'al qaeda targeting Jews'
Albawaba.com | 16.10.2002 09:08
Israeli daily: Al Qaeda activists tried to poison Jews in Morocco
15-10-2002
“International Jihad” organizations, under the leadership of Osama bin Laden, have attempted, in the past year, to launch an amount of eleven attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets around the globe, according to an Israeli daily Tuesday.
These groups have stepped up their efforts to strike at Israeli targets outside Israel, and Tel-Aviv has warned, “the next terrorist attack is just a matter of time”, according to Ma'ariv daily.
Since the September 11 attacks on United States cities, there have been reports that extreme groups have tried on several occasions to attack Israeli and Jewish targets outside Israel.
However, it now emerges that the scope of these attempts is far greater, and only several of them have been published, the newspaper added.
From information obtained by Ma’ariv, it appears that in the past year there were 11 such attempts, of which one succeeded, to hit at Israeli and Jewish targets outside Israel, and behind them all are organizations with strong links to Bin Laden's network, and at times, Al Qaeda members themselves.
In May 2002, for example, Morocco arrested a cell comprised of Saudi nationals from al Qaeda, which planned on blowing up synagogues and poisoning prominent figures in Casablanca’s Jewish community.
In the Israeli defense establishment, there are assessments that the "International Jihad" groups will increase, in the upcoming year, their efforts to attack Israeli and Jewish interests throughout the world, as part of efforts exerted to strike at key Western targets.
According to Maariv, it is believed that these attempts are to increase close to the anticipated US strike against Iraq. It should be noted that in the list of potential targets are countries that have not yet been hit at, including Thailand and Morocco.
Furthermore, it is expected that Al Qaeda may try to strike in Israel, either by use of units coming from the occupied territories or activists that will infiltrate the country, disguised as tourists. (Albawaba.com)
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15-10-2002
“International Jihad” organizations, under the leadership of Osama bin Laden, have attempted, in the past year, to launch an amount of eleven attacks against Israeli and Jewish targets around the globe, according to an Israeli daily Tuesday.
These groups have stepped up their efforts to strike at Israeli targets outside Israel, and Tel-Aviv has warned, “the next terrorist attack is just a matter of time”, according to Ma'ariv daily.
Since the September 11 attacks on United States cities, there have been reports that extreme groups have tried on several occasions to attack Israeli and Jewish targets outside Israel.
However, it now emerges that the scope of these attempts is far greater, and only several of them have been published, the newspaper added.
From information obtained by Ma’ariv, it appears that in the past year there were 11 such attempts, of which one succeeded, to hit at Israeli and Jewish targets outside Israel, and behind them all are organizations with strong links to Bin Laden's network, and at times, Al Qaeda members themselves.
In May 2002, for example, Morocco arrested a cell comprised of Saudi nationals from al Qaeda, which planned on blowing up synagogues and poisoning prominent figures in Casablanca’s Jewish community.
In the Israeli defense establishment, there are assessments that the "International Jihad" groups will increase, in the upcoming year, their efforts to attack Israeli and Jewish interests throughout the world, as part of efforts exerted to strike at key Western targets.
According to Maariv, it is believed that these attempts are to increase close to the anticipated US strike against Iraq. It should be noted that in the list of potential targets are countries that have not yet been hit at, including Thailand and Morocco.
Furthermore, it is expected that Al Qaeda may try to strike in Israel, either by use of units coming from the occupied territories or activists that will infiltrate the country, disguised as tourists. (Albawaba.com)
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