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November 29, 2016

The Forest Jihad Is Here

Taking a page from the al-Qaeda playbook, terrorists are starting forest fires in Israel.

Prime Minister Netanyahu has now stated formally that some of the fires ravaging the country over the past week were caused by deliberate acts of terrorism. Although officials are still investigating specific incidents and determining the extent of possible coordination, a number of suspects have already been detained. Ariel Koch explains the origins of this tactic and its consequences:

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