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August 28, 2024

Hamas Has Inspired Islamic State to Strike Europe

Increasing public displays and social acceptability of anti-Semitism presented an opportunity for terror.

Last Friday, a Syrian man, apparently acting on instructions from Islamic State (IS) went on a stabbing spree at a festival in the German town of Solingen, killing three and wounding eight others. The attack came amid a spate of terrorism in Europe, which included the car bombing of a French synagogue on Saturday. Kyle Orton observes that there have been many foiled IS attacks in Germany in the past months, and explains the country’s significance to the terrorist group:

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