The head of the United States National Counterterrorism Center (NCTC) said that the Iran-backed terrorist group Hezbollah is “one of the most capable, proficient and professional terrorist organizations in the world,” and that it has the capacity to use its resources “against the United States including here in the homeland,” in...

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Hezbollah’s effective control over Lebanon will undermine President Donald Trump’s efforts to counter all terror threats in the Middle East, an expert on Lebanon argued in an analysis published Wednesday in Tablet Magazine. Tony Badran, a research fellow at the Foundation for Defense of Democracies, wrote that Trump’s praise for...

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The European Union’s top court ruled on Wednesday that Hamas is a terrorist organization, rejecting a 2014 decision by a lower court. The ruling by the European Court of Justice (ECJ) against the Gaza-based terror group was unexpected, as Eleanor Sharpston—an advocate general of the court—had argued that the General Court was right...

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The metal detectors have come down. Since this was never about metal detectors, it comes as no surprise that tensions did not immediately subside. In their initial reaction to the Israeli measures, Muslim leaders instructed worshipers to continue to stay away from the Temple Mount. The Waqf, the Islamic Trust...

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Thousands attended the funeral on Sunday of Yosef Salomon, 70, and his children Chaya Salomon, 46, and Elad Salomon, 36, who were killed by a Palestinian terrorist in the West Bank on Friday. The terrorist—19-year-old Omar al-Abed—entered Yosef’s home in Halamish and attacked the family as they celebrated the birth of a new grandchild....

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Despite warnings from top American and Israeli officials against rewarding terrorism, the Palestinian Authority has increased its spending on salaries to terrorists and their families in 2017, Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) revealed Wednesday. According to the Palestinian Authority’s latest budget, payments to jailed terrorists have increased 13%, from 488 million shekels ($135 million)...

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Israeli authorities released security camera footage on Thursday showing an unidentified man smuggling guns onto the Temple Mount, which were then used by three terrorists to kill two Israeli policemen on Friday. The footage tracks the movements of the three Arab-Israeli gunmen—Muhammad Ahmed Muhammad Jabarin, 29; Muhammad Hamad Abdel Latif Jabarin,...

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Iran remained the “foremost state sponsor of terrorism in 2016,” the U.S. State Department announced in an annual report on global terrorism released this week. Iran was first designated a state sponsor of terrorism in 1984. Militant Islamist groups supported by Iran, including Lebanon-based Hezbollah, continue “to threaten U.S. allies and interests,”...

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Israel’s decision to install metal detectors at the entrance to the Temple Mount following a deadly terror attack there was based on “pure security” and not political considerations, a former head of Israel’s internal security organization said Thursday. At a press briefing hosted by The Israel Project, former Shin Bet chief and...

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Following Friday’s deadly terror attack on the Temple Mount, in which two Israeli police officers were killed, the White House issued a statement of support of Israeli actions to secure the holy site. The statement, attributed to White House Press Secretary Sean Spicer, said that the administration “strongly condemns the terror attack” and...

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