Farsi website. It is the ITIC’s sixth site, joining those in Hebrew, English, Arabic, French, German and Russian. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/itic_e010.htm Wed, 17 Jun 2009 08:19:00 +0200 The relative quiet in the western Negev continued this past week. Diplomatic activity focused on the speech given by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at Bar-Ilan University on June 14. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e036.htm Wed, 17 Jun 2009 06:56:00 +0200 Internet and terrorism: a local terrorist network in the Gaza Strip affiliated with Al-Qaeda and global jihad was behind the failed attempt to perpetrate a showcase terrorist attack at the Nahal Oz fuel terminal (June 8). http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/gj_e004.htm Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:30:00 +0200 Hamas and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ) continue to inculcate the values of hate and support of terrorism in Palestinian children, viewed by those terrorist organizations as a highly important target audience. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hi_e001.htm Mon, 15 Jun 2009 19:11:00 +0200 Without acknowledging the true extent of the Holocaust, the president’s opponents claim that Holocaust denial has isolated Iran and compromised its interests. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e008.htm Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:35:00 +0200 American President Barack Obama’s speech in Cairo was intended as a historic moment to redefine the status, image and mutual relations between the United States and the Arab-Muslim world. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e034.htm Thu, 11 Jun 2009 11:31:00 +0200 On the political front, American President Barack Obama delivered a speech in Cairo carrying a strong message of conciliation for the Arab-Muslim world. The Palestinian Authority praised the speech and sent the ball into the Israeli court, while Hamas responded in a conciliatory tone and called for the United States to translate the speech into action. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e035.htm Wed, 10 Jun 2009 15:52:00 +0200 Hamas turned him into a role model, although in practice the movement restricts the activities of the global jihad networks in the Gaza Strip. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e073.htm Fri, 05 Jun 2009 05:46:00 +0200 Hamas’s policy of restraint continues, and no rockets or mortar shells were fired into Israeli territory this past week. In the Mt. Hebron region the Israeli security forces killed a wanted Hamas terrorist operative who had been involved in suicide bombing attacks in Israeli cities in the 1990s. In Qalqiliya the Palestinian security forces killed two senior wanted Hamas operatives after a violent confrontation. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e033.htm Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:05:00 +0200 This past week a rocket hit a house in the southern Israeli city of Sderot. It was the first time since the end of March that a rocket hit was identified there. In addition, terrorist squads detonated an IED and opened light-arms fire on an IDF patrol along the border security fence with the Gaza Strip. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e032.htm Wed, 27 May 2009 13:37:00 +0200 On May 19, 2009, the new Palestinian Authority government, headed by Prime Minister Salam Fayyad (who continues as finance minister) was sworn in. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/pa_e003.htm Sun, 24 May 2009 14:54:00 +0200 The trend toward calm in the western Negev continued this past week, and there were no mortar shell or rocket attacks. In Judea and Samaria as well there were no terrorist attacks worth mentioning. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e031.htm Thu, 21 May 2009 07:59:00 +0200 They are caused by a combination of factors, including incitement, supportive public atmosphere, economic difficulties, and frustrating political circumstances; however, they are probably not orchestrated by the terrorist organizations. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e028.htm Wed, 20 May 2009 06:42:00 +0200 In an interview geared towards Americans, he admitted that Hamas is currently exercising restraint in firing rockets, whereas when speaking to Palestinians, he stressed that “resistance” remained the strategic option of Hamas. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e072.htm Sun, 17 May 2009 16:52:00 +0200 The Palestinian Authority has exploited Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to Israel and the Palestinian Authority to make political and propaganda capital and to attack Israel on a number of issues, especially the sensitive one of sovereignty over Jerusalem. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e030.htm Thu, 14 May 2009 15:35:00 +0200 During the past week a number of rockets and mortar shells were fired at the western Negev. Hamas’s policy of restraint is still in effect and the number was relatively small. On May 11 Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e029.htm Thu, 14 May 2009 13:32:00 +0200 The global spread of swine flu is used for anti-Semitic incitement across the Arab and Muslim world http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/as_e004.htm Mon, 11 May 2009 19:18:00 +0200 The US Department of State’s annual report on terrorism, published in April 2009, dedicates a separate chapter to state sponsors of terrorism. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e007.htm Sun, 10 May 2009 17:28:00 +0200 In late 2008, Egyptian security services exposed a Hezbollah network which operated on Egyptian soil. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hezbollah_e011.htm Fri, 08 May 2009 07:02:00 +0200 The Hamas daily Felesteen has recently published an editorial by Mustafa Sawaf, its editor-in-chief, railing against the UNRWA chief in the Gaza Strip, John Ging. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e027.htm Wed, 06 May 2009 15:42:00 +0200 The Hamas daily Felesteen has recently published an editorial by Mustafa Sawaf, its editor-in-chief, railing against the UNRWA chief in the Gaza Strip, John Ging. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e071.htm Thu, 30 Apr 2009 20:25:00 +0200 In a speech given to the Preparatory Committee for the Palestine Youth Parliament, which convened in Ramallah on April 27, 2009, Palestinian Authority Chairman Abu Mazen said that the Palestinians were committed to the PLO’s obligations and that they were willing to carry on with the political negotiations based on the Arab Peace Initiative, the two-state solution, and the Roadmap. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/pa_e002.htm Thu, 30 Apr 2009 18:34:00 +0200 This past week quiet continued in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. An important counterterrorism activity was the detention of a Palestinian terrorist from Khirbet Safa in the Mt. Hebron region who is suspected of stabbing a child to death in the community of Bat Ayn. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e026.htm Tue, 28 Apr 2009 16:37:00 +0200 The Palestinian Authority security services conduct extensive counter-activities against military-terrorist networks belonging to the Hamas movement. Recently, the security services have exposed a laboratory and workshop for manufacturing explosives in Qalqilya. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ct_e015.htm Thu, 23 Apr 2009 16:22:00 +0200 The hate industry: Hamas’s Al-Aqsa TV continues its crude anti-Semitic incitement, using The Protocols of the Elders of Zion and calling for the genocide of the Jews. In addition, a book was seized during Operation Cast Lead, rife with anti-Semitism. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e070.htm Thu, 23 Apr 2009 14:26:00 +0200 a selection of Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center bulletins in English, Hebrew, French, Russian and German written in recent years about contemporary Arab-Muslim anti-Semitism http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/pdf/as_e003.pdf Thu, 23 Apr 2009 07:20:00 +0200 This past week as well terrorist attacks of various types were carried out in different locations, apparently by lone terrorists not organized or directed by Palestinian terrorist organizations. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e025.htm Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:10:00 +0200 Basic disagreement concerning the two-state solution: the Palestinian refusal to recognize the State of Israel as the national state of the Jewish people has resurfaced, as it did at the Annapolis meeting http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e024.htm Tue, 21 Apr 2009 08:36:00 +0200 It also foments radical Shi’ite Islamization and exports Iran’s revolutionary ideology, using Hezbollah to establish intelligence, terrorism and crime networks, liable to be exploited against the United States and Israel. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e006.htm Sun, 19 Apr 2009 16:33:00 +0200 Hamas has adopted a policy of concealing its casualties and attempts to include them in the overall number of civilians killed. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e021.htm Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:31:00 +0200 Terrorist events this past week focused on the prevention of an attempted terrorist naval attack opposite the Gaza shore. In the Sur Baher neighborhood of Jerusalem there was another hit and run terrorist attack. The western Negev was completely quiet, with no rocket or mortar shell fire. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e023.htm Thu, 16 Apr 2009 15:53:00 +0200 Egypt exposes a Hezbollah network on its soil, claiming it not only smuggled weapons into the Gaza Strip and but also planned to carry out terrorist attacks and subversion activities. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hezbollah_e010.htm Tue, 14 Apr 2009 11:35:00 +0200 Hamas incorporates crude anti-Semitism into its battle for hearts and minds. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e069.htm Mon, 13 Apr 2009 12:55:00 +0200 This past week terrorist activity focused on the axe murder of a 16 year-old boy by a Palestinian terrorist at the community of Bat Ayn in the Etzion Bloc, and the wounding of a seven year-old child. In an attack at the Shoket Junction northeast of Beersheba, a female terrorist from a nearby Bedouin village opened fire at a guard station at a Border Police Base; there were no casualties. In the western Negev http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e022.htm Wed, 08 Apr 2009 13:28:00 +0200 Using civilians as human shields: additional evidence shows Hamas and the other terrorist organizations in the Gaza Strip established bases, military installations and rocket and mortar shell launching positions near schools, some of them run by UNRWA. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e068.htm Thu, 02 Apr 2009 19:15:00 +0200 As part of the anti-Israeli propaganda campaign which followed Operation Cast Lead, Hamas and human rights organizations often include the number of policemen and other internal security servicemen killed during the operation in the civilian death toll (as opposed to the combatant death toll). http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e067.htm Thu, 02 Apr 2009 14:51:00 +0200 Hezbollah, he said, is one entity and no distinction can be made between its military and political wings, and will continue its terrorist activities (“resistance”) and refuse to recognize Israel. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hezbollah_e009.htm Wed, 01 Apr 2009 18:28:00 +0200 The American and Arab media reported that during January 2009 Israeli airplanes attacked a convoy of trucks in Sudan which were carrying an Iranian shipment of arms to the Gaza Strip. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e020.htm Wed, 01 Apr 2009 16:49:00 +0200 Al-Qaeda and the global jihad continue to recruit Palestinian operatives on the Internet. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/gj_e003.htm Thu, 26 Mar 2009 15:07:00 +0200 This week events focused on an attempted mass-casualty attack at the Lev Hamifratz shopping mall near Haifa, where a car bomb was left in a parking lot. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/ipc_e019.htm Thu, 26 Mar 2009 08:22:00 +0200 The popular Qatari TV channel Al-Jazeera is still used as a venue for blatant anti-Semitism. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/as_e002.htm Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:15:00 +0200 The following is an article submitted to the Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center by a researcher from Israel’s Bar-Ilan University, titled “Clinging to the Altar” (March 14, 2009). The article looks at military uses made by Palestinian terrorists of Temple Mount mosques throughout the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/hamas_e066.htm Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:54:00 +0200 The claim by Iranian advisor Nateq Nouri that Bahrain was formerly a province of Iran incensed Bahrain and led to shows of solidarity with Bahrain throughout the Arab world. http://www.terrorism-info.org.il/malam_multimedia/English/eng_n/html/iran_e005.htm Mon, 23 Mar 2009 16:15:00 +0200