Fast Draw – Terror in Europe
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Anti-Semitic, anti-Israeli terrorism in Europe is growing and becoming a plague. All signs point to its future spread.
The question is whether Israel is leaving the task of fighting this plague to the European countries, or is Israel trying to influence their actions.
Belgian authorities suspect a synagogue in Brussels was set on fire on Tuesday morning. Barely four months have passed since the shooting at the Jewish museum in Brussels.
Three people were injured by the fumes from the fire at the synagogue, which broke out on the building’s second floor. Initial reports on the fire came in the morning, and based on the initial findings of the investigation held by the prosecution and fire brigade, there are grounds for suspicion of arson. Nevertheless, the accurate circumstances and the full details of what had happened are as yet unknown, and no suspects have been apprehended.
The Jewish museum in Brussels has been reopened on Sunday, after its closure following the terrorist attack last May, when four people were killed, including an Israeli couple, Emmanuel and Miriam Riva. The museum has a permanent post of policemen carrying automatic weapons, until the installation of a metal detector, reinforced glass wall and further security measures is completed.
Israel cannot engage in large-scale operational activities in friendly, sovereign nations, but there are ways it can make an impact. One of them, is closer cooperation between Israel’s intelligence services and their European counterparts. Even in those countries, that have thus far buried their heads in the sand, they are beginning to realize they missed the boat, and that they have Islamic terror cells growing in their back yards.
A visit to any of Europe’s capitals attests to the extent to which they have been overrun by Muslims. Indeed, most of them are no terrorists, but rather people seeking better lives that in their countries of origin, but their sheer quantity serves as a hotbed for activities which are hard to uncover. This mostly applies to Europe’s security services, which for the most part failed to develop the proper means for exposing this kind of movement.
Perhaps now, having realized that what they are facing is a major threat, and not merely some defiance in the form of traditional burkas or mosques, the governments of Europe will finally wake up before it all blows up in their faces.
This week, Israel’s Counter Terrorism Bureau issued a travel alert to Israelis, urging them to adhere to safety and security guidelines when travelling in Europe. This is a sound step, but it is hardly enough.
iHLS editor-in-chief
