The head of the security network for US Jewish organizations said the community is "standing vigilant" following bombings at the Boston Marathon. Two people were killed and more than 30 injured in two blasts at the marathon on Monday, according to reports. One of the bombs exploded at the finish line. "We know that unfortunately 30 percent of terrorist attacks had Jewish institutions as secondary targets," said Paul Goldenberg, director of the Secure Community Network. "However, I must stress that there is …More

Hamas is looking to increase suicide bomb efforts, rocket attacks and the kidnapping of Israeli soldiers, particularly in the West Bank, according to a report by Israel’s domestic security agency, the Shin Bet. “On the surface, the four-month truce between Israel and Hamas appears to be holding well since the cessation of last year’s eight day conflict, but behind the scenes, senior Hamas officials in Gaza are increasing their efforts to carry out deadly attacks on Israelis,” the Shin Bet …More

Greenpeace officials warn that Israel’s power grid remains vulnerable. Prompted by the recent threat made by Hezbollah Chief Sheikh Hassan Nasrallah, the green group insists that unless Israel diversifies its power mainframe, the power infrastructure remains at risk. In his videotaped Martyr’s Day address on Saturday, Nasrallah boasted a few missiles would “plunge Israel into darkness.” Warning that Israel could expect retribution for any “violation that occurs on Lebanese …More

Hezbollah denied it was involved in a terrorist attack in Bulgaria that killed six, including five Israelis. Two days after the Bulgarian government implicated two men with links to Hezbollah to the terrorist attack last July, deputy Hezbollah leader Naim Qassem said Thursday that Israel is making "allegations and incitements and accusations against Hezbollah" because it has not succeeded in defeating it militarily, Reuters reported. "Israel is leading an international campaign to intimidate people and countries …More

Like their peers on other campuses, pro-Israel students at the University of Minnesota are always on the lookout for new and innovative ways to expose their campuses to Israel. Sometimes, a party that highlights Israeli culture or a speaker who stresses Israel’s right to exist can prove effective, but the leaders of Students Supporting Israel at the University of Minnesota (SSI), CAMERA and Minnesotans Against Terrorism are hoping to strike a nerve when they bring an expert on suicide bombing to campus. Dr. …More

When they were kids, they spent their free time exploring the forests near their houses, searching for animals and playing ‘hide and seek,’ finding each other just by following one another’s footsteps. Today, they’re the first on call in the field, using their deep knowledge of Israel’s terrain and their tracking skills to give recommendations in real-time to senior commanders on how to deal with violent incidents. Meet the Bedouin Reconnaissance Unit of Judea and Samaria. We joined …More

In November, the IDF, ISA and the Israel Police exposed and arrested the members of a Ramallah-based terrorist cell, consisting of Hamas and Islamic Jihad affiliated operatives, who executed the terror attack on a Tel Aviv bus on November 21, 2012, in which 26 Israeli civilians were wounded. The cell had been planning additional attacks but the security force’s rapid action during the immediate hours following the attack prevented their execution. The primary terrorists who confessed their involvement in …More

In the first ever terror conviction in New York State, Islamic bomb plotter Ahmed Ferhani pled guilty to 10 counts of hate and terror felonies today. The 27-year-old Algerian immigrant, declared mentally ill, will serve a 10-year prison sentence for plotting to simultaneously bomb 10 synagogues. "By targeting a synagogue, which I knew to be a Jewish house of worship, in this manner, I intended to create chaos and send a message of intimidation and coercion to the Jewish population of New York City, warning them …More

IDF forces detained a number of terror operatives in Judea and Samaria last night (Thursday, November 22, to Friday, November 23), in conjunction with the Israel Security Agency (ISA, or Shin Bet security service), the Israel Police, and the Israel Border Police. Over the past two nights, over 100 operatives belonging to various terror groups have been arrested, including some senior terrorists. Some of those arrested were involved in Wednesday's (November 21) bombing of a bus in Tel Aviv. The arrests follow a …More

Just as a diplomatic solution to the eight-day conflict between Israel and Gaza seemed near, a bomb exploded on a civilian bus in the heart of Tel Aviv, injuring at least 21. The incident is confirmed as a terror attack, the city’s first since 2006. Commissioner Yohanan Danino said that police are searching for the explosive device, which officials believe was planted under one of the middle seats of the bus. A suspect was arrested near the Ramat Gan diamond exchange, but was later found to have no …More

The families of the Israelis killed in a terror attack at the airport in Burgas, Bulgaria, attended a ceremony for the victims. The memorial was held Tuesday at the Great Synagogue in the Bulgarian capital of Sofia. The families of the five victims of the July 18 attack visited the site of the suicide bombing a day earlier. Bulgarian President Rosen Plevneliev said after the ceremony that he has set a deadline of September 15 for a public report on the investigation into the attack, according to the Focus News …More

Australian counterterror agents have reopened an investigation into the bombings of the Israeli Consulate and a Jewish social club in Sydney 30 years ago. In the first Australian counterterror cold case ever to be reopened, police confirmed Saturday that they had established a special strike force called Operation Forbearance to investigate the two bombings on December 23, 1982. Detectives traveled in May to an American jail to interrogate a prime suspect, Jordanian-born Palestinian Mohammed Rashid, local media …More