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In a First, Hamas Cancels Weekly Border Riots to Avoid Escalation

Posted on March 15, 2019 by For The Record - The IPT Blog

Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist organizations decided to cancel Friday's weekly violent protests on the Israel-Gaza border to avoid an escalation with Israel, the Jerusalem Post reports. Palestinian terrorist factions leading the National Committee

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Horror in New Zealand

Posted on March 15, 2019 by For The Record - The IPT Blog

The Investigative Project on Terrorism condemns the massacre of Muslims in two New Zealand mosques during Friday prayer by a self-described "ordinary white man" who "decided to take a stand." At this moment, 49 people are dead and dozens more are

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Pelosi Caves to Anti-Semites and Supporters of Palestinian Terrorist Groups

Posted on March 7, 2019 by For The Record - The IPT Blog

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi caved to radical activists by watering down a resolution condemning anti-Semitism in reaction to Minnesota U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar's anti-Semitic outbursts. Pelosi showed more determination after Omar's statements last month after

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Sarsour and Her Islamist Entourage Protect Rashida Tlaib From Critic

Posted on March 7, 2019 by For The Record - The IPT Blog

Anti-Semitic activist Linda Sarsour on Wednesday ordered people associated with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) to physically block former Wall Street Journal journalist and Muslim Reform Movement leader Asra Nomani from entering U.S.

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Israel Designates Hamas’ Al-Aqsa TV as a Terrorist Organization

Posted on March 6, 2019 by For The Record - The IPT Blog

Israel on Wednesday formally designated al-Aqsa TV, Hamas' main media outlet, as a terrorist organization. Israeli authorities revealed last month that Hamas recruiters posing as journalists conveyed secret messages to West Bank operatives via al-Aqsa TV

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Ocasio-Cortez Retweets PFLP Supporter

Posted on March 5, 2019 by For The Record - The IPT Blog

U.S. Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., on Tuesday retweeted an open supporter of the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP), a State Department designated terrorist organization. U.S. Campaign for Palestinian Rights Yousef Munayyer

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UK Plans to Ban Hizballah As a Terrorist Organization

Posted on February 25, 2019 by For The Record - The IPT Blog

The British government revealed on Monday that it plans to outlaw Hizballah and designate the group as a terrorist organization in its entirety. The UK, like most European countries, previously limited their terror designations only to Hizballah's

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NYU to Host Sarsour Despite Her Anti-Semitic Controversies

Posted on February 21, 2019 by For The Record - The IPT Blog

Linda Sarsour, dogged by accusations of anti-Semitism, will speak next month at a New York University program on immigration. The announcement for the March 25 event, sponsored by NYU's Asian/Pacific/American Institute, makes no reference to Sarsour's

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U.S. Envoy Met with Syrian Rebel Leader Who Expressed Solidarity with Al-Qaida

Posted on February 20, 2019 by For The Record - The IPT Blog

President Trump's Special Envoy to Syria Joel Rayburn reportedly met Monday in Istanbul with a delegation that included a high-ranking pro-Turkish Syrian rebel leader who endorsed al-Qaida-linked rebels. A photo posted by the National Coalition of Syrian

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Turkey Sits Out Anti-Iran Meeting

Posted on February 14, 2019 by For The Record - The IPT Blog

Turkey says it will not attend a U.S.-sponsored summit set to be chaired by Secretary of State Mike Pompeo today because it's "anti-Iran." This United States and Poland set up the meeting to organize allies against Iranian influence. Sixty countries,

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Israel-hating Islamists Fundraise Off Ilhan Omar’s Anti-Semitism

Posted on February 12, 2019 by For The Record - The IPT Blog

Maybe Ilhan Omar had a point – it is all about the Benjamins baby. As the freshman U.S. representative was called out by her own Democratic Party leadership for anti-Semitic tweets implying Jewish money controls the Congress she now sits in, ideological

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Hamas Threatens Escalation of “Spontaneous” Violent Israel-Gaza Border Protests

Posted on February 11, 2019 by For The Record - The IPT Blog

Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist organizations recently threatened to ramp up violent protests on the Israel-Gaza border to force more Israeli concessions, the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center reports. A Hamas source, cited in

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Report: Wiretaps Show Turkish Intel Supported ISIS

Posted on February 11, 2019 by For The Record - The IPT Blog

Turkish prosecution documents show that the regime of President Recep Tayyip Erdogan was up to its eyeballs supporting ISIS, a new report by the Stockholm-based Investigative Journal has found. Wiretaps show that Turkey's intelligence agency, known by

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Rep. Ilhan Omar Dodges Anti-Semitism Question at CAP

Posted on February 5, 2019 by For The Record - The IPT Blog

Minnesota U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar dodged a question about her comments concerning Israel Tuesday morning during a discussion about religious freedom at the Center for American Progress (CAP). Just last week, Omar said hearing described as a democracy made

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Most Palestinians Killed in Gaza Protests Have Terrorist Ties

Posted on January 22, 2019 by For The Record - The IPT Blog

The vast majority of Palestinians killed in response to weekly violent protests on the Israel-Gaza border are affiliated with Hamas and other terrorist groups, reports the Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center. Since the end of March,

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Prominent Sponsors Bail on Women’s March

Posted on January 15, 2019 by For The Record - The IPT Blog

Correction: The NAACP was not listed among march sponsors when this was published. It since has returned. First it was actors Alyssa Milano and Debra Messing. But in recent weeks, a slew of prominent liberal groups has – mostly quietly – withdrawn their

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German Authorities Worry About MB Influence

Posted on January 7, 2019 by For The Record - The IPT Blog

German officials reportedly see the Muslim Brotherhood as an increasingly subversive force in their society. Attacks by ISIS, combined with Muslim migration to Germany, have fueled social tension. The reach of the Islamic Community of Germany (ICG),

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Kurdish-led Group Reportedly Considers Releasing ISIS Prisoners

Posted on December 20, 2018 by For The Record - The IPT Blog

An immediate fallout from President Trump's decision to withdraw all U.S. forces from Syria could be the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) releasing 3,200 ISIS prisoners in its custody. Turkey views SDF units as terrorists due to their

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CAIR Chief Announces Democracy Group in Khashoggi’s Memory

Posted on December 18, 2018 by For The Record - The IPT Blog

An organization aimed at fostering democracy in the Arab world will be dedicated to the slain Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi's memory, Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) Executive Director Nihad Awad announced last weekend in an

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CAIR’s Misleading Pitch for Facebook, PayPal Matching Donations

Posted on November 30, 2018 by For The Record - The IPT Blog

The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) sent out a fundraising email for #GivingTuesday earlier this week claiming that Facebook and PayPal would match up to $7 million in donations to the group. "Today is giving Tuesday, a day where you can

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