December 3, 2024
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Hizbullah and Hamas Supporters in Italy on the March: Who is Protecting Their Operations?

  by Giovanni Giacalone     On Saturday, September 28th, 2024, scenes worthy of Nazi Germany were seen in Milan, during a “pro-Palestinian” demonstration organized by the far-left group “Committee for the Support of Communist Resistance (CARC)” and the Arab-Palestinian Democratic Union. During the street march, cardboard signs with the faces of several people including […]

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October 7 and the End of International Order

by Stefano Piazza Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, Israel’s wanted number one, sent Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah a letter in recent days thanking and appreciating the support given by the pro-Iranian Lebanese organization since the beginning of the war against Israel. “The blessed procession of martyrs,” the missive reads, according to Israeli media, citing the pro-Hezbollah […]

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The fight against jihadism in Spain

by Stefano Piazza The Spanish Public Prosecutor’s Office report presented last Thursday at the opening of the judicial year contains a troubling conclusion about jihadism. The Prosecutor’s Office warns that the radicalization of this type of terrorism in Spain is increasingly affecting young people, a phenomenon that even the State Security Forces and the Army […]

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Israel and Hezbollah. The influence of political processes in the Middle East on the South Caucasus

by Rustam Taghizade Israel and Hezbollah. The influence of political processes in the Middle East on the South Caucasus   In excess of nine months after the conclusion of hostilities between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, the prospect of a second, potentially larger conflict with Hezbollah on the northern border has emerged as […]

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How Italy became a hotbed for Palestinian extremism and terrorism

by Giovanni Giacalone The ruling of the Appeal Court of L’Aquila which rejected the extradition of Palestinian terrorist and al-Aqsa Brigade ringleader Yaeesh Anan should not be interpreted as an isolated case, but should rather be included in a series of strange events that have occurred in Italy starting immediately after the October 7th massacre […]

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The shady case of Yaeesh Anan, the al-Aqsa Brigade ring-leader active for years in Italy

by Giovanni Giacalone In early January of 2024, the Israeli authorities requested the extradition of al-Aqsa Brigades terrorist Anan Yaeesh, 37, originally from Nablus and a leader of the “Tulkarem Unit”. Israeli authorities had been after Anan for quite some time, since he first reached Europe, precisely Norway, back in 2013 where he tried to […]

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Southeast Asia

Pakistan mired in targeted killings and terrorist attacks

by Giovanni Giacalone On March 4th, unknown gunmen shot dead Syed Noor Shalobar in the Bara area of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, bordering Afghanistan. Shalobar was heavily involved in carrying out terrorist activities in Jammu and Kashmir. According to the Indian media, he was working at the behest of ISI and was responsible for recruiting […]

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The Karachi Police HQ attack is a big hit for Tehrek-e-Taliban Pakistan and exposes major flaws in Pakistan’s security apparatus

by Giovanni Giacalone On Friday, February 17th 2023, the jihadist group Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan attacked the Police headquarter in the central Karachi area of Saddar, killing five (three police officers, one ranger and one civilian) and injuring over twenty.1 Three terrorists were also killed, two in the exchange of fire with security forces and one in […]

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