FEATURE ARTICLES FOR THE (IPT) INVESTIGATIVE PROJECT ON TERRORISM

HOW WOULD YOU REACT TO
​A TERROR ATTACK?
(7 March, 2016)

​"Have you ever wondered how it feels to suddenly find yourself in the midst of a terror attack, and how you would react? It's everyone's worst nightmare, but for a growing number of people in Israel over the five months since the latest Palestinian uprising began, it has been a shocking reality."

HAMAS DANCES WITH THE DEVIL
(19 February, 2016)

"In search of a friend, or at least a partner with whom it can have a mutually beneficial relationship, Hamas cut a deal with Sinai Province despite having cracked down violently on ISIS supporters in Gaza in order to keep a grip on power in the overcrowded coastal enclave. This collaboration risks legitimizing the ISIS affiliate in Hamas' own backyard..."

​THE INSIDE TRACK ON ISRAEL'S GAZA BORDER DEFENDERS
(21 JANUARY 2016 - IPT)

"Close to the Kerem Shalom border crossing, where Israel oversees the transfer of many hundreds of tons of goods and supplies every day into Gaza,  we scrambled up a sizeable sand dune that offered a panoramic view of the situation on the ground toward the closed Rafah crossing from Egypt into Gaza."

TO STRIKE OR NOT TO STRIKE,
​THAT IS THE QUESTION?
(IPT - December 2015)

"Hizballah's growing strength, and its acquisition of advanced weapons, (undoubtedly aided of late by Russian air strikes in support of the Syrian army), has Israeli leaders thinking hard about how long they can allow such a build-up to go unchecked."

ISRAEL'S UNHERALDED SYRIAN HUMANITARIAN PROJECT
​(IPT- NOVEMBER 2015)

"While the mass murder of hundreds of thousands of Syrians by the Assad regime and a raft of regional Islamic terror organizations shows no sign of ending, an unheralded Israeli humanitarian mission recently marked the treatment of 2,000 Syrian patients."

GAUGING UNRWA'S PURPOSE ON
​ITS 65TH ANNIVERSARY
​(IPT - JUNE 2015)

"Back in 2004, confirmation of UNRWA's relationship with Hamas came from the very highest level when the U.N. organization's long-time Commissioner-General, Peter Hansen, told the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, "I am sure that there are Hamas members on the UNRWA payroll and I don't see that as a crime." Hansen left his post soon after."

DID IRAN'S CRACKDOWN ON DISSIDENTS INCLUDE NUCLEAR SCIENTISTS?
(IPT - OCTOBER 2014)

"It's a powerful claim, but one without evidence. On its own, it would be hard to accept that – like a classic James Bond villain – Iran killed one of its leading nuclear scientists. But similar allegations in recent years appear to reflect Iran's zero tolerance view of any internal dissent."

FEARS OVER IRANIAN DEAL HASTEN NEW REGIONAL ALLIANCES
(IPT - NOVEMBER 2013)

"Those in favor of the agreement stress that they have not been deceived by Iran. "Verification is the key," said Secretary of State John Kerry, insisting that the United States had "no illusions" and was aware of the danger of easing up on Iran. It had entered into the deal "with eyes absolutely wide open."

QATAR'S RISKY OVERREACH
(IPT - AUGUST 2013)

"As Libyans attempt to create a new order in their fractured country, many now believe that the Qatari regime's Salafist sympathies contribute to a growing influence of radical Islamist groups in Libya with similar ideological beliefs to the Qatari royals. Concerns had surfaced as early as January 2012."

INSIDE ISRAEL'S PREPARATION FOR THE NEXT HIZBALLAH CONFLICT
(IPT - JULY 2013)

"Under clear, mid-summer night skies, the platoon closed in on the village. They moved stealthily across rugged terrain, down steep ravines, through the rocky scrubland then through heavily wooded brush."

QATAR'S DUPLICITOUS GAME
(IPT - MAY 2013)

"Qatar has promoted and financed the cause of the Islamist opposition forces that overthrew Muammar Gaddafi in Libya, the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, has promoted the now-ruling Ettafdid Movement in Tunisia, the FSA in Syria, and most recently, has supported the rebel forces in Mali." ​