iHLS TV Weekly Report – December 30 2014
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In this weekly report (30 December 2014):
DARPA getting closer to an Iron Man suit
U.S Navy declares Laser Weapons operational
Iranian...
Evaluation of the American Campaign against ISIS and Its Chances of...
1. President Obama has set the US the clear, but in ITIC assessment pretentious, goal of destroying ISIS with a comprehensive campaign of several...
IDF’s Electronic Warfare Battalion: the Enemy’s Headache
Israel Defense Forces’ Electronic Warfare (EW) soldiers and officers are deployed along the nation’s borders. Among their missions: monitoring radical terrorist organizations in Syria,...
Evaluation of ISIS’s weaknesses
Written by The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center
1. In recent months, ISIS has managed to brand itself in the Arab-Muslim world and in...
Recruitment of operatives in Austria
Written by The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center
An Islamic preacher was recently detained on charges of recruiting operatives in Austria to join ISIS,...
Experts: strong terrorist infrastructure in France
France is a hub of diverse terrorist activity, just waiting for a chance to perpetrate terrorist attacks. This, according to Israeli counterterrorism experts.
These experts...
Future Israeli Strikes in Syria: Shifting Dynamics?
Udi Dekel, Orit Perlov
As presented in the Syrian social media, public opinion holds that damage to the US interest in Syria will lead to a...
Spotlight on Global Jihad: Yemen
Written by The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center
Report of an attempted attack on an airbase where Western forces were staying
Ansar al-Sharia (which is...
Turkish oil pipeline explosion – a Cyber attack?
The August 2008 Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan (BTC) oil pipeline explosion in Refahiye, eastern Turkey, was ruled at the time to be an accident resulting from a...
Spotlight on Global Jihad: Australia
Written by The Meir Amit Intelligence and Terrorism Information Center
Terrorist attack in Australia, possibly inspired by ISIS
On December 15, 2014, an armed man took over...
IDF counter terror unit performs hostage rescue drill
The timing was extraordinary: the very same day an Iranian-born man took over Lindt café at Sydney, taking dozens of hostages, Lod's train station...
Law Enforcement and National Security vs. Global Business Interests
Yoram Hacohen
Three interesting processes are underway as a direct result of Edward Snowden’s revelations about the extent of the access by US security services...
China will use laser weapons to protect from drones used for...
China has recently signaled its intentions to join the march toward laser weapons, unveiling a laser system designed to destroy drones. The new lasers...
The Problem that is Also a Solution: Lebanese Fears Play into...
Omer Einav
In recent months there have been clear signs of Hezbollah's legitimacy rebounding in Lebanon’s political and civilian spheres. The current governmental vacuum suits...
Fast draw – Hamas is no terrorist organization
Hitler was a righteous person; ice is heat source, and the Earth is square. Such "truths" have just been added another; the EU’s Supreme...
Hezbollah allegations about offshore gas reservoirs increase alertness
Israel is taking "Special" steps after the Hezbollah in Lebanon has again claimed that "Israel has stolen the undersea gas from a zone that...
Hamas vs Israel – the next round?
Kobi Michael, Udi Dekel
The Gaza Strip: What Can Israel Do to Postpone – or Even Prevent – the Next Round of Violence?
This article examines three...
Cyber attacks will grow in number in 2015
2015 will see an increase in Cyber Warfare incidents.
McAfee Labs' 2015 Threats Predictions report sees increased cyber-warfare and espionage, along with new strategies from...
Tighter Security Urged After Chabad Attack
Following years of security concerns here because of wars and terrorism in the Middle East, the American Jewish community was on edge this week...
The Currency of the Islamic State: The Political and Symbolic Significance...
On November 13, 2014 the Treasury of the Islamic State organization (IS) announced its intention to mint a first series of coins to be...
Homeland Security Chief: No carry-on bag ban… yet
The Department of Homeland Security will not impose a ban on carry-on luggage at airports, but is leaving open the possibility in the future.
Speaking...
Two terrorists set free into U.S. by Homeland Security Department
U.S Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson acknowledged that his department had to release two men who admitted they were part of a terrorist group...
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